Sellout attendance of 14,728 people
Live gate of $4.3 million which is the second biggest UFC live gate ever behind UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz II
Over 3,000 people attended the weigh-ins.
Dan Henderson chose to fight as a light heavyweight in the UFC.
Dana White contradicted Henderson in saying that Rampage and Henderson will both have their titles [...]

Roger Huerta has announced, via his website, that he will be fighting on August 25th’s UFC 75 card against a yet-to-be-named opponent. The event is headlined by Randy Couture’s first title defense against Gabriel Gonzaga.
Huerta has posted a spotless 3-0 octagon record since he debuted in the organization at UFC 63. Huerta has defeated Jason [...]

Despite losing to Roger Huerta at UFC 69 via unanimous decision in one of the most closely contested bouts of the evening Leonard Garcia impressed enough to earn himself another shot in the UFC. Although a rematch with the rising Huerta is a ways off, Garcia became a fan favorite preparing for the bout on [...]

Main card:

Matt Serra def. Georges St. Pierre (TKO, 3:25 Round 1) **New UFC Welterweight Champion**
Kendall Grove def. Alan Belcher (Submission-Arm Triangle, 4:42 Round 2)
Yushin Okami def. Mike Swick (Unanimous decision, 29-28 29-28 30-27)
Roger Huerta def. Leonard Garcia (Unanimous decision, 30-27 x 3)
Josh Koscheck def. Diego Sanchez (Unanimous decision, 30-27 x 3)

Preliminary bouts:

Luke Cummo def. [...]

Main Card:

Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Serra
Diego Sanchez def. Josh Koscheck
Mike Swick def. Yushin Okami
Kendall Grove def. Alan Belcher
Roger Huerta def. Leonard Garcia

Preliminary Bouts:

Heath Herring def. Brad Imes
Pete Sell def. Thales Leites
Josh Haynes def. Luke Cummo
Marcus Davis def. Pete Spratt

Tags: mma, ufc, ufc 69

Hard Lessons
SI.com has a featured article on their site about Nate Marquardt who will be facing Anderson Silva for the middleweight title on July 7th at UFC 72.
Wineland works overtime to climb MMA ladder
Houston Chronicle writer Steve Seivert has a blog post up about MMA fighters who have regular jobs as well as fighting [...]

The UFC 69 official mini-site has gone live with what is basically a really light web site that lists the fight card for the event as well as information about tickets and the pay-per-view details. The most interesting part of the entire site for most fans is the promotional video that can serve as a [...]

In a recent Q&A with UFC.com Alan Belcher (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) did some trash talking on UFC 69 opponent Kendall Grove (7-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC):
“I think this fight is perfect for me and I couldn’t be happier with the matchup. I get to beat up trash-talking Kendall Grove. I wasn’t picked for the [...]

The UFC 69 card has been updated yet again. The latest change involves Roger Huerta (18-1-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and his previously rumored match against Alvin Robinson. Instead, Huerta will take on a UFC newcomer in Leronard Garcia (0-0 UFC). The update comes from UFC.com and leaves no open spaced on the April 7th card [...]