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UFC 62
''UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 26, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada. The main event featured a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship between Chuck Liddell and Renato Sobral. The co-main event was a TUF rematch between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar. Results Bonus awards *Fight of the Night: Hermes Franca vs. Jamie Varner *Knockout of the Night: Chuck Liddell *Submission of the Night: Nick Diaz Reported payout Chuck Liddell: $250,000 Forrest Griffin: $32,000 Renato "Babalu" Sobral: $21,000 Nick Diaz: $20,000 Stephan Bonnar: $16,000 Cheick Kongo: $12,000 Hermes Franca: $12,000 Yushin Okami: $8,000 Josh Neer: $6,000 Rob MacDonald: $5,000 David Heath: $4,000 Eric Schafer $4,000 Wilson Gouveia: $4,000 Alan Belcher: $3,000 Christian Wellisch $3,000 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor (company), Endeavor Group Holdings. The largest MMA promotion in the world, the UFC has over List of current UFC fighters, 578 fighters contracted that fight across 11 Weight class, weight divisions (eight men's and three women's). The organization produces events worldwide and abides by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. , it had held List of UFC events, over 700 events. Dana White has been its president since 2001 and CEO since 2023. Under White's stewardship, it has grown into a global multi-billion-dollar enterprise. The UFC was founded by businessman Art Davie and Brazilian martial artist Rorion Gracie, and the UFC 1, first event was held in 1993 at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the UFC's early compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevada State Athletic Commission
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (also known as the Nevada Athletic Commission or NSAC) regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of Nevada, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, kickboxers, mixed martial arts fighters, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers. The commission is the final authority on licensing matters, having the ability to approve, deny, revoke, or suspend all licenses for unarmed combat. The commission was established in 1941. It has several times been criticized for its conduct and sentences, and has several times been labelled a "kangaroo court". Leadership The Nevada State Athletic Commission is an agency of the Nevada Department of Business & Industry and is made up of five part-time commissioners (known as the "Commission"), an executive director, and seven full-time employees. Each commissioner is appointed by the Governor for a three-year term. The Governor also selects one of the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Heath (fighter)
David Alan Heath (born February 10, 1976) is an American former mixed martial artist who last competed in the Light Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since from 2003 until 2012, he fought for the UFC, MFC, and King of the Cage. Mixed martial arts career Early career Heath began training in mixed martial arts in 2002 and made his professional debut in 2003. Heath compiled a record of 7-0, which included a win over Sean Salmon, while mostly fighting in his home-state of Oklahoma before being signed by the UFC. UFC Heath made his debut for the organization at UFC 62 on August 26, 2006, against Cory Walmsley won the bout via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Heath next fought at UFC Fight Night 7 against Canadian Victor Valimiki and won via split decision. Heath then fought against future UFC Light Heavyweight Champion against then-undefeated Lyoto Machida at UFC 70 in England. Heath was a replacement for Machida's original opponent, Forrest Griffin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Gouveia
Wilson Gouveia (born October 3, 1978) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. Gouveia formerly fought in the UFC. He is a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is a member of American Top Team. Mixed martial arts career Gouveia hails from Fortaleza, Brazil, and fights out of Coconut Creek, Florida. He defeated Wes Combs at UFC 62, Seth Petruzelli at UFC Fight Night 9 and Carmelo Marrero at UFC 71. In his UFC debut he lost to Keith Jardine by a unanimous decision at The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale. He was also scheduled to fight Alessio Sakara at UFC 65 but Gouveia withdrew from the card. He was next scheduled to fight Jason Lambert at UFC 76 but had to withdraw due to a broken nose. The fight was rescheduled for UFC 80, where Wilson Gouveia KO'd Lambert by a devastating left hook. Wilson Gouveia was then on a 4-win streak in the UFC, which was ended by Goran Reljic at UFC 84 when Reljic TKO'd Gouveia in the second round, the fight won "Fight of the night awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob MacDonald
Robert Lawrence MacDonald (born September 5, 1978) is a Canadians, Canadian mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. From 2002 until 2009, he competed in various high-profile promotions including the UFC, Maximum Fighting Championship, and was a competitor on ''The Ultimate Fighter 2'', where he was the first Canadian to fight on the show. He later returned to competition for ''The Ultimate Fighter 30'' in 2022. Background Rob was a nationally ranked wrestler at St. Charles College (Sudbury), St. Charles College in Ontario and also excelled on the football and track teams. He graduated from Western Ontario University with degrees in English and Psychology. Mixed martial arts career MacDonald made his professional mixed martial arts debut on June 1, 2002, when he faced Zane Hagel at 2002 in Maximum Fighting Championship#MFC 4: New Groundz, MFC 4: New Groundz. He won the fight via first round submission strikes. After the impressive victory, MacDonald would win two more professio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Schafer
Eric John Schafer (born September 20, 1977) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 1997 until 2016, he competed for the UFC. Background Schafer attended the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. Schafer is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Pedro Sauer. Mixed martial arts career Early career Schafer compiled an amateur record of 2–1 before making his professional MMA debut in 1998. He then amassed a record of 6-1-2 before being signed by the UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship He made his UFC debut at '' UFC 62'', defeating Rob MacDonald by arm-triangle choke, rendering him unconscious at the 2:26 mark of round one. Schafer then lost his next 2 bouts consecutively via TKO to Michael Bisping at '' UFC 66'' and Stephan Bonnar at ''UFC 77''. Schafer next defeated Houston Alexander by arm-triangle choke in the first round on September 17, 2008, at UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer. Schafer won via TKO over Antonio Mendes at UFC 93 on January 7, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Fisher
