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UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion
The poster for UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 8 2007
VenueThe O2
CityLondon, England
Attendance16,235[1]
Total gate$2.7 million[1]
Event chronology
UFC 74: Respect UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion UFC 76: Knockout

UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The event was held September 8, 2007 at The O2 in London, England.[2] The event was on Setanta Sports 1 in the United Kingdom, TV4 Sport in Sweden,[3] PPV1 in Ireland, and offered on tape delay on Spike TV for North American audiences.[4] On September 11, Spike TV officials announced that UFC 75 had achieved the highest recorded ratings for any mixed martial arts broadcast in North America, drawing a total of 4.7 million viewers and beating out the previous record held by the UFC's Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter.[5]

The event was the fourth event held by the UFC in Europe, following UFC 38 in London, England, UFC 70 in Manchester, England, and UFC 72 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Background

The main event was a title unification match between UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson and PRIDE Fighting Championships' 83 kg and 93 kg champion, Dan Henderson. There were some discussion on whether the title fight would be for both the UFC and PRIDE titles or just the UFC title. UFC president Dana White had remarked on July 2, 2007,

"No. What we’re doing with that thing is we’re respecting both (the UFC and PRIDE) titles. The UFC title is the UFC champion and we’re respecting Dan as the PRIDE champion. Quinton will walk out with his belt if Dan wins and vice versa."[6]

He had since changed that stance, and on July 10, 2007 stated:

"It will absolutely be a unification bout. We have to respect Henderson's titles. He knocked out Wanderlei Silva and had the 185-pound championship. When he fights "Rampage", they both have belts. Why should Dan Henderson get the UFC title if "Rampage" can't get the PRIDE titles? It makes one of them the undisputed guy."[7]

By October 2007, Pride Worldwide LLC, sister company to UFC promoters Zuffa, would abandon plans to continue PRIDE as an active promotion.

British light heavyweight Michael Bisping, who won The Ultimate Fighter 3 contest in 2006, fought Team Punishment's Matt Hamill, who rivaled Bisping during the taping of The Ultimate Fighter 3. Also scheduled was a heavyweight bout between PRIDE and K-1 veteran Mirko Filipović and French Muay Thai kickboxer Cheick Kongo.

Results

Preliminary card

Liaudin wins via TKO due to strikes at 4:10 of the first round.[8]
Siver wins via knockout at 2:04 of the second round.[9]
Silva wins via TKO due to strikes at 4:23 of the second round.[10]
Tibau wins via unanimous decision after three rounds.[11]

Main card

Alexander wins via TKO due to strikes at 1:01 of the first round.[12]
Davis wins via armbar at 4:14 of the first round.[13]
Kongo wins via unanimous decision after three rounds. All three judges scored the bout 29-28 in favor of Kongo.[14]
Bisping wins via split decision after three rounds. Two judges scored the bout 29-28 in favor of Bisping while one judge scored it 30-27 in favor of Hamill.[15] This result was highly controversial as most media outlets had scored the bout 30-27 in favor of Hamill. After the fight Dana White also expressed surprise at the outcome and stated he had scored Hamill as the winner as well.[16]
Jackson wins a unanimous decision after five rounds to become the unified light heavyweight champion. The judges scored the bout 48-47, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of Jackson.[17]

Bonus awards

At each UFC event, $40,000 is awarded to each of the fighters who receive one of these three awards.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Iole, Kevin (September 9, 2007). "Questionable verdict". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2007-09-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ CNN staff (July 17, 2007). "UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion on Spike TV!". CNN. Retrieved 2007-08-05. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Johansson, Mikael (September 03, 2007). "Ultimate fighting är större än boxning" (in Swedish). TV4. Retrieved 2007-09-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Sievert, Steve (July 16, 2007). "Spike TV to broadcast UFC 75 for free". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-08-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Umstead, R. Thomas (September 11, 2007). "Spike, UFC Set MMA Ratings Record". Variety. Retrieved 2007-09-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Arias, Carlos (July 2, 2007). "UFC president Dana White: Meet the Press". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2007-07-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Hockensmith, Ryan (July 10, 2007). "White not worried about the competition". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-07-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Whitehead, Lee (August 3, 2007). "New Opponent for Jess Liaudin at UFC 75". MMA Weekly. Retrieved 2007-08-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Bolduc, Justin (July 24, 2007). "Siver, Kotani Added to UFC 75". Nokaut. Retrieved 2007-07-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ Leidecker, Tim (August 2, 2007). "Another loss in Filipović's career could be the end". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-08-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ Venga, Gleidson (August 3, 2007). "Brazilian Notebook". Sherdog. Retrieved 2007-08-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Hunt, Loretta (July 23, 2003). "PM Update - July 23". The Fight Network. Retrieved 2007-08-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ Gerbasi, Thomas (July 26, 2007). "Alexander-Sakara and Two Welterweight Wars inked for UFC 75". UFC. Retrieved 2007-07-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ Emanuel, Jr., Bob (July 16, 2007). "Unified title on the way". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 2007-08-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ Stupp, Dann (July 30, 2007). "Five fighters looking for big things with victory". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 2007-08-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ Mohapatra, Pramit (September 9, 2007). "The Hamill-Bisping fallout and trust". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2007-09-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ Pugmire, Lance (June 21, 2007). "UFC announces super bowl series bouts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-08-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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