Randy Couture returned to the UFC Octagon saturday night for UFC 68 to take on Tim Sylvia. The event took place on Saturday, March 3, 2007, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The Uprising featured 9 bouts, some were more interesting to watch than others.
UFC 68 was headlined by a scrap between Randy Couture and Tim Sylvia, with Martin Kampmann vs. Drew McFedries serving as the night’s co-main event. Elsewhere on the card, Matt Hughes went to battle against Chris Lytle. Let’s find out who won at the UFC 68. View the full results for ‘The Uprising’-led fight card below.
Event |
UFC 68: The Uprising
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Date |
March 3, 2007 |
Venue |
Nationwide Arena
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Location |
Columbus, Ohio |
Main Event |
Randy Couture vs. Tim Sylvia |
Co-Main Event |
Martin Kampmann vs. Drew McFedries |
Event Type |
PPV |
UFC 68 was live 6,504 days days ago and was the 86th event in UFC history, including pay-per-views, UFC Fight Nights, and The Ultimate Fighter season finales.
Who won at UFC 68
Below is the 9-fight order and UFC 68 results. Here are the real winners and losers from Saturday‘s event:
- Randy Couture defeated Tim Sylvia via Decision (Unanimous) (Round 5 / 5:00)
- Martin Kampmann defeated Drew McFedries by Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) (Round 1 / 4:06)
- Rich Franklin defeated Jason MacDonald by TKO (Corner Stoppage) (Round 2 / 5:00)
- Matt Hughes defeated Chris Lytle by Decision (Unanimous) (Round 3 / 5:00)
- Jason Lambert defeated Renato Sobral by KO (Punch) (Round 2 / 3:26)
- Matt Hamill defeated Rex Holman by TKO (Punches) (Round 1 / 4:00)
- Jon Fitch defeated Luigi Fioravanti by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) (Round 2 / 3:05)
- Gleison Tibau defeated Jason Dent by Decision (Unanimous) (Round 3 / 5:00)
- Jamie Varner defeated Jason Gilliam by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) (Round 1 / 1:34)
UFC 68 Results
The results are listed in ascending order, starting from the first fight ending with the night’s main event.
Jamie Varner vs. Jason Gilliam
The UFC 68 kicked off with Jamie Varner taking on Jason Gilliam. Jamie Varner defeated Jason Gilliam in Round 1 at 1:34 by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke).
Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent
The second fight at UFC 68 was Jason Dent vs. Gleison Tibau. Gleison Tibau won in Round 3 at 5:00 by Decision (Unanimous).
Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti
The following bout was between Luigi Fioravanti and Jon Fitch. Jon Fitch beat Luigi Fioravanti by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in Round 2 at 3:05.
Matt Hamill vs. Rex Holman
In the fourth bout, Matt Hamill defeated Rex Holman by TKO (Punches) at 4:00 of Round 1.
Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral
The fifth bout ended at 3:26 of Round 2 with Jason Lambert defeating Renato Sobral by KO (Punch).
Matt Hughes vs. Chris Lytle
In sixth fight of the night, Chris Lytle lost to Matt Hughes at 5:00 of Round 3.
Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald
Rich Franklin got the better of Jason MacDonald and won by TKO (Corner Stoppage) in Round 2 at 5:00.
Martin Kampmann vs. Drew McFedries
In the co-main event Martin Kampmann defeated Drew McFedries via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) at 4:06 of Round 1; Herb Dean was the third man in the cage.
Randy Couture vs. Tim Sylvia
In the main event, referee John McCarthy called an end to the bout at 5:00 of Round 5. Randy Couture defeated Tim Sylvia by Decision (Unanimous).
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