| UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 26, 2007 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 14,728 (13,224 paid)[1] | |||
| Total gate | $4,304,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 675,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson 2 was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship. The event took place on Saturday, May 26, 2007, at theMGM Grand Garden Arena inLas Vegas, Nevada.
The main event was the rematch between UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionChuck Liddell andQuinton "Rampage" Jackson. At the time of the event, Jackson was the only fighter to have an unavenged victory over Liddell, which occurred atPRIDE 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 ChampionDan Henderson.[1]
Mainstream sports media, especiallyESPN, began extensive coverage of the UFC on this event. ESPN broadcast live the weigh-ins and post-fight coverage forUFC 71 onESPNEWS.[3]
Alan Belcher replacedEric Schafer for his fight againstSean Salmon due to an injury.
| Main card (PPV) | |||||||
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| 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 | |
After every UFC event, bonuses are given to fighters who perform well.
The bonuses for this event were $40,000 each.
