UFC 72

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2007

UFC 72: Victory

The poster for UFC 72: Victory

Information

Promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Date

16 June 2007

Venue

The Odyssey

City

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Attendance

8,000

Total gate

£700,000 (approx. $1.2 million)^[1]

Buyrate

200,000^[2]

Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher

UFC 72: Victory

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale

UFC 72: Victory was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event took place Saturday, 16 June 2007 at The Odyssey in Belfast, Northern Ireland.^[3]

Background

UFC 72 continued the UFC's expansion into Europe, as it was the third event to take place in Europe and the United Kingdom after UFC 38 in 2002 (Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom) and UFC 70 in April 2007 (MEN Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom). The card aired on pay-per-view in North America and via Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland.^[4]

Martin Kampmann was scheduled to fight Rich Franklin, but was forced to withdraw due to injury. Yushin Okami replaced Kampmann in the main event.^[5]

Jake O'Brien was scheduled to fight Tom Murphy, but was forced to withdraw due to injury.^[6] There was no replacement for O'Brien, and Murphy did not fight on the UFC 72 card.^[7]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Rich Franklin	def.	Yushin Okami	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Forrest Griffin	def.	Hector Ramirez	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Jason MacDonald	def.	Rory Singer	TKO (punches and elbows)	2	3:18
Lightweight	Tyson Griffin	def.	Clay Guida	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Ed Herman	def.	Scott Smith	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:25
Preliminary card
Heavyweight	Eddie Sanchez	def.	Colin Robinson	TKO (punches)	2	0:32
Welterweight	Dustin Hazelett	def.	Steven Lynch	Submission (anaconda choke)	1	2:50	^[a]
Welterweight	Marcus Davis	def.	Jason Tan	KO (punch)	1	1:15

^ In the official decision, the choke was mistakenly called a D'Arce choke

Bonus awards

The bonuses for this event were $40,000 each.:^[8]

Fight of the Night: Clay Guida vs. Tyson Griffin
Knockout of the Night: Marcus Davis
Submission of the Night: Ed Herman

References

^ "Belfast gets a pounding". Belfast Telegraph. 17 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
^ "Pay-per-view". MMA Payout. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011.
^ "Upcoming Events; UFC 72: Victory". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2007.
^ "ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER FIGHT IN BELFAST". UFC.com. 19 April 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
^ Gerbasi, Thomas (9 May 2007). "Okami to face Franklin in UFC 72 Main Event". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
^ "Tom Murphy Opponent-less for UFC 72". UFC Junkie. 10 June 2007. Archived from the original on 25 January 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
^ "Murphy fight dropped from card". 11 June 2007.
^ UFC 72 Fight Awards | UFCDaily.com