2007 in UFC explained

The year 2007 was the 15th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2007 the UFC held 19 events beginning with, UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon.

The Ultimate Fighter

Season	Finale	Division	Winner	Runner-up
TUF 5: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn	Jun 23, 2007	Lightweight	Nate Diaz	Manvel Gamburyan
TUF 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra	Dec 8, 2007	Welterweight	Mac Danzig	Tommy Speer

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2007:

• Akihiro Gono
• Alberto Crane
• Allen Berube
• Alvin Robinson
• Andy Wang
• Anthony Johnson
• Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
• Ben Saunders
• Billy Miles
• Brandon Melendez
• Brian Geraghty
• Chad Reiner
• Cole Miller
• Colin Robinson
• Dan Barrera
• Demian Maia
• Dennis Siver
• Dorian Price
• Doug Evans
• Edilberto de Oliveira
• Fabrício Werdum
• Floyd Sword
• Frankie Edgar
• George Sotiropoulos
• Gray Maynard
• Heath Herring
• Houston Alexander
• Jared Rollins
• Jason Black
• Jason Gilliam
• Jason Reinhardt
• Jason Tan
• Jeff Cox
• Jeremy Stephens
• Jess Liaudin
• Joe Veres
• John Halverson
• John Kolosci
• Jon Koppenhaver
• Jordan Radev
• Justin McCully
• Kazuhiro Nakamura
• Leonard Garcia
• Luiz Cane
• Luke Caudillo
• Lyoto Machida
• Mac Danzig
• Manny Gamburyan
• Marcus Aurélio
• Mark Bocek
• Matt Arroyo
• Matt Grice
• Maurício Rua
• Michihiro Omigawa
• Mirko Filipović
• Naoyuki Kotani
• Nate Diaz
• Nate Mohr
• Paul Georgieff
• Paul Taylor
• Quinton Jackson
• Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
• Rex Holman
• Richie Hightower
• Roan Carneiro
• Rob Emerson
• Roman Mitichyan
• Ryan Jensen
• Ryo Chonan
• Scott Junk
• Sean Salmon
• Soa Palelei
• Steven Lynch
• Tamdan McCrory
• Terry Etim
• Thiago Silva
• Thiago Tavares
• Tom Speer
• Tomasz Drwal
• Troy Mandaloniz

Events list

See main article: List of UFC events.

	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
102			Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	^[1]
101			Palms Casino Resort	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	rowspan="1
100			Prudential Center	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.	^[2]
099			U.S. Bank Arena	Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.	^[3]
098			Honda Center	Anaheim, California, U.S.	^[4]
097			Palms Casino Resort	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	rowspan="1
096			The O2 arena	London, England, U.K.
095			Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
094			ARCO Arena	Sacramento, California, U.S.	^[5]
093			Palms Casino Resort	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	rowspan="1
092				Belfast, Northern Ireland	^[6]
091			Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino	Hollywood, Florida, U.S.	rowspan="1
090			MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	^[7]
089			Manchester Evening News Arena	Manchester, England, U.K.	^[8]
088			Toyota Center	Houston, Texas, U.S.
087			Palms Casino Resort	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
086			Nationwide Arena	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.	^[9]
085			Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
084			Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino	Hollywood, Florida, U.S.

UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard

UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard
Promotion:	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date:	April 5, 2007
Venue:	Palms Casino Resort
City:	Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance:	1,734
Previousevent:	UFC 68: The Uprising
Followingevent:	UFC 69: Shootout

UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard^[10] (also known as UFC Fight Night 9) was an event held on April 5, 2007, at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bonus awards

• Fight of the Night: Kenny Florian vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima
• Submission of the Night: Joe Stevenson and Kurt Pelligrino

See also

• UFC
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events

Notes and References

1. Web site: UFC issues 200,000 in UFC 79 bonuses. mmajunkie.com. Dec 30, 2007. 2015-03-04. https://archive.today/20120630015405/mmajunkie.com/news/3425/ufc-issues-200000-in-ufc-79-bonuses.mma. 2012-06-30. dead.
2. Web site: UFC 78: Heading east. 19 June 2009 . sports.yahoo.com. Oct 19, 2010.
3. Web site: UFC 77 salaries and attendance figures. mmaweekly.com. Oct 24, 2007. 2015-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20071107081656/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4940&zoneid=1. 2007-11-07. dead.
4. Web site: UFC 76 Salaries: Liddell earns $500,000. https://archive.today/20070528213139/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4774&zoneid=3. dead. May 28, 2007. mmaweekly.com. Sep 26, 2007.
5. Web site: UFC 73 salaries and attendance figures. mmaweekly.com. Jul 9, 2007. 2015-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011204022/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/Dailynews.asp?articleid=4292&zoneid=16. 2007-10-11. dead.
6. Web site: Dana White promises UFC will return to Dublin in 2010. mmajunkie.com. Mar 24, 2010. 2015-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023022348/http://mmajunkie.com/news/18435/dana-white-promises-ufc-will-return-to-dublin-in-2010.mma. 2012-10-23. dead.
7. Web site: UFC 108 draws 13,255 attendance for $2 million gate. mmajunkie.com. Jan 3, 2010. 2015-03-04. https://archive.today/20121208193206/mmajunkie.com/news/17405/ufc-108-draws-13255-attendance-for-2-million-gate.mma. 2012-12-08. dead.
8. Web site: Late push could help UFC 105 challenge for European attendance record. mmajunkie.com. Nov 11, 2009. 2015-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023022320/http://mmajunkie.com/news/16817/late-push-could-help-ufc-105-challenge-for-european-attendance-record.mma. 2012-10-23. dead.
9. Web site: Official UFC 68 salaries: Paydays for Randy Couture, Tim Sylvia, Rich Franklin, Matt Hughes and more. mmajunkie.com. Mar 6, 2007. 2015-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20120722120700/http://mmajunkie.com/news/2035/official-ufc-68-salaries-paydays-for-randy-couture-tim-sylvia-rich-franklin-matt-hughes-and-more.mma. 2012-07-22. dead.
10. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard . . https://web.archive.org/web/20150309232457/http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-Stevenson-vs-Guillard-4682 . March 9, 2015 . live .