UFC 74

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2007

UFC 74: Respect

The poster for UFC 74: Respect

Information

Promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Date

August 25, 2007

Venue

Mandalay Bay Events Center

City

Las Vegas, Nevada

Attendance

11,118 (9,622 paid)^[1]

Total gate

$3,307,000^[1]

Buyrate

520,000^[2]

Event chronology

UFC 73: Stacked

UFC 74: Respect

UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion

UFC 74: Respect was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 25, 2007, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Background

The main event was a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout which featured champion Randy Couture defending his title against Gabriel Gonzaga, who knocked out Mirko Filipović at UFC 70 to become the number one contender.

Former UFC and TKO Major League MMA welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, in his first fight since losing his title to Matt Serra at UFC 69, was matched up against The Ultimate Fighter's Josh Koscheck.

The card also featured former heavyweight champion Frank Mir against K-1 veteran Antoni Hardonk; The Ultimate Fighter 3's winner Kendall Grove; the UFC debut of PRIDE veteran Marcus Aurélio; The Ultimate Fighter 2 welterweight winner Joe Stevenson; and former light heavyweight challenger Renato Sobral.

Despite winning his bout, Sobral was fined $25,000 by the Nevada State Athletic Commission because he did not immediately follow referee's directions for releasing his chokehold after David Heath tapped.^[3] Due to the controversial manner in which the bout was stopped, Sobral was subsequently released from his UFC contract. Future UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has said in an interview with ESPN that he wanted to fight in the UFC but Dana White wouldn't take his calls. He then said that he went to this event and after the show was over he jumped the barricade, avoided security, and introduced himself to White.^[4]

Results

Main card (PPV)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Randy Couture (c)	def.	Gabriel Gonzaga	TKO (punches)	3	1:37	^[a]
Welterweight	Georges St-Pierre	def.	Josh Koscheck	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Roger Huerta	def.	Alberto Crane	TKO (punches)	3	1:50
Lightweight	Joe Stevenson	def.	Kurt Pellegrino	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Patrick Côté	def.	Kendall Grove	KO (punches)	1	4:45
Preliminary card
Light Heavyweight	Renato Sobral	def.	David Heath	Technical submission (anaconda choke)	2	3:30
Heavyweight	Frank Mir	def.	Antoni Hardonk	Submission (kimura)	1	1:17
Middleweight	Thales Leites	def.	Ryan Jensen	Submission (armbar)	1	3:47
Lightweight	Clay Guida	def.	Marcus Aurélio	Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27)	3	5:00

^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Gonzaga was deducted 1 point in round 2 for grabbing the cage.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.

Fight of the Night: Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Knockout of the Night: Patrick Côté
Submission of the Night: Thales Leites

Reported payout

Randy Couture: $250,000^[5]
Gabriel Gonzaga: $45,000
Georges St-Pierre: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus)
Josh Koscheck: $10,000
Roger Huerta: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
Alberto Crane: $4,000
Joe Stevenson: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
Kurt Pellegrino: $8,000
Patrick Coté: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Kendall Grove: $12,000
Renato Sobral: $25,000 ($25,000 win bonus withheld by NSAC)^[6]
David Heath: $6,000
Frank Mir: $66,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
Antoni Hardonk: $8,000
Thales Leites: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus)
Ryan Jensen: $4,000
Clay Guida: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
Marcus Aurélio: $30,000

External links

UFC 74 Event Site

References

^ ^a ^b Haney, Jeff (August 27, 2007). "Russian champion may be next on Couture's fight card". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
^ http://mmapayout.com/blue-book/pay-per-view/^{[dead link]}
^ Ken, Pishna (2007-09-24). "RENATO "BABALU" SOBRAL FINED $25,000". MMAWeekly.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
^ Gross, Josh (2007-08-30). "Babaloose: UFC Cuts Controversial Fighter". Sherdog. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
^ Trembow, Ivan (August 27, 2007). "UFC 74 Fighter Salary Breakdown" (Reprint). MMA Weekly. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
^ Iole, Kevin (August 28, 2007). "There should be no room for Babalu's antics". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2007-09-05.