Date: March 3, 2007
Venue: Nationwide Arena
City: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Preliminary card

  • Lightweight bout:  Jamie Varner vs.  Jason Gilliam
Varner defeated Gilliam via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:34 of round one. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
  • Lightweight bout:  Gleison Tibau vs.  Jason Dent
Tibau defeated Dent via unanimous decision. All three judges score the bout 30–27. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
  • Welterweight bout:  Jon Fitch vs.  Luigi Fioravanti
Fitch defeated Fioravanti via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:05 of round two. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Matt Hamill vs.  Rex Holman
Hamill defeated Holman via technical knockout due to strikes at 4:00 of round one. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.

Main card

  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Renato Sobral vs.  Jason Lambert
Lambert defeated Sobral via knockout due to a punch at 3:36 of round two.
  • Welterweight bout:  Matt Hughes vs.  Chris Lytle
Hughes defeated Lytle via unanimous decision. All three judges score the bout 30–27.
  • Middleweight bout:  Rich Franklin vs.  Jason MacDonald
Franklin defeated McDonald via technical knockout between rounds two and three. Excessive damage to MacDonald’s right eye prompted his corner to signal for the end of the bout.[5]
  • Middleweight bout:  Martin Kampmann vs.  Drew McFedries
Kampmann defeated McFedries via technical submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:06 of round one.
  • Heavyweight Championship bout:  Tim Sylvia (c) vs.  Randy Couture
Couture defeated Sylvia via unanimous decision and becomes the new UFC Heavyweight Champion for a record 3rd time. All three judges scored the bout 50–45.

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