UFC 73: Stacked
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Background
UFC 73: Stacked was a 9-bout fight card that was held on July 7, 2007 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.
The card aired live on pay-per-view and was headlined by a UFC middleweight championship bout between champion, Anderson Silva and former three-time middleweight King of Pancrase, Nate Marquardt.
A lightweight championship bout between champ, Sean Sherk and Hermes Franca as well as a light heavyweight contest between former champ, Tito Ortiz and TUF 2 heavyweight winner, Rashad Evans, served as co-main events.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Lightweight Bout: Mark Bocek vs. Frankie Edgar
- Welterweight Bout: Chris Lytle vs. Jason Gilliam
- Lightweight Bout: Jorge Gurgel vs. Diego Saraiva
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Mike Nickels vs. Stephan Bonnar
Main Card
- Heavyweight Bout: Heath Herring vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
- Lightweight Bout: Kenny Florian vs. Alvin Robinson
- UFC Lightweight Championship Bout: Sean Sherk vs. Hermes Franca
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Tito Ortiz vs. Rashad Evans
- UFC Middleweight Championship Bout: Anderson Silva vs. Nate Marquardt
Pre-Event Notes
Jorge Gurgel was originally rumored to face future WEC lightweight champion, Jamie Varner. Gurgel's opponent instead turned out to be Diego Saraiva.
Jeff Joslin was the original opponent for Chris Lytle, he was replaced with Drew Fickett after Joslin pulled out injury. An injury then to Fickett forced his removal and Lytle was instead matched up against Jason Gilliam.
UFC 73 marks the return of Stephan Bonnar from a steroid supension the was enforced after his fight with Forrest Griffin at UFC 62.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Lightweight Bout: Frankie Edgar defs. Mark Bocek via TKO (punches) at 4:55 of round 1.
- Welterweight Bout: Chris Lytle defs. Jason Gilliam via submission (triangle choke/kimura) at 2:15 of round 1.
- Lightweight Bout: Jorge Gurgel defs. Diego Saraiva via unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Stephan Bonnar defs. Mike Nickels via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:14 of round 1.
Main Card
- Heavyweight Bout: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defs. Heath Herring via unanimous decision (29-28 x3).
- Lightweight Bout: Kenny Florian defs. Alvin Robinson via submission (punches) at 4:30 of round 1.
- UFC Lightweight Championship Bout: Sean Sherk defs. Hermes Franca via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46).
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Tito Ortiz draws Rashad Evans after three rounds (28-28 x3).
Ortiz was deducted a point in the second round for grabbing the fence, and would have won the fight 29-28 if not for the deduction.
- UFC Middleweight Championship Bout: Anderson Silva defs. Nate Marquardt via TKO (punches) at 4:50 of round 1.
Bonus Awards
Fight Of The Night: Jorge Gurgel and Diego Saraiva
Submission Of The Night: Chris Lytle
Knockout Of The Night: There was no reported knockout of the night.
- Each bonus was worth $40,000
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale
Followed by: UFC 74: Respect
External Links
http://73.ufc.com - Official UFC 73 Website
--Sam Cupitt 07:03, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