Spencer William Fisher (born May 9, 1976) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2002–2012, he is best known for his 17-fight tenure with the UFC, winning "Fight of the Night" honors three times. Background Fisher was born in Cashiers, North Carolina. He played soccer while growing up, and was also a fan of professional wrestling. Fisher was introduced to martial arts, when he began practicing Shotokan Karate and Jeet Kun Do at a young age in his school's cafeteria. Fisher then transitioned to boxing in 1992 and began training for MMA soon after. Before becoming a professional fighter, he worked in landscaping and security. Mixed martial arts career Early career Fisher made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2002 and compiled a record of 14–1 before being signed by the UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship He made his UFC debut at '' Ultimate Fight Night 2'', scoring a second-round submission victory over Thiago Alves. He the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Varner
James Varner (born October 12, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist who fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former WEC Lightweight Champion. Background Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Varner attended Deer Valley High School where he competed in wrestling. At Deer Valley, Varner was a two-time Regional Champion and a State Runner Up and went on to compete at Pima Community College where he was a two-time National Qualifier and a National Runner Up, in addition to being an NJCAA All-American and a two-time Academic All-American. Mixed martial arts career Ultimate Fighting Championship Varner competed twice in the UFC. His first appearance was against veteran Hermes Franca, which Varner lost via submission (armbar) in round three. His final appearance was against formerly undefeated Jason Gilliam, which he won via first round submission (rear naked choke). After this win, Varner transferred to the WEC. World Extreme Cagefighting Varner succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermes França
Hermes França Barros (; born August 26, 1974) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He has competed for the UFC, WEC, MFC, and Israel FC. He is a former WEC Lightweight Champion, and former UFC Lightweight Championship contender. Mixed martial arts career Early career França made his professional Mixed Martial Arts debut on 17 November 2001, with a win over future WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown. He quickly earned an undefeated streak of 6–0, finishing all his opponents under the limit of the second round, drawing the attention of the UFC. First UFC run França made his UFC debut at '' UFC 42'', defeating Richard Crunkilton by unanimous decision. He won his next UFC fight against Caol Uno (who narrowly missed the lightweight championship after drawing with B.J. Penn) at ''UFC 44'' before losing a majority decision to Josh Thomson at ''UFC 46''. His next outing in the UFC, against Yves Edwards, was unsuccessful, losing the fight by split decision. Edwards would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Wellisch
Christian Wellisch (born September 13, 1975) is a Hungarian-American former professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2001 until 2009, he competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, World Extreme Cagefighting, WEC, and King of the Cage. He was the first Hungarian fighter ever in the UFC. Early life Christian Wellisch was born in Budapest in 1975, and lived in Hungary for 12 years. Because of the political repressions at the time, his parents decided to leave Hungary and moved to America so that he and his siblings could have better opportunities abroad. One such opportunity was the chance to start a career in MMA. Mixed martial arts career Wellisch began his professional career in 2001 as a Heavyweight (MMA), Heavyweight fighting in smaller promotions. In 2006, he scored a stoppage victory over the undefeated Dan Evensen. With a record of 6–2, Wellisch made his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut against Cheick Kongo at ''UFC 62''. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo (born May 17, 1975) is a French mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who fights in the Heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2001, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator. Early life Born to a Burkinabé father and a Congolese mother, Kongo began training in martial arts when he was 5 years old, learning Kendo and Karate. As he grew older, he had already received a black belt in both styles and began to expand his repertoire and trained in Boxing, Muay Thai, Savate, and Greco Roman Wrestling at the age of 19. At the age of 23 he learned Pencak Silat Persaudaraan Setia Hati Terate under the tutelage of Charles Joussoat and Franck Ropers, who learned it from C. N. Hardjono Turpijn, the pioneer of Pencak Silat PSHT in Europe. Kongo was interducted to Shootfighting through Bas Rutten at age 25, and started his career in mixed martial arts in 2001. He is also a cousin of rugby star Fulgence Ouedraogo, the Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiago Alves (fighter)
Thiago Alves (; born 3 October 1983) is a Brazilian former bare-knuckle fighter and former mixed martial artist. A 27-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he competed in the promotion from 2005 until 2019. Aside from being a professional fighter, Alves has been a striking coach at the American Top Team since 2017. Background Born and raised in Fortaleza, Brazil, Alves began training in Muay Thai at the age of 15 in order to get in better shape before transitioning to mixed martial arts at the age of 17. Alves won his first MMA bout as an amateur at just 15 years old, defeating a 25-year-old competitor by unanimous decision. At 19, Alves relocated from Brazil to Coconut Creek, Florida to train full-time at the prestigious American Top Team camp. Mixed martial arts career Ultimate Fighting Championship Alves, with a record of 8–3, received an invitation to make his UFC debut at Ultimate Fight Night 2 against fellow UFC newcomer Spencer Fisher. The fight wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
