UFC 69

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UFC 69: Shootout
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The poster for UFC 69: Shootout.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateApril 7, 2007
Venue Toyota Center
City Houston, Texas
Attendance15,269 (12,516 paid) [1]
Total gate$2,817,200 [2]
Buyrate400,000 [ citation needed ]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard UFC 69: Shootout UFC 70: Nations Collide

UFC 69: Shootout was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 7, 2007, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. [3]

Contents

UFC 69 is most remembered[ citation needed ] for the main event, in which Matt Serra shocked the UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre with a stunning 1st round TKO. This fight is still considered to be one of the greatest upsets in MMA history,[ citation needed ] as St-Pierre was the 7-1 favorite heading into the bout.

Background

UFC 69: Shootout was the first UFC event ever held in the state of Texas.

The card was headlined by heavy favorite Georges St-Pierre defending his welterweight title against The Ultimate Fighter 4 welterweight winner Matt Serra. [4]

The co-main event was a rematch held between top welterweight contenders Josh Koscheck and then-undefeated Diego Sanchez. Sanchez defeated Koscheck by split decision in the semi-finals of the original Ultimate Fighter 1 series in the middleweight division; as with all TUF bouts prior to the finals, this was an exhibition bout and is not on either fighter's record. [5]

UFC President Dana White announced the signing of former PRIDE FC heavyweight champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira during the broadcast.

During UFC 69, light heavyweights Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans were in a brief ringside altercation. [6]

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Matt Serra def. Georges St-Pierre (c)TKO (punches)13:25 [lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight Josh Koscheck def. Diego Sanchez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Lightweight Roger Huerta def. Leonard Garcia Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Middleweight Yushin Okami def. Mike Swick Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)35:00
Middleweight Kendall Grove def. Alan Belcher Technical Submission (D'Arce choke)24:42
Preliminary card
Heavyweight Heath Herring def. Brad Imes Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Middleweight Thales Leites def. Pete Sell Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Welterweight Marcus Davis def. Pete Spratt Submission (ankle lock)22:57
Welterweight Luke Cummo def. Josh Haynes TKO (punch)22:45
  1. ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2007-05-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ toyotacentertix.com (2007-02-03). "UFC 69 Ticket announcement". Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
  4. ↑ UFC.com. "Upcoming Events: UFC 69: Shootout". Archived from the original on 2007-02-07.
  5. ↑ kosmma.com (2007-01-27). "KOSCHECK vs. Diego Sanchez". Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  6. ↑ "Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans Scuffle at UFC 69". MMAJunkie.com. 8 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
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