UFC 72
| UFC 72: This Time It's Personal | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 72: This Time It's Personal | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | 16 June 2007 | |||
| Venue | The Odyssey | |||
| City |  Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK | |||
| Attendance | 8,000 | |||
| Total gate | £700,000 (approx. $1.2 million)[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 200,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 72: This Time It's Personal 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, England) and UFC 70 in April 2007 (MEN Arena in Manchester, England). 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
Preliminary card
- Welterweight bout:
Marcus Davis vs. 
Jason Tan
- Davis defeated Tan via KO (punch) at 1:15 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast.
- Welterweight bout: Dustin Hazelett vs.
Stevie Lynch
- Hazelett defeated Lynch via submission (anaconda choke) at 2:50 of round 1.
- Heavyweight bout: Eddie Sanchez vs. Colin Robinson
- Sanchez defeated Robinson via TKO (strikes) at 0:32 of round 2.
Main card
- Middleweight bout: Ed Herman vs. Scott Smith
- Herman defeated Smith via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:25 of round 2.
- Lightweight bout: Tyson Griffin vs. Clay Guida
- Griffin defeated Guida via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
- Middleweight bout:
Jason MacDonald vs. Rory Singer
- MacDonald defeated Singer via TKO (punches and elbows) at 3:18 of round 2.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Hector Ramirez
- Griffin defeated Ramirez via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Middleweight bout: Rich Franklin vs.
Yushin Okami
- Franklin defeated Okami via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
Bonus awards
The bonuses for this event were $40,000 each. [8]:
- Fight of the Night: Clay Guida vs. Tyson Griffin
- Submission of the Night: Ed Herman
- Knockout of the Night: Marcus Davis
References
- ^ "Belfast gets a pounding". Belfast Telegraph. 17 June 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
- ^ http://mmapayout.com/blue-book/pay-per-view/
- ^ "Upcoming Events; UFC 72: Victory". UFC.com. 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. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
- ^ "Tom Murphy Opponent-less for UFC 72". UFC Junkie. 10 June 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007. [dead link]
- ^ "Murphy fight dropped from card".
- ^ UFC 72 Fight Awards | UFCDaily.com
