UFC 74: "Respect" Sat, Aug 25th, Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada
Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007
UFC 74: Respect Details
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Nevada Time: 7 p.m. City: Las Vegas State / Province: NV Country: USA
UFC 74 takes place on Saturday, August 25th, LIVE from the Mandalay Bay Events Center
in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC "RESPECT" will be broadcasted on Pay-Per-View at 10PM EST.
Randy “The Natural” Couture wants some Respect.
 Randy “The Natural” Couture recently beat Tim Sylvia for the UFC Heavyweight Championship in a unanimous decision in the heavyweight title for UFC 68. Randy’s putting his title on the line against Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga who recently knocked Mirko Cro Cop OUT!
Randy is a world class wrestler with an excellent clinch who likes to stand up to his opponents and pound away. Napao is a large strapping individual he’s 6’1”, 242lb while Randy is 6’2” 220lb. Randy can handle heavy fighters, as he’s proven against Silva who was 255lb when they fought. Napao is a striker and submission specialist, he’s got the power to drop you in a heartbeat. Couture is the fans favorite in this one, when he beat Silva it was not only a victory for him but for his fans too. Unfortunately Randy is currently the underdog in this fight. I like the odds on Randy “The Natural” Couture.
Canada’s favorite George “Rush” St-Pierre takes on Josh Koscheck in a welterweight battle. St-Pierre recently lost his last fight to Matt Serra in an embarrassing fight. St-Pierre has beaten some seriously good fighters in the past and is looking to get his title back. Rush excels in takedowns, his ground-n-pound is exceptional and he has some serious strength.
His opponent will be Josh Koscheck who is an athletic fighter who can go the distance and is a wrestling style fighter. His last fight against Diego Sanchez was an absolute bore.
He respected his opponent too much and didn’t want to initiate anything. St-Pierre is 5’10”, 170lb while Koscheck is 5’10”, 170lb, so they’re pretty much the same in this
department. If Koscheck had troubles with Sanchez he’s definitely going to have a hard time against St-Pierre.
Renato “Babalu” Sobral will meet David Heath (7-1) in a light heavyweight showdown at UFC 74: “Respect” on August 25.
Heath is coming off his first career loss, dropping a unanimous decision to the
often frustrating Ryoto Machida at UFC 70 in April. Prior to that bout, Heath was on a two-fight UFC win streak, besting Victor Valimaki at UFC Fight Night 7 (split-decision) and Corey Walmsley at UFC 62 (submission).
Babalu is also in search of redemption, looking to put an end to a two-fight losing streak.
Before the skid, which included consecutive losses to Chuck Liddell and Jason Lambert,
the Brazlian grappler was on a ridiculous 10-fight, three-year win streak.
He was once at the top of the 205-pound division, and now he finds himself in a must-win
situation against a hungry and talented Heath.
UFC 74 fight card
UFC Heavyweight Title |
Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga |
| Roger Huerta vs. Alberto Crane |
| Josh Koscheck vs. Georges St. Pierre |
| Kurt Pellegrino vs. Joe Stevenson |
| Kendall Grove vs. Patrick Cote |
| Travis Lutter vs. Ryan Jensen |
| Frank Mir vs. Antoni Hardonk |
| Renato “Babalu” Sobral vs. David Heath |
| Clay Guida vs. Marcus Aurelio |
UFC 75 Preview
UFC 75 will take place Saturday, Sept. 8 at the O2 Arena in London England. UFC 75 will feature a highly anticipated “unification” match between UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and PRIDE's 205-pound Champion Dan "Hollywood" Henderson.
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is coming off a victory over Chuck Liddell, knocking out "The Iceman" less than two minutes into the first round of their fight at UFC 71 in May.
Jackson stopped a streak of four consecutive title defenses by Liddell. The 29-year-old has been a rising star in mixed martial arts since his 2001 debut with the PRIDE Fighting organization (recently acquired by UFC ownership).
Henderson, 36, has an overall MMA record of 22-5-0 and last fought in the UFC at UFC 17 in 1998 before jumping to PRIDE.
UFC 74 "Respect" Fight Results
Preliminary Card Fights:
Clay Guida b. Marcus Aurelio
Clay Guida won via split decision (30-27, 30-27, 28-29).
Thales Leites b. Ryan Jensen
Thales Leites won via submission (arm bar) at 3:47 of Round One.
Frank Mir b. Antoni Hardonk
Frank Mir won via submission (kimura) at 1:17 of Round One.
Renato Sobral b. David Heath
Renato "Babalu" Sobral won via submission (anaconda choke) at 3:30 of Round Two.
Main Card Fights:
Patrick Cote b. Kendall Grove
Patrick Cote won via KO (strikes) at 4:45 of Round One.
Joe Stevenson b. Kurt Pellegrino
Joe Stevenson won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
Roger Huerta b. Alberto Crane
Roger Huerta won via TKO (strikes) at 1:50 of Round Three.
Georges St. Pierre b. Josh Koscheck
Georges St. Pierre won via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
Randy Couture b. Gabriel Gonzaga
Randy Couture won via TKO (strikes) at 1:37 of Round Three. He retained his UFC Heavyweight Championship.
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