UFC 77
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UFC 77: Hostile Territory was a mixed martial arts
event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
(UFC). The event took place on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at the U.S. Bank Arena
in Cincinnati, Ohio
. The main event featured Anderson Silva defending his middleweight championship against Rich Franklin in a rematch of their October 2006 meeting at UFC 64
, which Silva won.
The co-main event was a heavyweight
match-up between former two-time champion Tim Sylvia and undefeated Brandon Vera.
Before the Vera-Sylvia fight, former amateur wrestler and WWE superstar Brock Lesnar
announced he had signed with the UFC.
The name "Hostile Territory" came from the defense of Anderson Silva
's UFC middleweight
title against Cincinnati native Rich Franklin
.
The individual payouts are listed below. Purse amounts includes the payment amounts for show and win, but do not include sponsor payments, fees, taxes, or special award bonuses.
Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin
Silva: $120,000 ($60,000 base; $60,000 win bonus)
Franklin: $45,000
Tim Sylvia vs. Brandon Vera
Sylvia: $200,000 ($100,000 base; $100,000 win bonus)
Vera: $100,000
Alvin Robinson vs. Jorge Gurgel
Robinson: $6,000 ($3,000 base; $3,000 win bonus)
Gurgel: $7,000
Stephan Bonnar vs. Eric Schafer
Bonnar: $44,000 ($22,000 base; $22,000 win bonus)
Schafer: $6,000
Alan Belcher vs. Kalib Starnes
Belcher: $22,000 ($11,000 base; $11,000 win bonus)
Starnes: $7,000
Yushin Okami vs. Jason MacDonald
Okami: $24,000 ($12,000 base; $12,000 win bonus)
MacDonald: $17,000
Demian Maia vs. Ryan Jensen
Maia: $10,000 ($5,000 base; $5,000 to show)
Jensen: $4,000
Josh Burkman vs. Forrest Petz
Burkman: $20,000 ($10,000 base; $10,000 win bonus)
Petz: $6,000
Matt Grice vs. Jason Black
Grice: $6,000 ($3,000 base; $3,000 win bonus)
Black: $8,000
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
(UFC). The event took place on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at the U.S. Bank Arena
U.S. Bank Arena
U.S. Bank Arena is an indoor arena, located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, along the banks of the Ohio River, next to the Great American Ball Park. Completed in September 1975, the arena seats 17,556 people...
in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
. The main event featured Anderson Silva defending his middleweight championship against Rich Franklin in a rematch of their October 2006 meeting at UFC 64
UFC 64
UFC 64: Unstoppable was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, October 14, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and...
, which Silva won.
The co-main event was a heavyweight
Heavyweight (MMA)
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...
match-up between former two-time champion Tim Sylvia and undefeated Brandon Vera.
Before the Vera-Sylvia fight, former amateur wrestler and WWE superstar Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar
Brock Edward Lesnar is an American mixed martial artist, actor and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and is ranked the No.5 Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog...
announced he had signed with the UFC.
The name "Hostile Territory" came from the defense of Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva
Anderson da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 14 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history...
's UFC middleweight
Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...
title against Cincinnati native Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
.
Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout:
Matt GriceMatt GriceDonald Matthew Grice is an American mixed martial artist who has fought for X-1, Freestyle Cage Fighting, Ultimate Texas Showdown and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
vs. Jason BlackJason BlackJason Black is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight and welterweight divisions. He is a veteran of the King of the Cage, Extreme Challenge, and PRIDE Fighting Championships organizations, a former UCC title holder, and trains with the Miletich Fighting Systems...
- 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 BurkmanJosh BurkmanJoshua R. Burkman is an American mixed martial artist who is best known for his participation in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Before becoming a mixed martial artist, Burkman was an amateur wrestler. During his senior year of high school he finished second in his weight class at the state...
vs. Forrest PetzForrest PetzForrest Petz is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. Petz is a Ultimate Fighting Championships veteran formerly competing in their welterweight division...
- Burkman defeated Petz via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
- Middleweight bout: Ryan JensenRyan Jensen (fighter)Ryan James Jensen is an American mixed martial artist.-Background:Jensen began training at the age of 15. Following his first fight against Travis Fulton in February 1997, he did not compete again until June 2002...
vs.
Demian MaiaDemian MaiaDemian Maia Baptista is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Maia is currently ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports., and the #8 middleweight fighter in the world by...
- Maia defeated Jensen via 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 OkamiYushin Okamiis a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently fights at middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . Okami is currently ranked the #3 best middleweight in the world by Sherdog and the #2 best middleweight by MMAWeekly....
vs.
