''UFC 68: The Uprising'' was a

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event held by the

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on March 3, 2007, at the

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Background

''UFC 68'' was the first UFC event held in the state of

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, and coincided with the 2007 Arnold Sports Festival. The sold-out event produced the highest verifiable live attendance to date for a mixed martial arts event in North America with 19,079 spectators. At the time it was the largest attendance for a MMA event in the United States. In the main event, UFC Heavyweight Champion

Tim Sylvia Timothy Deane Sylvia (born March 5, 1976) is an American retired mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, professional wrestler, and a former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion. He has competed as a Super Heavyweight and Heavyweight. While he is best kn ...

was set to defend his title against

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, who was coming out of a 12-month retirement. Couture, a former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Champion, hadn't fought as a heavyweight since ''

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'' in 2002. Also featured at ''UFC 68'' were the return bouts of former champions Matt Hughes at welterweight and

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at middleweight.

Results

Bonus awards

*Fight of the Night: Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral *Knockout of the Night: Jason Lambert *Submission of the Night: Martin Kampmann

References

External links

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UFC 68 Results on Sherdog.comOfficial UFC 68 websiteOfficial UFC 68 Fight Card
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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References

External links