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2007 in UFC

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Ultimate Fighting Championship
Company typePrivate
IndustryMixed martial arts promotion
Founded1993; 33 years ago (1993)
Headquarters
Las Vegas
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsMixed martial arts events
Websiteufc.com

The year 2007 represented the 15th anniversary of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a premier mixed martial arts organization headquartered in the United States. Throughout this year, the UFC organized a total of 19 events, commencing with UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon.

2007 UFC.com honors

2007 UFC.COM Honors
No Top Fighter Major

Upsets

Notable

Submissions

Outstanding

Knockouts

Memorable

Bouts

1 Quinton Jackson Matt Serra overcomes Georges St-Pierre 1 UFC 69 Forrest Griffin triumphs against Maurício Rua 1 UFC 76 Gabriel Gonzaga defeats Mirko Cro Cop 1 UFC 70 Roger Huerta wins versus Clay Guida The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
2 Anderson Silva Forrest Griffin beats Maurício Rua 1 UFC 76 Chris Lytle submits Jason Gilliam UFC 73 Quinton Jackson knocks out Chuck Liddell 2 UFC 71 Frankie Edgar defeats Tyson Griffin UFC 67
3 Kenny Florian Gabriel Gonzaga overcomes Mirko Cro Cop 1 UFC 70 Roger Huerta wins against Clay Guida The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale Houston Alexander knocks out Keith Jardine UFC 71 Chuck Liddell defeats Wanderlei Silva UFC 79
4 Randy Couture Jake O'Brien upsets Heath Herring UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon Marcus Davis submits Paul Taylor UFC 75 Rashad Evans defeats Sean Salmon UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon Jon Koppenhaver overcomes Jared Rollins The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
5 Georges St-Pierre Houston Alexander knocks out Keith Jardine UFC 71 Georges St-Pierre reclaims victory over Matt Serra 2 UFC 79 Matt Serra upsets Georges St-Pierre 1 UFC 69 Spencer Fisher wins against Sam Stout UFC Fight Night: Stout vs. Fisher

New UFC competitors in 2007

The list below identifies fighters who debuted in the UFC during the year 2007:

Rex Holman

Scott Junk

  • [Sean Salmon']]
  • [Soa Palelei']]

Steven Lynch

  • [Tamdan McCrory']]
  • [Terry Etim']]
  • [Thiago Silva (fighter)|Thiago Silva']]
  • [Thiago Tavares']]
  • [Tom Speer']]
  • [Tomasz Drwal']]
  • Troy Mandaloniz

The Ultimate Fighter

Season Finale Weight Class Champion Second Place
TUF 5: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn June 23, 2007 Lightweight Nate Diaz Manvel Gamburyan
TUF 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra December 8, 2007 Welterweight Mac Danzig Tommy Speer

Title Matches

{{MMAtitle bout | Light Heavyweight | Quinton Jackson | defeated | Chuck Liddell (c) | TKO (punches) | Round 1 | 1:53 | UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson |} {{MMAtitle bout | Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | defeated | Nate Marquardt | TKO (punches) | Round 1 | 4:50 | UFC 73: Stacked |} {{MMAtitle bout | Lightweight | Sean Sherk (c) | defeated | Hermes Franca | Unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) | 5 rounds | 5:00 | UFC 73: Stacked |} {{MMAtitle bout | Heavyweight | Randy Couture (c) | defeated | Gabriel Gonzaga | TKO (punches) | Round 3 | 1:37 | UFC 74: Respect |} {{MMAtitle bout | Light Heavyweight | Quinton Jackson
(UFC Champion) | defeated | Dan Henderson
(Pride Champion) | Unanimous decision (48–47, 49–46, 49–46) | Full 5 rounds | 5:00 each round | UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion |} {{MMAtitle bout || Middleweight || Anderson Silva (c) || defeated || Rich Franklin || TKO (knees) || Round 2 ||1:07 || UFC 77: Hostile Territory |} {{MMAtitle bout || Welterweight || Georges St-Pierre || defeated || Matt Hughes || Verbal submission (armbar) || Round 2 ||4:54 || UFC 79: Nemesis |}

Event Schedule

099 Template:Sort October 20, 2007 U.S. Bank ArenaCincinnati, Ohio, United States Template:Nts 098 Template:Sort September 22, 2007 Honda CenterAnaheim, California, United States Template:Nts 097 Template:Sort September 19, 2007 Palms Casino ResortLas Vegas Valley, Nevada, United States 096 Template:Sort September 8, 2007 The O2 Arena London, England, United Kingdom Template:Nts 095 Template:Sort August 25, 2007 Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas Valley, Nevada, United States Template:Nts 094 Template:Sort July 7, 2007 ARCO Arena Sacramento, California, United States Template:Nts 093 Template:Sort June 23, 2007 Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 092 Template:Sort June16,2007 Odyssey_(Belfast) Belfast,Northern Ireland Template:Nts 091 Template:Sort June12,2007 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Florida, United States 090 Template:Sort May26,2007 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas,Nevada,United States Template:Nts 089 Template:Sort April21,2007 Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester,England,United Kingdom Template:Nts 088 Template:Sort April7,2007 Toyota Center Houston,Texas,United States Template:Nts 087 Template:Sort April5,2007 Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas,Nevada,United States Template:Nts 086 Template:Sort March3,2007 Nationwide Arena Columbus,Ohio,United States Template:Nts 085 Template:Sort February3,2007 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas,Nevada,United States Template:Nts 084 Template:Sort January25,2007 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood,Florida,United States Template:Nts
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
102 Template:Sort December 29, 2007 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, United States Template:Nts
101 Template:Sort December 8, 2007 Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, United States
100 Template:Sort November 17, 2007 Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey, United States Template:Nts


UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard

UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard, also identified as UFC Fight Night 9, took place on April 5, 2007, at The Palms Casino Resort located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Event Results

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Bonus Awards

  • Fight of the Night: Kenny Florian vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima
  • Submission of the Night: Joe Stevenson and Kurt Pellegrino

See also

References

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