Completed MMA Event
UFC 69: Shootout
- Saturday 04.07.2007
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Toyota Center
- Location: Houston, Texas, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,817,200
- Attendance: 15,269 (Paid: 12,516)
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 400,000 | TV Ratings:
- MMA Bouts: 9
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Fight Card
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
Honors & Awards
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Knockout of the NightMatt Serra vs. Georges St. Pierre I
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Fight of the NightRoger Huerta vs. Leonard Garcia
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Submission of the NightKendall Grove vs. Alan Belcher
Referees
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John McCarthy
Serra vs. St. Pierre I (9), Koscheck vs. Sanchez (8), Grove vs. Belcher (5) -
Mario Yamasaki
Huerta vs. Garcia (7), Okami vs. Swick (6), Leites vs. Sell (3) -
Kerry Hatley
Herring vs. Imes (4), Davis vs. Spratt (2), Cummo vs. Haynes (1)
Wiki
UFC 69 Wiki
Despite winning the fourth season of The Ultimate Fighter, lightweight veteran Matt Serra was considered a sacrificial lamb being led to the slaughter in the runup to his title bid against Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre. St-Pierre, critics said, was too large, too powerful, and too good for Serra to do anything against. But just like that, 3:25 into the first round, Serra had secured the biggest win of his professional career and produced the single greatest upset in MMA history by finishing the Canadian fan favorite with strikes.
In main card action, Roger Huerta defeated Leonard Garcia in one of the best fights of the year, prompting Sport Illustrated to feature Huerta as the first MMA fighter to ever grace the cover of the popular magazine.
