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: The Uprising | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | March 3, 2007 | |||
Venue | Nationwide Arena | |||
City | Columbus, Ohio | |||
Attendance | 19,049 (17,358 paid) | |||
Total gate | $3,014,000[1] | |||
Buyrate | 534,000[2] | |||
Total purse | $697,000 (disclosed)[1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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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.[3] 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.[4]
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | Randy Couture | def. | Tim Sylvia (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
Middleweight | Martin Kampmann | def. | Drew McFedries | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:06 | |
Middleweight | Rich Franklin | def. | Jason MacDonald | TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | [b] |
Welterweight | Matt Hughes | def. | Chris Lytle | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Jason Lambert | def. | Renato Sobral | KO (punch) | 2 | 3:36 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Light Heavyweight | Matt Hamill | def. | Rex Holman | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:00 | |
Welterweight | Jon Fitch | def. | Luigi Fioravanti | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:05 | |
Lightweight | Gleison Tibau | def. | Jason Dent | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Jamie Varner | def. | Jason Gilliam | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:34 |