UFC 68

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title: "UFC 68" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ultimate-fighting-championship-flagship-events", "2007-in-mixed-martial-arts", "mixed-martial-arts-events-in-ohio", "2007-in-sports-in-ohio", "sports-competitions-in-columbus,-ohio", "march-2007-sports-events-in-the-united-states", "21st-century-in-columbus,-ohio"] description: "UFC mixed martial arts event in 2007" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_68" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary UFC mixed martial arts event in 2007 ::

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Field	Value
name	UFC 68: The Uprising
image	UFC 68 poster.jpg
promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
date	March 3, 2007
venue	Nationwide Arena
city	Columbus, Ohio
attendance	19,049 (17,358 paid)
last	Knapp
first	Brian
url	https://web.archive.org/web/20071018000240/http://thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=3365
work	The Fight Network
title	COUTURE UPSETS SYLVIA, REGAINS UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CROWN
gate	$3,014,000
buyrate	534,000
purse	$697,000 (disclosed)
previousevent	UFC 67: All or Nothing
followingevent	UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard
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| name = UFC 68: The Uprising | image = UFC 68 poster.jpg | promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship | date = March 3, 2007 | venue = Nationwide Arena | city = Columbus, Ohio | attendance = 19,049 (17,358 paid) | last = Knapp | first = Brian | url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071018000240/http://thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=3365 | work = The Fight Network | title = COUTURE UPSETS SYLVIA, REGAINS UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CROWN | gate = $3,014,000 | buyrate = 534,000 | purse = $697,000 (disclosed) | previousevent = UFC 67: All or Nothing | followingevent = UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard 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.

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.{{cite news |first=Ivan|last=Trembow|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4100|title=K-1 DYNAMITE ATTENDANCE BREAKDOWN|work=MMAWeekly.com|date=2007-06-08 |access-date=2007-06-08|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111159/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4100 |archive-date = 2007-09-29}} 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.

Results

|Heavyweight |Randy Couture |def. |Tim Sylvia (c) |Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) |5 |5:00 |For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. |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 |Excessive damage to MacDonald's right eye prompted his corner to signal for the end of the bout. |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 |3:26 | |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 |

Bonus awards

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

References

References

1. (6 March 2007). "Official UFC 68 Salaries ...". MMAjunkie.com.
2. Stupp, Dann. (2007-10-30). "UFC Officials Rebut Randy Couture's Pay Claims". MMAJunkie.com.

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