UFC 68

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UFC 68: The Uprising
Details
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date March 3, 2007
Venue Nationwide Arena
City Columbus, Ohio
Attendance 19,049 (17,358 paid)[1]
Total Gate $3,014,000[2]
Buyrate 534,000[3]
Total Purse $697,000 (disclosed)[2]
Event chronology
UFC 67: All or Nothing UFC 68: The Uprising UFC 69: Shootout

UFC 68: The Uprising was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 3, 2007 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. UFC 68 was the first UFC event held in the state of Ohio, and coincided with the 2007 Arnold Sports Festival. The event, which sold out Nationwide Arena, produced the highest verifiable live attendance for a mixed martial arts event in North America with 19,079 spectators.[4]

In the main event, UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia was set to defend his title against Randy Couture, who was coming out of a 12-month retirement. Couture, a former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Champion, last fought as a heavyweight at UFC 39 in 2002. Also featured at UFC 68 were the return bouts for former champions Matt Hughes (welterweight) and Rich Franklin (middleweight).[5]

Contents

[edit] Results

[edit] Preliminary card

Varner defeats Gilliam by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:34 of round one. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
Tibau defeats Dent by unanimous decision. All three judges score the bout 30-27 for Tibau. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
Fitch defeats Fioravanti by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:05 of round two. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
Hamill defeats Holman by technical knockout due to strikes at 4:00 of round one. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.

[edit] Main card

Lambert defeats Sobral by knockout due to punches at 3:36 of round two.
Hughes defeats Lytle by unanimous decision. All three judges score the bout 30-27 for Hughes.
Franklin defeats MacDonald by technical knockout between rounds two and three. Excessive damage to MacDonald's right eye prompted his corner to signal for the end of the bout.[6]
Kampmann defeats McFedries by technical submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:06 of round one.
In the main event of the evening, Randy Couture defeats Tim Sylvia by unanimous judges' decision and becomes the new UFC Heavyweight Champion. All three judges scored the bout 50-45 for Couture.

[edit] Purses

The disclosed fighter payroll for UFC 68 was $697,000. [7]

The individual payouts are listed below. Purse amounts were provided by UFCdaily.com, and includes the payment amounts for show and win. The figures do not include sponsor payments, fees, taxes, or special award bonuses

http://www.ufcdaily.com/2007/03/06/ufc-68-fighter-salaries-released/

Randy Couture vs. Tim Sylvia

Randy Couture - $250,000 Tim Sylvia - $100,000

Martin Kampmann vs. Drew McFedries

Martin Kampmann - $20,000 Drew McFedries - $5,000

Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald

Rich Franklin - $42,000 Jason MacDonald - $14,000

Matt Hughes vs. Chris Lytle

Matt Hughes - $150,000 Chris Lytle - $10,000

Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral

Jason Lambert - $18,000 Renato Sobral - $ 21,000

Matt Hamill vs. Rex Holman

Matt Hamill - $10,000 Rex Holman - $3,000

Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti

Jon Fitch - $28,000 Luigi Fioravanti - $8,000

Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent

Gleison Tibau - $6,000 Jason Dent - $3,000

Jamie Varner vs. Jason Gilliam

Jamie Varner - $6,000 Jason Gilliam - $3,000

[edit] References

  1. ^ Knapp, Brian. "COUTURE UPSETS SYLVIA, REGAINS UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CROWN", The Fight Network, 2007-03-04. Retrieved on 2007-03-09. 
  2. ^ a b Official UFC 68 Salaries .... MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
  3. ^ {{cite news |url =http://mmajunkie.com/2007/10/30/ufc-officials-rebut-randy-coutures-pay-claims/ |first =Dann |last = Stupp |title=UFC Officials Rebut Randy Couture’s Pay Claims |date=2007-10-30 |accessdate=2007-10-30 |work=MMAJunkie.com }{
  4. ^ Trembow, Ivan. "K-1 DYNAMITE ATTENDANCE BREAKDOWN", MMAWeekly.com, 2007-06-08. Retrieved on 2007-06-08. 
  5. ^ UFC COMING TO OHIO WITH A VENGEANCE. UFC.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
  6. ^ Cotterill, Andy. "MM-Eh! News and Notes from Canada", Sherdog.com, 2007-03-09. Retrieved on 2007-03-09. 
  7. ^ "FIGHTER SALARY BREAKDOWN FOR UFC 68", ufcdaily.com, 2008-01-01. Retrieved on 2008-01-21]]. 

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