Date: May 26, 2007
Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena
City: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Preliminary card
- Light Heavyweight bout: Carmelo Marrero vs. Wilson Gouveia
- Gouveia defeated Marrero via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:06 of round 1. This preliminary bout was aired on the pay-per-view broadcast.
- Lightweight bout: Jeremy Stephens vs. Din Thomas
- Thomas defeated Stephens via submission (armbar) at 2:44 of round 2. This preliminary bout was aired on the pay-per-view broadcast.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Alan Belcher vs. Sean Salmon
- Belcher defeated Salmon via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:53 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Thiago Silva vs. James Irvin
- Silva defeated Irvin via TKO (knee injury) at 1:06 of round 1.
Main card
- Middleweight bout: Kalib Starnes vs. Chris Leben
- Starnes defeated Leben via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–28).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Houston Alexander vs. Keith Jardine
- Alexander defeated Jardine via KO (strikes) at 0:48 round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Terry Martin vs. Ivan Salaverry
- Martin defeated Salaverry via TKO (suplex and strikes) at 2:04 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout: Karo Parisyan vs. Josh Burkman
- Parisyan defeated Burkman via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
- Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Chuck Liddell (c) vs. Quinton Jackson
- Jackson defeated Liddell via KO (punches) at 1:53 of round 1 to become the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.
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