UFC 77: Hostile Territory was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The event took place on Saturday, October 20, 2007, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
UFC 77: Hostile Territory | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | October 20, 2007 | |||
Venue | U.S. Bank Arena | |||
City | Cincinnati, Ohio | |||
Attendance | 16,054 | |||
Total gate | $2,540,000 | |||
Buyrate | 325,000[1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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The main event featured Anderson Silva defending his Middleweight Championship against Cincinnati native and former champion Rich Franklin in a rematch of their October 2006 meeting at UFC 64, which Silva won by technical knockout.[2] The name "Hostile Territory" came from the defense of Anderson Silva's UFC middleweight title against Cincinnati native Rich Franklin.[3]
The co-main event was a heavyweight match-up between former two-time Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia and undefeated Brandon Vera.[4]
Before the Vera vs. Sylvia fight, former amateur wrestler and WWE wrestler Brock Lesnar announced he had signed with the UFC.[5]
The scores for the Black vs. Grice match were initially announced as 29–28 for Black, 29–28 for Grice, and 28–28, and the bout was ruled a split draw. An announcement was then made in the arena that the scores had been miscalculated and Grice was awarded the victory.
Main card (PPV) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Rich Franklin | TKO (knees) | 2 | 1:07 | [a] |
Heavyweight | Tim Sylvia | def. | Brandon Vera | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Alvin Robinson | def. | Jorge Gurgel | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Stephan Bonnar | def. | Eric Schafer | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:47 | |
Middleweight | Alan Belcher | def. | Kalib Starnes | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 1:39 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Middleweight | Yushin Okami | def. | Jason MacDonald | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | Demian Maia | def. | Ryan Jensen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:40 | [b] |
Welterweight | Josh Burkman | def. | Forrest Petz | Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Matt Grice | def. | Jason Black | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
At the end of this event, $40,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.[6]