UFC 72: Victory
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Background
UFC 72: Stacked was an 8-bout fight card that was held on June 16, 2007 at The Odyssey in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The card aired live on pay-per-view and was headlined by a UFC middleweight bout between former champion, Rich Franklin and PRIDE veteran, Yushin Okami.
A light heavyweight bout between TUF 1 light heavyweight winner, Forrest Griffin and tough brawler, Hector Ramirez served as a co-main event.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Marcus Davis vs. Jason Tan
- Welterweight Bout: Dustin Hazelett vs. Stevie Lynch
- Heavyweight Bout: Eddie Sanchez vs. Colin Robinson
Main Card
- Middleweight Bout: Ed Herman vs. Scott Smith
- Middleweight Bout: Jason MacDonald vs. Rory Singer
- Lightweight Bout: Tyson Griffin vs. Clay Guida
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Hector Ramirez
- Middleweight Bout: Rich Franklin vs. Yushin Okami
Pre-Event Notes
This was the first ever UFC event to be held in Northern Ireland.
Rich Franklin was originally meant to take on tough Dutch striker, Martin Kampmann in the main event, however a serious knee injury to Kampmann ruled him out and he was replaced with Yushin Okami.
UFC 72 was originally a 9 bout fight card with a heavyweight bout between Jake O'Brien and TUF 2's Tom Murphy set to take place. An injury to O'Brien though just before the card meant a replacement could not be found for Murphy and the whole bout was scrapped.
Marcus Davis was initially to face Paul Taylor on the card, but an injury to Taylor forced a replacement in the form of Jason Tan.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Marcus Davis defs. Jason Tan via KO (punch) at 1:15 of round 1.
- Welterweight Bout: Dustin Hazelett defs. Stevie Lynch via submission (anaconda choke) at 2:50 of round 1.
- Heavyweight Bout: Eddie Sanchez defs. Colin Robinson via TKO (strikes) at :32 of round 2.
Main Card
- Middleweight Bout: Ed Herman defs. Scott Smith via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:25 of round 2.
- Middleweight Bout: Jason MacDonald defs. Rory Singer via TKO (strikes) at 3:18 of round 2.
- Lightweight Bout: Tyson Griffin defs. Clay Guida via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Forrest Griffin defs. Hector Ramirez via unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
- Middleweight Bout: Rich Franklin defs. Yushin Okami via unanimous decision (29-28 x3).
Franklin outworked a placid Yushin Okami on the feet for the first two rounds, however in the second, Okami came to life and almost finished Franklin with a kimura. Franklin escaped and was awarded the 2 rounds to 1 unanimous victory. With the win, Franklin earned a rematch and a shot at the UFC middleweight title, held by Anderson Silva.
Bonus Awards
Fight Of The Night: Clay Guida and Tyson Griffin
Submission Of The Night: Ed Herman
Knockout Of The Night: Marcus Davis
- Each bonus was worth $40,000
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: UFC Fight Night 10
Followed by: The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale
External Links
http://72.ufc.com - Official UFC 72 Website
--Sam Cupitt 07:03, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
