UFC 67

Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 67: All or Nothing


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = February 3, 2007
venue = Mandalay Bay Events Center
city = Las Vegas, Nevada
attendance = 10,227 (8,700 paid) [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3515&zoneid=13]
gate = $2,767,130 [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3515&zoneid=13]
buyrate = 350,000-400,000 [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3520&zoneid=2]
purse = $803,000 (disclosed) [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3385&zoneid=2 UFC 67 Fighter Salaries] – MMA Weekly]
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"UFC 67: All or Nothing" was a mixed martial arts event held by Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event was held Saturday, February 3, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. It was also the first UFC pay-per-view broadcast in High-Definition.

Background

This event was the first UFC pay-per-view event since "UFC 60" to have no championship bouts on the card. In the main event, the middleweight winner of "The Ultimate Fighter 4", Travis Lutter was scheduled to challenge middleweight champion Anderson Silva for the Middleweight title, however he was not able to make weight and the fight was changed to a non-title contest. [cite news
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title = Travis Lutter update]

The welterweight winner of "The Ultimate Fighter 4", Matt Serra, was also scheduled to challenge the welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. However, St. Pierre injured a knee during training and the bout was postponed. [cite news
last = Gerbasi
first = Thomas
url = http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=4118
date = 2007-01-02
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work = UFC.com
title = St.Pierre Injured; Out of UFC 67]

Two former PRIDE stars made their debuts in the UFC at this event. 2006 PRIDE Open-weight Grand Prix Champion Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović made his debut in the United States and in the UFC at "UFC 67" against Eddie Sanchez. [cite web
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Quinton Jackson – whose contract was acquired by the UFC after Zuffa's buyout of the World Fighting Alliance – made his debut against Marvin Eastman, whose contract with the WFA was also bought by Zuffa. Eastman has an early win over Jackson in the KOTC promotion. cite web
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Results

Preliminary card

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|USA Dustin Hazelett vs. flagicon|Brazil Diego Saraiva:Hazelett wins by unanimous decisions. All three judges scored the bout 30-27. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast. Saraiva was a replacement for Melvin Guillard, who withdrew from the card due to a hand injury. [cite news
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title = Melvin Guillard Out, Diego Saraiva In for UFC 67]

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|Brazil Lyoto Machida vs. flagicon|USA Sam Hoger:Machida wins by unanimous decisions. All three judges scored the bout 30-27. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|USA Tyson Griffin vs. flagicon|USA Frank Edgar:Edgar wins by unanimous decision. Judges scored the bout 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA Terry Martin vs. flagicon|USA Jorge Rivera:Martin wins by knockout due to strikes at :14 in round one. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.

Main card

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|Canada Patrick Côté vs. flagicon|USA Scott Smith:Côté wins by unanimous decision. The three judges scored the bout 30-27.

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. flagicon|USA Marvin Eastman:Jackson wins by knockout due to strikes at 3:49 in round two.

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|USA Roger Huerta vs. flagicon|USA John Halverson:Huerta wins by technical knockout [cite news
last = Martin
first = Damon
url = http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3381
date = 2007-02-04
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title = UFC 67 Full Review: Silva, Cro Cop, Jackson Win] due to strikes from the back mount at :19 in round one.

*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|Croatia Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović vs. flagicon|USA Eddie Sanchez:Filipović wins by technical knockout due to strikes at 4:33 in round one.

*Catchweight bout: flagicon|Brazil Anderson Silva vs. flagicon|USA Travis Lutter:Silva wins by submission [cite news
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date = 2007-02-03
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title = UFC 67 "All or Nothing" Play-by-Play] at 2:11 in round two. The bout, originally scheduled to be a title defense for Silva, was changed to a non-title match when Travis Lutter failed to weigh in at the contracted weight for the title fight. [cite news
last = Chiappetta
first = Mike
url = http://www.nbcsports.com/ufc/1010414/detail.html
date = 2007-02-08
accessdate = 2007-02-08
work = NBCSports.com
title = The Deepest Cut: Travis Lutter Speaks After Missing Weight and Losing to Anderson Silva]

Purses

Anderson Silva: $71,000

Travis Lutter: $18,000

Mirko Cro Cop: $350,000 (flat fee)

Quinton Jackson: $170,000

Eddie Sanchez: $30,000

Marvin Eastman: $30,000

Patrick Cote: $20,000

Scott Smith: $12,000

Roger Huerta: $12,000

John Halverson: $3,000

Lyoto Machida: $36,000

Jorge Rivera: $12,000

Tyson Griffin: $9,000

Terry Martin: $8,000

Sam Hoger: $7,000

Frank Edgar: $6,000

Dustin Hazelett: $6,000

Diego Saraiva: $3,000

References

External links

* [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]
* [http://67.ufc.com/ Official UFC 67 website]
* [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.FightCard&eid=386 Official UFC 67 Fight Card]