| UFC 69: Shootout | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 69: Shootout | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 7, 2007 | |||
| Venue | Toyota Center | |||
| City | Houston,Texas | |||
| Attendance | 15,269 (12,516 paid)[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,817,200[2] | |||
| Buyrate | 400,000[citation needed] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 69: Shootout was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 7, 2007, at theToyota Center inHouston,Texas.[3]
UFC 69 is most remembered[citation needed] for the main event, in which Matt Serra shocked the UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre with a stunning 1st round TKO. This fight is still considered to be one of the greatest upsets in MMA history,[citation needed] as St-Pierre was the 7-1 favorite heading into the bout.
UFC 69: Shootout was the first UFC event ever held in the state ofTexas.
The card was headlined by heavy favoriteGeorges St-Pierre defending hiswelterweight title againstThe Ultimate Fighter 4 welterweight winnerMatt Serra.[4]
The co-main event was a rematch held between top welterweight contendersJosh Koscheck and then-undefeatedDiego Sanchez. Sanchez defeated Koscheck by split decision in the semi-finals of the originalUltimate Fighter 1 series in themiddleweight division; as with all TUF bouts prior to the finals, this was an exhibition bout and is not on either fighter's record.[5]
UFC PresidentDana White announced the signing of formerPRIDE FC heavyweight championAntônio Rodrigo Nogueira during the broadcast.
DuringUFC 69, light heavyweightsTito Ortiz andRashad Evans were in a brief ringside altercation.[6]
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Matt Serra | def. | Georges St-Pierre (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:25 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Josh Koscheck | def. | Diego Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Roger Huerta | def. | Leonard Garcia | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Yushin Okami | def. | Mike Swick | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Kendall Grove | def. | Alan Belcher | Technical Submission (D'Arce choke) | 2 | 4:42 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Heath Herring | def. | Brad Imes | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Thales Leites | def. | Pete Sell | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Marcus Davis | def. | Pete Spratt | Submission (ankle lock) | 2 | 2:57 | |
| Welterweight | Luke Cummo | def. | Josh Haynes | TKO (punch) | 2 | 2:45 | |
Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses.
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