UFC 62

Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = August 26, 2006
venue = Mandalay Bay Events Center
city = Las Vegas, Nevada
attendance = 9,859 (8,954 paid) [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/09/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-62-draws-third.html]
gate= $3,040,880 [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/09/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-62-draws-third.html]
buyrate = 500,000 [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/6310054]
purse = [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/09/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-62-fighter.html $407,000] (disclosed only)
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"UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 26, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.

The main event was a Light Heavyweight Title fight between Chuck 'The Iceman' Liddell and Renato 'Babalu' Sobral and the co-main event was a TUF finale re-match between Forrest Griffin and the 'American Psycho' Stephan Bonnar.

Results

Preliminary card

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|Japan Yushin Okami vs. flagicon|USA Alan Belcher:Okami wins by unamious decision at 5:00 of the third round.

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA Cory Walmsley vs. flagicon|USA David Heath:Heath wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:32 of round one.

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|Brazil Wilson Gouveia vs. flagicon|USA Wes Combs:Gouveia wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:23 of round one. This fight was aired, even though it was a preliminary match.

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|CAN Rob MacDonald vs. flagicon|USA Eric Schafer:Schafer wins by technical submission (arm triangle choke) at 2:26 of round one. This fight was aired, even though it was a preliminary match.

Main card

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|Brazil Hermes Franca vs. flagicon|USA Jamie Varner:Franca wins by submission (armbar) at 3:31 of round three. Spencer Fisher was originally scheduled for the match, Franca was Fisher's replacement. [cite web | last = Savage | first = Greg | title = UFC 62: Fisher Out, Franca In | publisher = Sherdog.com | date = 2006-08-04 | url = http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=5212 | accessdate = 2006-12-28 ]

*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|France Cheick Kongo vs. flagicon|USA Christian Wellisch:Kongo wins by knockout by a knee strike at 2:51 of round one.

*Welterweight bout: flagicon|USA Nick Diaz vs. flagicon|USA Josh Neer:Diaz wins by submission (kimura) at 1:42 of round three. Thiago Alves was originally scheduled to fight Josh Neer, but pulled out of his fight due to illness. [cite web | last = Gross | first = Josh | title = UFC 62: Diaz to Replace Alves | publisher = Sherdog.com | date = 2006-08-22 | url = http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=5362 | accessdate = 2006-12-28 ]

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA Forrest Griffin vs. flagicon|USA Stephan Bonnar:Griffin wins by unanimous decision. All 3 judges scored the bout 30-27. Following the bout, Bonnar tested positive by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for boldenone, a banned anabolic steroid, and received a nine-month suspension and a $5,000 fine. [cite web | last = | first = | title = NSAC Hands Down Fine, Suspension on Bonnar | publisher = Sherdog.com | date = 2006-11-04 | url = http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=6030 | accessdate = 2006-12-28 ]

*Light Heavyweight Championship Bout: Champion flagicon|USA Chuck Liddell vs. flagicon|Brazil Renato Sobral:Liddell wins by technical knockout (referee stoppage, due to strikes) at 1:35 of round one.

Fighter Payouts

Chuck Liddell: $250,000

Forrest Griffin: $32,000

Renato "Babalu" Sobral: $21,000

Nick Diaz: $20,000

Stephan Bonnar: $16,000

Cheick Kongo: $12,000

Hermes Franca: $12,000

Yushin Okami: $8,000

Josh Neer: $6,000

Rob MacDonald: $5,000

David Heath: $4,000

Eric Schafer: $4,000

Wilson Gouveia: $4,000

Alan Belcher: $3,000

Christian Wellisch: $3,000

Jamie Varner: $3,000

Wes Combs: $2,000

Cory Walmsley: $2,000

Total Fighter Payouts: $407,000

References

External links

* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&EventID=4027 UFC 62 Results on Sherdog]
* [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]
* [http://62.ufc.com/ Official UFC 62 website]
* [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventdetail.fightCard&eid=201 Official UFC 62 Fight Card]
* [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/09/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-62-fighter.html UFC 62 Fighter Salaries]