UFC 73

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2007

UFC 73: Stacked

The poster for UFC 73: Stacked

Information

Promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Date

July 7, 2007

Venue

ARCO Arena

City

Sacramento, California

Attendance

13,183^[1]

Total gate

$1,551,920^[1]

Buyrate

425,000

Total purse

$761,000 (disclosed)^[1]

Event chronology

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale

UFC 73: Stacked

UFC 74: Respect

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.^[2]

Background

In the main event, Anderson Silva put his UFC Middleweight Championship belt on the line against Nate Marquardt.

The card's other championship match had Sean Sherk defending his UFC Lightweight Championship belt against Hermes Franca. Post–fight, the California State Athletic Commission announced that both fighters tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.^[3] Sherk was eventually stripped of the title.

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.^[4] His replacement, Drew Fickett, also withdrew later due to injury.^[5]

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.^[6]

Results

Main card (PPV)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Anderson Silva (c)	def.	Nate Marquardt	TKO (punches)	1	4:50	^[a]
Light Heavyweight	Tito Ortiz	vs.	Rashad Evans	Draw (unanimous) (28–28, 28–28, 28–28)	3	5:00	^[b]
Lightweight	Sean Sherk (c)	def.	Hermes França	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46)	5	5:00	^[c]
Heavyweight	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	def.	Heath Herring	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Kenny Florian	def.	Alvin Robinson	TKO (submission to punches)	1	4:30	^[d]
Preliminary card
Light Heavyweight	Stephan Bonnar	def.	Mike Nickels	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:14
Lightweight	Jorge Gurgel	def.	Diego Saraiva	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Chris Lytle	def.	Jason Gilliam	Submission (inverted triangle choke and americana)	1	2:15
Lightweight	Frankie Edgar	def.	Mark Bocek	TKO (punches)	1	4:55

^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
^ Ortiz was deducted one point in round 2 for grabbing the fence.
^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship; Both fighters failed their drug tests.
^ This fight was delayed until after the main event due to time constraints.

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
Knockout of the Night: Anderson Silva
Submission of the Night: Chris Lytle

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:^[1]

Anderson Silva – $90,000 ($45,000 + $45,000 win bonus) def. Nate 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
Antônio 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^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Pishna, Ken (2007-07-09). "UFC 73 Salaries and Attendance figures". MMAWeekly. Archived from the original on 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
^ "UFC 73: Stacked". UFC. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
^ Iole, Kevin (2007-07-19). "MMA needs to address steroids problem". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
^ Bodog Beat News Ticker (2007-05-22). "MMA News: Joslin Out, Fickett In to Fight Lytle at UFC 73". BodogBeat.com. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
^ "UFC 73: Gilliam Replaces Injured Fickett". Sherdog.com. June 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
^ "Card Updates: Gurgel Not Fighting Varner; Hazelett Fighting at UFC 72". MMAFrenzy. April 25, 2007. Retrieved 2011-11-02.