UFC 73

UFC 73: Stacked
Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	July 7, 2007
Venue	ARCO Arena
City	Sacramento, California, USA
Attendance	13,183
Total gate	$1,551,920
Buyrate	425,000
Total purse	$761,000 (disclosed)
Event chronology
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UFC 73: Stacked was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It took place on July 7, 2007 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California and featured a total of nine bouts: four on the preliminary card and five on the main card.

In the main event, Anderson Silva put his UFC Middleweight Championship belt on the line against Nathan Marquardt. The card's other championship match had Sean Sherk defending his UFC Lightweight Championship belt against Hermes Franca.

Jason Gilliam was the third choice for Chris Lytle's opponent. Originally scheduled to compete was Jeff Joslin, who withdrew due to a training injury. His replacement, Drew Fickett, also withdrew later due to injury.

Jorge Gurgel was initially reported to be facing future WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner at this event, but Varner was later moved to the WEC for a planned match at WEC 27. Gurgel would instead fight Diego Saraiva on this card.

Results

Preliminary card

• Lightweight bout: Mark Bocek vs. Frankie Edgar

Edgar defeated Bocek via TKO (strikes) at 4:55 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle vs. Jason Gilliam

Lytle defeated Gilliam via submission (triangle choke/armbar) at 2:15 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout: Diego Saraiva vs. Jorge Gurgel

Gurgel defeated Saraiva via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Light Heavyweight bout: Mike Nickels vs. Stephan Bonnar

Bonnar defeated Nickels via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:14 of round 1.

Main card

• Heavyweight bout: Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring

Nogueira defeated Herring via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

• Lightweight Championship bout: Sean Sherk (c) vs. Hermes Franca

Sherk defeated Franca via unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 49–46). The California State Athletic Commission later announced that both fighters tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. Sherk was eventually stripped of the title.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Tito Ortiz vs. Rashad Evans

Evans and Ortiz fought to a unanimous draw (28–28, 28–28, 28–28). Ortiz was deducted one point in the second round for repeatedly grabbing the fence.

• Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Nate Marquardt

Silva defeated Marquardt via TKO (punches) at 4:50 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout: Kenny Florian vs. Alvin Robinson

Florian defeated Robinson via TKO (strikes) at 4:30 of round 1. This fight was delayed until after the main event due to time constraints.

Purses

Purse amounts were provided by the California State Athletic Commission, and include amounts for show and win. The figures do not include any undisclosed bonuses:

• Anderson Silva – $90,000 ($45,000 + $45,000 win bonus) def. Nathan Marquardt – $24,000
• Sean Sherk – $28,000 ($14,000 + $14,000 win bonus) def. Hermes Franca – $14,000
• Tito Ortiz – $210,000 draw with Rashad Evans – $16,000
• Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira – $200,000 ($100,000 + $100,000 win bonus) def. Heath Herring – $70,000
• Kenny Florian – $16,000 ($8,000 + $8,000 win bonus) def. Alvin Robinson – $3,000
• Stephan Bonnar – $32,000 ($16,000 + $16,000 win bonus) def. Mike Nickels – $5,000
• Chris Lytle – $20,000 ($10,000 + $10,000 win bonus) def. Jason Gilliam – $3,000
• Jorge Gurgel – $14,000 ($7,000 + $7,000 win bonus) def. Diego Saraiva – $3,000
• Frank Edgar – $10,000 ($5,000 + $5,000 win bonus) def. Mark Bocek – $3,000

Total disclosed payroll: $761,000

Bonus awards

After the event's conclusion, the UFC awarded $40,000 to each of the fighters who receive one of these three awards.

• Fight of the Night: Diego Saraiva vs. Jorge Gurgel

• Submission of the Night: Chris Lytle

• Knockout of the Night: None

External links

• Official UFC 73 website
• UFC 73 at UFC.com