Jason MacDonaldJason MacDonaldJason Anthony MacDonald is a Canadian mixed martial artist who is currently fighting with the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a middleweight. He is also a veteran of the Maximum Fighting Championship and TKO Major League MMA in his native country of Canada...
- Okami defeated MacDonald via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Main card
- Middleweight bout: Kalib StarnesKalib StarnesKalib Axel Starnes is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist of Metis descent. He was featured in the third season of the reality TV series, The Ultimate Fighter...
vs. Alan BelcherAlan BelcherJohn Alan Belcher , is an American mixed martial artist who fights in the middleweight division of the UFC. He fights out of Remix MMA in Biloxi, Mississippi, where he is also the owner. Belcher holds notable wins over Jorge Santiago, Jason MacDonald, Ed Herman, Dennis Kang, and Patrick Côté...
- Belcher defeated Starnes via TKO (cut) at 1:39 of round 2.
- Light heavyweight bout: Eric SchaferEric SchaferEric John Schafer is an American mixed martial artist who competes a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Background and early career:Schafer attended the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh....
vs. Stephan BonnarStephan BonnarStephan Patrick Bonnar is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes for the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
- Bonnar defeated Schafer via TKO (strikes) at 2:47 of round 2.
- Lightweight bout: Jorge GurgelJorge GurgelJorge Valente Gurgel is a Brazilian-American Mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who currently competes in Strikeforce's lightweight division.- Early life :...
vs. Alvin RobinsonAlvin RobinsonAlvin L Robinson is an American professional mixed martial artist currently fighting as a lightweight for the Bellator Fighting Championships. He is a former Ring of Fire lightweight champion...
- Robinson defeated Gurgel via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–27, 29–27).
- Heavyweight bout: Tim SylviaTim SylviaTimothy Deane Sylvia is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler, and former Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Champion. He trains as a member of the Miletich Fighting Systems camp and is part of their MFSE group...
vs. Brandon VeraBrandon VeraBrandon Michael Vera is an American mixed martial artist. He competes as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the winner of the WEC 13 Heavyweight Tournament and currently resides in San Diego, California. He holds notable victories over Frank Mir, Assuerio Silva,...
- Sylvia defeated Vera via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–27, 29–28).
- Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson SilvaAnderson SilvaAnderson da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 14 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history...
(c) vs. Rich FranklinRich FranklinRich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
- Silva defeated Franklin via TKO (strikes) at 1:07 of round 2 to retain the Middleweight title.
Bonus awards
At the end of this event, $40,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.- Fight of the Night: Matt GriceMatt GriceDonald Matthew Grice is an American mixed martial artist who has fought for X-1, Freestyle Cage Fighting, Ultimate Texas Showdown and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
vs. Jason BlackJason BlackJason Black is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight and welterweight divisions. He is a veteran of the King of the Cage, Extreme Challenge, and PRIDE Fighting Championships organizations, a former UCC title holder, and trains with the Miletich Fighting Systems...
- Submission of the Night: Demian MaiaDemian MaiaDemian Maia Baptista is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Maia is currently ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports., and the #8 middleweight fighter in the world by...
- Knockout of the Night: Anderson SilvaAnderson SilvaAnderson da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 14 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history...
Purses
The disclosed fighter payroll for UFC 77 was $652,000.The individual payouts are listed below. Purse amounts includes the payment amounts for show and win, but do not include sponsor payments, fees, taxes, or special award bonuses.
Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin
Silva: $120,000 ($60,000 base; $60,000 win bonus)
Franklin: $45,000
Tim Sylvia vs. Brandon Vera
Sylvia: $200,000 ($100,000 base; $100,000 win bonus)
Vera: $100,000
Alvin Robinson vs. Jorge Gurgel
Robinson: $6,000 ($3,000 base; $3,000 win bonus)
Gurgel: $7,000
Stephan Bonnar vs. Eric Schafer
Bonnar: $44,000 ($22,000 base; $22,000 win bonus)
Schafer: $6,000
Alan Belcher vs. Kalib Starnes
Belcher: $22,000 ($11,000 base; $11,000 win bonus)
Starnes: $7,000
Yushin Okami vs. Jason MacDonald
Okami: $24,000 ($12,000 base; $12,000 win bonus)
MacDonald: $17,000
Demian Maia vs. Ryan Jensen
Maia: $10,000 ($5,000 base; $5,000 to show)
Jensen: $4,000
Josh Burkman vs. Forrest Petz
Burkman: $20,000 ($10,000 base; $10,000 win bonus)
Petz: $6,000
Matt Grice vs. Jason Black
Grice: $6,000 ($3,000 base; $3,000 win bonus)
Black: $8,000