UFC 68

UFC 68: The Uprising was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 3, 2007, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

UFC 68: The Uprising
The poster for UFC 68: The Uprising
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	March 3, 2007
Venue	Nationwide Arena
City	Columbus, Ohio
Attendance	19,049 (17,358 paid)
Total gate	$3,014,000[1]
Buyrate	534,000[2]
Total purse	$697,000 (disclosed)[1]
Event chronology
UFC 67: All or Nothing UFC 68: The Uprising UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard

Background

UFC 68 was the first UFC event held in the state of Ohio, and coincided with the 2007 Arnold Sports Festival. The sold-out event produced the highest verifiable live attendance to date for a mixed martial arts event in North America with 19,079 spectators.^[3] At the time it was the largest attendance for a MMA event in the United States.

In the main event, UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia was set to defend his title against Randy Couture, who was coming out of a 12-month retirement. Couture, a former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Champion, hadn't fought as a heavyweight since UFC 39 in 2002.

Also featured at UFC 68 were the return bouts of former champions Matt Hughes at welterweight and Rich Franklin at middleweight.^[4]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Randy Couture	def.	Tim Sylvia (c)	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00	[a]
Middleweight	Martin Kampmann	def.	Drew McFedries	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	4:06
Middleweight	Rich Franklin	def.	Jason MacDonald	TKO (corner stoppage)	2	5:00	[b]
Welterweight	Matt Hughes	def.	Chris Lytle	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Jason Lambert	def.	Renato Sobral	KO (punch)	2	3:36
Preliminary card
Light Heavyweight	Matt Hamill	def.	Rex Holman	TKO (punches)	1	4:00
Welterweight	Jon Fitch	def.	Luigi Fioravanti	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:05
Lightweight	Gleison Tibau	def.	Jason Dent	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Jamie Varner	def.	Jason Gilliam	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:34

1. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
2. Excessive damage to MacDonald's right eye prompted his corner to signal for the end of the bout.

Bonus awards

• Fight of the Night: Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral
• Knockout of the Night: Jason Lambert
• Submission of the Night: Martin Kampmann

See also

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events
• 2007 in UFC