UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

76: Knockout'' was a

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(MMA)

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event held by the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

. The event took place on September 22, 2007, at the

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. Although the event was advertised with the subtitle ''Knockout'', the entire card produced no

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s whatsoever.

Background

The

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was anticipated to be Chuck Liddell versus

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, a long-awaited match between the two popular former champions of the UFC and

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, respectively; however, the main event featured a fight between former Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell and ''

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'' alum

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, with both fighters returning from knockout losses at ''

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''. Also appearing on the card was 2005 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix Champion and future

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, who made his Octagon debut against '' TUF 1'' winner

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returned after his decision loss at ''

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'' to

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when he faced

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, a training partner of Koscheck and a former

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wrestler who was in the midst of a thirteen-fight win streak. A scheduled bout between the light heavyweights

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and

Wilson Gouveia Wilson Gouveia (born October 3, 1978) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. Gouveia formerly fought in the UFC. He is a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is a member of American Top Team. Mixed martial arts career Gouveia h ...

was removed from the card after Gouveia suffered a severely broken nose during training. A replacement for Gouveia was not found. With the card left with only eight bouts instead of nine, the UFC scheduled a fight between

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and Anthony Johnson to fill out the remainder of the card. None of the preliminary bouts made it to the PPV due to the length of all the main card bouts.

Results

Bonus awards

$40,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards: *Fight of the Night:

Tyson Griffin Tyson Lee Griffin (born April 20, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division. He competed for the UFC, Strikeforce, the RFA, and the World Series of Fighting. Background Griffin was a standout wres ...

vs.

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*Knockout of the Night: None *Submission of the Night:

References

External links

UFC 76 Event site

UFC 76 card
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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References

External links