UFC 71

UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event took place on Saturday, May 26, 2007, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson 2
The poster for UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson 2
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	May 26, 2007
Venue	MGM Grand Garden Arena
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance	14,728 (13,224 paid)[1]
Total gate	$4,304,000[1]
Buyrate	675,000[2]
Event chronology
UFC 70: Nations Collide UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson 2 UFC Fight Night: Stout vs. Fisher

Background

The main event was the rematch between UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. At the time of the event, Jackson was the only fighter to have an unavenged victory over Liddell, which occurred at PRIDE Final Conflict 2003 by TKO.

The UFC announced during the broadcast of the card that the winner of the Jackson vs. Liddell bout will face PRIDE 93 kg and 83 kg Champion Dan Henderson.^[1]

Mainstream sports media, especially ESPN, began extensive coverage of the UFC on this event. ESPN broadcast live the weigh-ins and post-fight coverage for UFC 71 on ESPNEWS.^[3]

Alan Belcher replaced Eric Schafer for his fight against Sean Salmon due to an injury.

Results

Main card (PPV)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Quinton Jackson	def.	Chuck Liddell (c)	KO (punches)	1	1:53	[a]
Welterweight	Karo Parisyan	def.	Josh Burkman	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Terry Martin	def.	Ivan Salaverry	KO (suplex and punches)	1	2:04
Light Heavyweight	Houston Alexander	def.	Keith Jardine	KO (punches)	1	0:48
Middleweight	Kalib Starnes	def.	Chris Leben	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Light Heavyweight	Thiago Silva	def.	James Irvin	TKO (knee injury)	1	1:06
Light Heavyweight	Alan Belcher	def.	Sean Salmon	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:53
Lightweight	Din Thomas	def.	Jeremy Stephens	Submission (armbar)	2	2:44
Light Heavyweight	Wilson Gouveia	def.	Carmelo Marrero	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:06

1. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $40,000 bonuses.

• Fight of the Night: Chris Leben vs. Kalib Starnes
• Knockout of the Night: Quinton Jackson
• Submission of the Night: Din Thomas

See also

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