UFC 68
{{short description|UFC mixed martial arts event in 2007}}
{{Infobox MMA event
| name = UFC 68: The Uprising
| image = UFC 68 poster.jpg
| promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
| date = March 3, 2007
| venue = Nationwide Arena
| attendance = 19,049 (17,358 paid)
| last = Knapp
| first = Brian
| url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071018000240/http://thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=3365
| work = The Fight Network
| title = COUTURE UPSETS SYLVIA, REGAINS UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CROWN
| purse = $697,000 (disclosed)
| previousevent = UFC 67: All or Nothing
| followingevent = UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard
}}
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.
Background
UFC 68 was the first UFC event held in the state of Ohio, and coincided with the 2007 Arnold Sports Festival. The sold-out event produced the highest verifiable live attendance to date for a mixed martial arts event in North America with 19,079 spectators.{{cite news
|first=Ivan|last=Trembow|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4100|title=K-1 DYNAMITE ATTENDANCE BREAKDOWN|work=MMAWeekly.com|date=2007-06-08
|access-date=2007-06-08|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111159/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4100 |archive-date = 2007-09-29}} At the time it was the largest attendance for a MMA event in the United States.
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, hadn't fought as a heavyweight since UFC 39 in 2002.
Also featured at UFC 68 were the return bouts of former champions Matt Hughes at welterweight and Rich Franklin at middleweight.
{{cite web|url= http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=4136|title= UFC Coming to Ohio with a Vengeance|access-date= 2007-03-04|work= UFC.com|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070226215936/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=4136|archive-date= 2007-02-26}}
Results
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Heavyweight
|def.
|Tim Sylvia (c)
|Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|def.
|Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|1
|4:06
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|def.
|TKO (corner stoppage)
|2
|5:00
|Excessive damage to MacDonald's right eye prompted his corner to signal for the end of the bout.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|def.
|KO (punch)
|2
|3:36
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|def.
|Rex Holman
|TKO (punches)
|1
|4:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def.
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|2
|3:05
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|def.
|Jason Gilliam
|Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
|1
|1:34
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Bonus awards
- Fight of the Night: Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral
- Knockout of the Night: Jason Lambert
- Submission of the Night: Martin Kampmann
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.ufc.com}}
- [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?EventID=4662 UFC 68 Results on Sherdog.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070210215952/http://68.ufc.com/ Official UFC 68 website]
- [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=400 Official UFC 68 Fight Card]
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Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship flagship events
Category:2007 in mixed martial arts
Category:Mixed martial arts in Ohio
Category:2007 in sports in Ohio
Category:Sports competitions in Columbus, Ohio