March 3, 2007 From the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia is set to defend his title against Randy Couture, who is coming out of a 12-month retirement. Couture, a former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Champion, last fought as a heavyweight at UFC 39 in 2002. The star-studded undercard is highlited by the return of two former champions - Matt Hughes (welterweight) and Rich Franklin (middleweight). A total of 9 fights.
Preliminary card Lightweight bout: Jamie Varner vs. Jason Gilliam Lightweight bout: Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti Light Heavyweight bout: Matt Hamill vs. Rex Holman
Main card Light Heavyweight bout: Renato Sobral vs. Jason Lambert Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Chris Lytle Middleweight bout: Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald Middleweight bout: Martin Kampmann vs. Drew McFedries Heavyweight Championship bout: Champion Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture
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UFC 68
THE UPRISING Still feeling a little upset about last nights fight between BJ Penn and GSP, I decided I needed to watch another UFC event and one were the main event went the way I wanted. Still I love both Penn and GSP and I am glad for GSP, but the reason BJ lost in my eyes is he ballooned up a weight class [notice his fights as a welterweight are the ones were he gasses] and also GSP is a very gifted fighter. Any way this is the event were Randy Couture went against the odds and beat Tim... more info
Great card, Poor production:
While the the fight card on this DVD is of a high quality, the DVD as a whole is a disappointment. There is no introduction at the start of the card by Rogan and Goldberg as seen on the ppv. There are no video intros to give us a brief background on the upcoming fights as there is on the ppv. There are no post-fight interviews in the octagon with Joe Rogan. The fighters are not even introduced in the octagon by Bruce Buffer! On the whole there is a substantial amount of missing content that is essential to... more info
The Uprising:
What an important event this was in to the landscape of mixed martial arts. Here we get to see the return of The Natural to the heavyweight division and to MMA in general, as well as the comeback fights for two fallen champions in Matt Hughes and Rich Franklin. The drama factor is higher with this event than most, as focal acts in the stories of some of MMA's finest fighters are played out on this night. Randy Couture comes back to fight in a division that he was essentially battered out of by larger... more info
"Randy's coming out of retirement 'cause he thinks he can beat me. I don't think he can." Tim Sylvia:
That was said in the traditional gladiator introduction of UFC 68. When a friend who used to work with me approached me and announced that Sylvia was defending his title, I thought it was cool. When I heard he was taking on Randy Couture, I laughed out loud. Tim Sylvia's words are in my title above. These were the words of myself, and quite possibly many others, "This fight is gonna be over in less than a round! Couture doesn't stand a chance." I figured that the return of "The Natural" was great, but I... more info
