UFC 68

Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 68: The Uprising


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = March 3, 2007
venue = Nationwide Arena
city = Columbus, Ohio
attendance = 19,049 (17,358 paid) [cite news
last = Knapp
first = Brian
url = http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=3365
date = 2007-03-04
accessdate = 2007-03-09
work = The Fight Network
title = COUTURE UPSETS SYLVIA, REGAINS UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CROWN ]
gate = $3,014,000cite web |url= http://mmajunkie.com/2007/03/06/official-ufc-68-salaries-paydays-for-randy-couture-tim-sylvia-rich-franklin-matt-hughes-and-more/|title= Official UFC 68 Salaries ...|accessdate=2007-03-09 |format= |work= MMAjunkie.com]
buyrate = 534,000 [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}{]
purse = $697,000 (disclosed)
previousevent =
followingevent =

"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 sold-out event produced the highest verifiable live attendance 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
accessdate=2007-06-08]

Background

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). [cite web |url= http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=4136|title= UFC COMING TO OHIO WITH A VENGEANCE|accessdate=2007-03-04 |format= |work= UFC.com]

Results

Preliminary card

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|USA Jamie Varner vs. flagicon|USA Jason Gilliam:Varner wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:34 of round one. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|BRA Gleison Tibau vs. flagicon|USA Jason Dent:Tibau wins by unanimous decision. All three judges score the bout 30-27. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.

*Welterweight bout: flagicon|USA Jon Fitch vs. flagicon|USA Luigi Fioravanti:Fitch wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:05 of round two. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA Matt Hamill vs. flagicon|USA Rex Holman:Hamill wins by technical knockout due to strikes at 4:00 of round one. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.

Main card

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|BRA Renato Sobral vs. flagicon|USA Jason Lambert:Lambert wins by knockout due to punches at 3:36 of round two.

*Welterweight bout: flagicon|USA Matt Hughes vs. flagicon|USA Chris Lytle:Hughes wins by unanimous decision. All three judges score the bout 30-27.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA Rich Franklin vs. flagicon|Canada Jason MacDonald:Franklin wins 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. [cite news
last = Cotterill
first = Andy
url = http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=6952
date = 2007-03-09
accessdate = 2007-03-09
work = Sherdog.com
title = MM-Eh! News and Notes from Canada]

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|DEN Martin Kampmann vs. flagicon|USA Drew McFedries:Kampmann wins by technical submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:06 of round one.

*Heavyweight Championship bout: Champion flagicon|USA Tim Sylvia vs. flagicon|USA Randy Couture:Couture wins by unanimous decision and becomes the new UFC Heavyweight Champion. All three judges scored the bout 50-45.

Purses

The disclosed fighter payroll for UFC 68 was $697,000. [cite news
first=Kris
last=
url=http://www.ufcdaily.com/2007/03/06/ufc-68-fighter-salaries-released/
title=FIGHTER SALARY BREAKDOWN FOR UFC 68
date=2008-01-01
accessdate=2008-01-21]
work=ufcdaily.com]

The individual payouts are listed below. Purse amounts includes the payment amounts for show and win, but do not include sponsor payments, fees, taxes, or special award bonuses. [ [http://www.ufcdaily.com/2007/03/06/ufc-68-fighter-salaries-released/ UFC | MMAFrenzy.com ] ]

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

External links

* [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?EventID=4662 UFC 68 Results on Sherdog.com]
* [http://68.ufc.com Official UFC 68 website]
* [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=400 Official UFC 68 Fight Card]