UFC 70: Nations Collide
UFC 70: Nations Collide was the second UFC event held in the United Kingdom, and on Saturday, April 21, 2007. The first UFC event in the UK was UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall. Nations Collide was also only the seventh UFC event held outside the United States, and the first since UFC 38. The card was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States an on pay-per-view in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Setanta Sports.
Background
PRIDE FC Open-Weight Grand Prix champion, Mirko Filipovic, fought heavyweight contender Gabriel Gonzaga in the main event to determine the top contender for the UFC Heavyweight Championship held by Randy Couture.
The card also featured Michael Bisping fighting in England for the UFC for the first time against UFC veteran Elvis Sinosic and Andrei Arlovski taking on Fabricio Werdum who was making his UFC debut.
Reports have indicated that the UFC was targeting this event for its debut on HBO, but negotiations with HBO were not completed in time for UFC 70. As a result, the card instead aired on Spike TV in North America at 9 pm EDT on a 6-hour tape delay.
Lyoto Machida was originally scheduled to fight Forrest Griffin at this event, but Griffin became ill with a staph infection and could not compete on the card.
- Next Event: UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson
- Previous Event: UFC 69: Shootout
Results
| Weight Class | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welterweight | Paul Taylor | Edilberto de Oliveira | TKO (Head Kick and Punches) | 3 | 0:37 | |
| Welterweight | Jess Liaudin | Dennis Siver | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:21 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Alessio Sakara | Victor Valimaki | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:44 | |
| Lightweight | Junior Assuncao | David Lee | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 2 | 1:55 | |
| Lightweight | Terry Etim | Matt Grice | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 4:38 | Etim won Submission of the Night Honors |
| Heavyweight | Cheick Kongo | Assuerio Silva | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Lyoto Machida | David Heath | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Michael Bisping | Elvis Sinosic | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:20 | Fight won Fight of the Night Honors |
| Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski | Fabricio Werdum | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Gabriel Gonzaga | Mirko Filipovic | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 4:51 | Gonzaga won Knockout of the Night Honors |
