Date: October 20, 2007
Venue: U.S. Bank Arena
City: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Preliminary card

  • Lightweight bout: United States Matt Grice vs. United States Jason Black
Grice defeated Black via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). The scores were initially announced as 29–28 for Black, 29–28 for Grice, and 28–28, and the bout was ruled a split draw. An announcement was then made in the arena that the scores had been miscalculated. Grice was awarded the victory, but the corrected scores were not announced.
  • Welterweight bout:  Josh Burkman vs.  Forrest Petz
Burkman defeated Petz via split decision (29–28, 28-29, 29–28).
  • Middleweight bout:  Ryan Jensen vs.  Demian Maia
Maia wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:40 of round 1. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Silva vs. Franklin fight.
  • Middleweight bout:  Yushin Okami vs.  Jason MacDonald
Okami defeated MacDonald via unanimous decision (30–27, 30-27, 30-27).

Main card

  • Middleweight bout:  Kalib Starnes vs.  Alan Belcher
Belcher defeated Starnes via TKO (cut) at 1:39 of round 2.
  • Light heavyweight bout:  Eric Schafer vs.  Stephan Bonnar
Bonnar defeated Schaefer via TKO (strikes) at 2:47 of round 2.
  • Lightweight bout:  Jorge Gurgel vs.  Alvin Robinson
Robinson defeated Gurgel via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27).
  • Heavyweight bout:  Tim Sylvia vs.  Brandon Vera
Sylvia defeated Vera via unanimous decision (29–27, 29–28, 29–28).
  • Middleweight Championship bout:  Anderson Silva (c) vs.  Rich Franklin
Silva defeated Franklin via TKO (strikes) at 1:07 of round 2 to retain the Middleweight title.

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