UFC 74
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2007
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::summary UFC mixed martial arts event in 2007 ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | UFC 74: Respect |
| image | UFC 74 - Respect Poster.jpg |
| promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| date | August 25, 2007 |
| venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center |
| city | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| attendance | 11,118 (9,622 paid){{cite web |
| url | http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sports/2007/aug/27/566657200.html |
| title | Russian champion may be next on Couture's fight card |
| last | Haney |
| first | Jeff |
| publisher | Las Vegas Sun |
| date | August 27, 2007 |
| access-date | 2007-08-29 |
| url-status | dead |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20070930022403/http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sports/2007/aug/27/566657200.html |
| archive-date | September 30, 2007 |
| gate | $3,307,000 |
| buyrate | 520,000 |
| previousevent | UFC 73: Stacked |
| followingevent | UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion |
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| name = UFC 74: Respect | image = UFC 74 - Respect Poster.jpg | promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship | date = August 25, 2007 | venue = Mandalay Bay Events Center | city = Las Vegas, Nevada | attendance = 11,118 (9,622 paid){{cite web |url = http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sports/2007/aug/27/566657200.html |title = Russian champion may be next on Couture's fight card |last = Haney |first = Jeff |publisher = Las Vegas Sun |date = August 27, 2007 |access-date = 2007-08-29 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930022403/http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sports/2007/aug/27/566657200.html |archive-date = September 30, 2007 | gate = $3,307,000 | buyrate = 520,000 | previousevent = UFC 73: Stacked | followingevent = UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion UFC 74: Respect was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 25, 2007, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
The main event was a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout which featured champion Randy Couture defending his title against Gabriel Gonzaga, who knocked out Mirko Filipović at UFC 70 to become the number one contender.
Former UFC and TKO Major League MMA welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, in his first fight since losing his title to Matt Serra at UFC 69, was matched up against The Ultimate Fighter's Josh Koscheck.
The card also featured former heavyweight champion Frank Mir against K-1 veteran Antoni Hardonk; The Ultimate Fighter 3's winner Kendall Grove; the UFC debut of PRIDE veteran Marcus Aurélio; The Ultimate Fighter 2 welterweight winner Joe Stevenson; and former light heavyweight challenger Renato Sobral.
Despite winning his bout, Sobral was fined $25,000 by the Nevada State Athletic Commission because he did not immediately follow referee's directions for releasing his chokehold after David Heath tapped. Due to the controversial manner in which the bout was stopped, Sobral was subsequently released from his UFC contract. Future UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has said in an interview with ESPN that he wanted to fight in the UFC but Dana White wouldn't take his calls. He then said that he went to this event and after the show was over he jumped the barricade, avoided security, and introduced himself to White.{{cite web| last = Gross| first = Josh | url = http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=8797| date = 2007-08-30| access-date = 2007-08-30| publisher = Sherdog| title = Babaloose: UFC Cuts Controversial Fighter}}
Results
|Heavyweight |Randy Couture (c) |def. |Gabriel Gonzaga |TKO (punches) |3 |1:37 |For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Gonzaga was deducted 1 point in round 2 for grabbing the cage. |Welterweight |Georges St-Pierre |def. |Josh Koscheck |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Lightweight |Roger Huerta |def. |Alberto Crane |TKO (punches) |3 |1:50 | |Lightweight |Joe Stevenson |def. |Kurt Pellegrino |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Middleweight |Patrick Côté |def. |Kendall Grove |KO (punches) |1 |4:45 | |Light Heavyweight |Renato Sobral |def. |David Heath |Technical submission (anaconda choke) |2 |3:30 | |Heavyweight |Frank Mir |def. |Antoni Hardonk |Submission (kimura) |1 |1:17 | |Middleweight |Thales Leites |def. |Ryan Jensen |Submission (armbar) |1 |3:47 | |Lightweight |Clay Guida |def. |Marcus Aurélio |Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $40,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
- Knockout of the Night: Patrick Côté
- Submission of the Night: Thales Leites
Reported payout
- Randy Couture: $250,000{{cite web | url = http://www.ivansblog.com/2007/07/mixed-martial-arts-fighter-salary.html | title = UFC 74 Fighter Salary Breakdown | last = Trembow | first = Ivan | publisher = MMA Weekly | format = Reprint | date = August 27, 2007 | access-date = 2007-09-05
- Gabriel Gonzaga: $45,000
- Georges St-Pierre: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus)
- Josh Koscheck: $10,000
- Roger Huerta: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
- Alberto Crane: $4,000
- Joe Stevenson: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
- Kurt Pellegrino: $8,000
- Patrick Coté: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
- Kendall Grove: $12,000
- Renato Sobral: $25,000 ($25,000 win bonus withheld by NSAC){{cite web | url = https://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-babalu082807 | title = There should be no room for Babalu's antics | last = Iole | first = Kevin | publisher = Yahoo! Sports | date = August 28, 2007 | access-date = 2007-09-05
- David Heath: $6,000
- Frank Mir: $66,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
- Antoni Hardonk: $8,000
- Thales Leites: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus)
- Ryan Jensen: $4,000
- Clay Guida: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
- Marcus Aurélio: $30,000
References
References
- "Archived copy".
- Ken, Pishna. (2007-09-24). "RENATO "BABALU" SOBRAL FINED $25,000". MMAWeekly.com.
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