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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

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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. Timothy Deane Sylvia (born March 5 1976) is an American professional Mixed martial arts (MMA fighter Randy Duane Couture (born June 22 1963 also known as "The Natural" and "Captain America" is an American actor and Mixed martial artist, Couture, a former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Champion, last fought as a heavyweight at UFC 39 in 2002. UFC 39 The Warriors Return was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 27, 2002, Also featured at UFC 68 were the return bouts for former champions Matt Hughes (welterweight) and Rich Franklin (middleweight). Matthew Allen Hughes (born on October 13, 1973, in Hillsboro Illinois) is a professional Mixed martial arts fighter and former 2-time The welterweight division in Mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes The UFC 's welterweight division which groups competitors Rich Jay Franklin II (born October 5, 1974 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a mixed martial arts (MMA fighter and former Ultimate Fighting The middleweight division in Mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes UFC 's middleweight division which groups competitors [5]

Contents

Results

Preliminary card

Varner defeats Gilliam by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:34 of round one. Jason Gilliam born in USA is a Mixed martial arts fighter He competes in the Welterweight division The rear naked choke (often abbreviated RNC) is a Chokehold in Martial arts applied from an opponent's Back. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
Tibau defeats Dent by unanimous decision. Jason "Dynamite" Dent (born June 12, 1980) born in USA is a Mixed martial arts fighter 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. Luigi Fioravanti is an American Mixed martial artist who fights out of Orlando, Florida with American Top Team. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
Hamill defeats Holman by technical knockout due to strikes at 4:00 of round one. Rex Holman born in USA is a Mixed martial arts fighter He competes in the Light Heavyweight division This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.

Main card

Lambert defeats Sobral by knockout due to punches at 3:36 of round two. Jason L Lambert (born September 23, 1977) is a mixed martial artist from Victorville California, currently fighting in the light heavyweight In the context of Unarmed combat or Melee, a punch is "a thrusting blow esp
Hughes defeats Lytle by unanimous decision. Chris Scott "Lights Out" Lytle ( August 18, 1974 in Indianapolis Indiana) is an American Mixed martial arts fighter All three judges score the bout 30-27 for Hughes.
Franklin defeats MacDonald by technical knockout between rounds two and three. Jason Macdonald (born 3 November 1980 in Lawrence New Zealand) is a NZ Rugby union player ( Hooker) currently playing 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. Andrew McFedries known as Drew McFedries (born July 27, 1978 is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights in the UFC. Arm triangle choke (or simply arm triangle) is a generic term describing blood Chokeholds in which the opponent is Strangled in between his or her own
In the main event of the evening, Randy Couture defeats Tim Sylvia by unanimous judges' decision and becomes the new UFC Heavyweight Champion. Randy Duane Couture (born June 22 1963 also known as "The Natural" and "Captain America" is an American actor and Mixed martial artist, All three judges scored the bout 50-45 for Couture.

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

References

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  7. ^ "FIGHTER SALARY BREAKDOWN FOR UFC 68", ufcdaily. com, 2008-01-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Retrieved on 2008-01-21]]. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.  

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