UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral
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Background
UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral was a 9-bout fight card that was held on August 26, 2006 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The card aired live on pay-per-view and was headlined by a light heavyweight championship bout between champion, Chuck Liddell and Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt, Renato "Babalu" Sobral.
A light heavyweight rematch between TUF 1 finalists, Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar served as the co-main event of the evening.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Middleweight Bout: Yushin Okami vs. Alan Belcher
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Cory Walmsley vs. David Heath
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Wilson Gouveia vs. Wes Combs
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Rob MacDonald vs. Eric Schafer
Main Card
- Lightweight Bout: Hermes Franca vs. Jamie Varner
- Heavyweight Bout: Cheick Kongo vs. Christian Wellisch
- Welterweight Bout: Nick Diaz vs. Josh Neer
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar
- Light Heavyweight Championship Bout: Chuck Liddell vs. Renato Sobral
Pre-Event Notes
The main event was a rematch of a bout from UFC 40 that Liddell won via KO (head kick) in the first round. That was Sobral's last victory as he embarked on a 10-fight win streak to get himself another shot at Liddell and the his first at the UFC light heavyweight championship.
This was the first rematch of TUF finalists (Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar) in the history of the show.
Josh Neer was originally scheduled to face Thiago Alves but an illness suffered by Alves caused his removal and he was replaced by Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt, Nick Diaz.
Jamie Varner was to face Spencer Fisher but Fisher was replaced by WEC lightweight champion, Hermes Franca after Fisher was injured.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Middleweight Bout: Yushin Okami defs. Alan Belcher via unanimous decision.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: David Heath defs. Cory Walmsley via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:32 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Wilson Gouveia defs. Wes Combs via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:23 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Eric Schafer defs. Rob MacDonald via submission (arm triangle choke) at 2:26 of round 1.
Main Card
- Lightweight Bout: Hermes Franca defs. Jamie Varner via submission (armbar) at 3:31 of round 3.
- Heavyweight Bout: Cheick Kongo defs. Christian Wellisch via KO (knee) at 2:51 of round 1.
- Welterweight Bout: Nick Diaz defs. Josh Neer via submission (kimura) at 1:42 of round 3.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Forrest Griffin defs. Stephan Bonnar via unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
- Light Heavyweight Championship Bout: Chuck Liddell defs. Renato Sobral via TKO (strikes) at 1:35 of round 1.
Sobral recklessly charged at Liddell in pursuit of a takedown while firing wild strikes. It didn't take long for Sobral to capitalize as he dropped Sobral and finished him off with strikes on the ground to earn the stoppage victory.
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: UFC Fight Night 6
Followed by: UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn
External Links
http://62.ufc.com - Official UFC 62 Website
--Wrldchmpnabrvtr 08:08, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
