| UFC 72: Victory | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 72: Victory | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | 16 June 2007 | |||
| Venue | The Odyssey | |||
| City | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |||
| Attendance | 8,000 | |||
| Total gate | £700,000 (approx. $1.2 million) [1] | |||
| Buyrate | 200,000 [2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 72: Victory was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event took place Saturday, 16 June 2007 at The Odyssey in Belfast, Northern Ireland. [3]
Background
UFC 72 continued the UFC's expansion into Europe, as it was the third event to take place in Europe and the United Kingdom after UFC 38 in 2002 ( Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom) and UFC 70 in April 2007 ( MEN Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom). The card aired on pay-per-view in North America and via Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [4]
Martin Kampmann was scheduled to fight Rich Franklin, but was forced to withdraw due to injury. Yushin Okami replaced Kampmann in the main event. [5]
Jake O'Brien was scheduled to fight Tom Murphy, but was forced to withdraw due to injury. [6] There was no replacement for O'Brien, and Murphy did not fight on the UFC 72 card. [7]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Rich Franklin | def. | Yushin Okami | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Forrest Griffin | def. | Hector Ramirez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Jason MacDonald | def. | Rory Singer | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 3:18 | |
| Lightweight | Tyson Griffin | def. | Clay Guida | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Ed Herman | def. | Scott Smith | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:25 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Eddie Sanchez | def. | Colin Robinson | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:32 | |
| Welterweight | Dustin Hazelett | def. | Steven Lynch | Submission (anaconda choke) | 1 | 2:50 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Marcus Davis | def. | Jason Tan | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:15 | |
- ^ In the official decision, the choke was mistakenly called a D'Arce choke
Bonus awards
The bonuses for this event were $40,000 each.: [8]
- Fight of the Night: Clay Guida vs. Tyson Griffin
- Knockout of the Night: Marcus Davis
- Submission of the Night: Ed Herman
See also
References
- ^ "Belfast gets a pounding". Belfast Telegraph. 17 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
- ^ "Pay-per-view". MMA Payout. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Upcoming Events; UFC 72: Victory". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2007.
- ^ "ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER FIGHT IN BELFAST". UFC.com. 19 April 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
- ^ Gerbasi, Thomas (9 May 2007). "Okami to face Franklin in UFC 72 Main Event". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
- ^ "Tom Murphy Opponent-less for UFC 72". UFC Junkie. 10 June 2007. Archived from the original on 25 January 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
- ^ "Murphy fight dropped from card". 11 June 2007.
- ^ UFC 72 Fight Awards | UFCDaily.com
