UFC 73: Stacked Saturday, July 7th, in Sacramento, CA!
 Let's get it on! The fiercest fighters in Ultimate Fighting Championship are ready to rumble inside the Octagon!
The Ultimate Fighting Championship organization has announced a UFC card stacked with at least five fights that include two intense championship bouts and a heated grudge match between two light heavyweight rivals. UFC 73: STACKED features UFC Middleweight Champion, Anderson "The Spider" Silva in his first title defense vs. Nate "The Great" Marquardt.
UFC Lightweight Champion, Sean "The Muscle Shark" Sherk puts his newly-won belt on the line vs. Brazil's Hermes Franca, in his first title defense since defeating Kenny Florian in October 2006.. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira steps into the Octagon for the first time for a heavyweight war with Heath Herring.
Tito Ortiz intends to put a painful end to Rashad Evans' perfect 15-0 record.
Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans, two all-state college wrestlers, both who dislike each other, settling their differences in the Octagon.
Sean Sherk (35-2-1), fighting out of Oak Grove, Minn., holds an incredible record, with only two losses. The first came to Matt Hughes for the UFC World Welterweight title. Sherk went on to win 12 straight fights before losing by TKO in the second round to Georges St-Pierre. Sherk is an excellent wrestler and is one of the pound-for-pound strongest competitors in the sport.
He defeated Kenny Florian in a battle for the vacant UFC lightweight title last October at UFC 64 to become champion in the newly restored weight division.
Hermes Franca (18-5_ has won his last eight fights - all by knockout or submission. Included in this amazing streak are UFC wins over Joe Jordan, Jamie Varner, and most recently, a TKO over Spencer Fisher. This 32-year old ground ace from Fortaleza, Brazil wants to win the lightweight crown by finishing the fight Hermes-style.
UFC 73: Stacked Current Fight Card: |
| LW Title Bout: Sean Sherk vs. Hermes Franca |
| MW Title Bout: Anderson Silva vs. Nate Marquardt |
| Tito Ortiz vs. Rashad Evans |
| Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring |
| Alvin Robinson vs. Kenny Florian |
| Mike Nickels vs. Stephan Bonnar |
| Jorge Gurgel vs. Diego Saraiva |
| Drew Fickett vs. Chris Lytle |
| Mark Bocek vs. Frank Edgar |
UFC 73 Results
UFC 73 was by far the most anticipated MMA event of the year with 9 fights on the card, 2 of which were title fights in the Middleweight and Lightweight divisions. The night started off with sparks when Heath Herring a huge underdog nearly knocked out Pride Fighting champ Minotauro Nogueira with a kick to the head, but ended up losing the fight by decision. The Lighweight championship was a true battle between Hermes Franca and defending champ Sean Sherk. The bout went all 5 five minute rounds and ended with an electrifying Sherk by unanimous decision. One of the more anticipated fights of the night was between Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz at the Light Heavyweight division. Sparks were flying and both fighters put on quite a show for the sell out crowd at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, but the crowd was left booing when the bout ended in a draw due to a point deduction incurred by Ortiz in the 2nd round when he was penalized for holding onto the fence to prevent a takedown. The main event of the night was the Middleweight championship bout between defending champ Anderson "The Spider" Silva and the challenger Nate Marqaurdt. With the ring of the bell Silva opened up with a quick flurry of striking combos, Marquardt tried to defend but was no match for the Brazilians speed resulting with Nate "The Great" being TKO'd with 1:30 left in the 1st round.
Complete Results for UFC 73:
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
Frankie Edgar defeated Mark Bocek at 4:55 of Round One by TKO.
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
Chris Lytle defeated Jason Gilliam 2:15 of Round One by triangle choke.
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
Jorge Gurgel defeated Diego Saraiva by unanimous decision (30-27 on all three scorecards)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
Stephan Bonnar defeated Mike Nickels by Rear Naked Choke at 2:14 of Round One.
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria defeats Heath Herring by unanimous decision (29-28 on all score cards)
LIGHT WEIGHT UFC WORLD TITLE BOUT
Sean Sherk defeats Hermes Franca by unanimous decision (50-45 on all judges scorecards)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
Tito Ortiz vs Rashad Evans. All 3 judges score the bout 28-28 for a unanimous draw mostly due to the point taken away from Ortiz in the 2nd round.
MIDDLEWEIGHT UFC WORLD TITLE BOUT
Anderson Silva defeats Nate Marqaurdt by TKO Rd 1 (Referee's stoppage due to strikes)
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
Kenny Florian defeats Alvin Robinson by TKO (Referee's Stoppage due to strikes on the ground) Rd 1.
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