UFC 71
| UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||
| Attendance | 14,728 (13,224 paid)[1] | |||
| Total gate | $4,304,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 675,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
| ||||
UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson 2 was a
Las Vegas, Nevada
.
Background
The main event was the rematch between UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
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
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 | |
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Bonus awards
After every UFC event, bonuses are given to fighters who perform well.
The bonuses for this event were $40,000 each.
- Fight of the Night: Chris Leben vs. Kalib Starnes
- Knockout of the Night: Quinton Jackson
- Submission of the Night: Din Thomas
See also
References
- ^ a b c Doyle, Dave (2007-05-26). "Rampage fits the bill, drops Liddell in first". Fox Sports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
- ^ http://mmapayout.com/blue-book/pay-per-view/ [dead link]
- ^ Sherdog.com staff (2007-05-17). "Liddell-Jackson II Weigh-Ins Live on ESPNEWS". Sherdog.com.
