''UFC 70: Nations Collide'' was the second
UFC event held in the United Kingdom, and the first in
Manchester
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on Saturday, April 21, 2007. ''UFC 70'' was also only the seventh
UFC event held outside the United States, and the first since ''
UFC 38''. The card was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United Kingdom and Ireland on
Setanta Sports.
The televised card on
Spike TV drew a 1.84 overall rating (2.8 million viewers), and at its highest point, ''UFC 70'' drew 3.5 million viewers for the main event.
Background
2006 PRIDE Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion,
Mirko Cro Cop fought
Heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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contender
Gabriel Gonzaga in the main event to determine the top contender for the
UFC Heavyweight Championship held by
Randy Couture
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The card also featured
Michael Bisping fighting in England for the
UFC for the first time against
UFC veteran
Elvis Sinosic and
Andrei Arlovski taking on prize fighter and training partner of
Mirko Cro Cop and future
UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabrício Werdum, who was making his
UFC debut.
Reports have indicated that the
UFC was targeting this event for its debut on
HBO
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, but negotiations with
HBO
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were not completed in time for UFC 70. As a result, the card instead aired on
Spike TV in North America at 9 pm EDT on a 6-hour tape delay.
Lyoto Machida was originally scheduled to fight
Forrest Griffin at this event, but Griffin is out, due to the
staph infection and could not compete on the card.
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Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $30,000 bonuses.
*Fight of the Night: Michael Bisping vs. Elvis Sinosic
*Knockout of the Night: Gabriel Gonzaga
*Submission of the Night: Terry Etim
See also
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Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor ( ...
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List of UFC champions
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC Championship#Title match system, championships.
Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, ...
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List of UFC events
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2007 in UFC
References
External links
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Official UFC 70 fight cardOfficial UFC 70 websiteUFC 70: Minute By Minute Review
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Ultimate Fighting Championship flagship events
2007 in mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts in the United Kingdom
International sports competitions in Manchester
2007 in England