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{{short description|UFC mixed martial arts event in 2007}}
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{{Infobox MMA event
| name = UFC 70: Nations Collide
| image = UFC70NationsCollidesmall.jpg
| promotion = [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]
| date = 21 April 2007
| venue = [[Manchester Evening News Arena]]
| city = {{nowrap|[[Manchester]], United Kingdom}}
| attendance = 15,114 (12,708 paid)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=7335|title = Cro Dropped: Gonzaga Shocks Croat}}</ref>
| gate = $2,628,472 (£1.3&nbsp;million [[Pound sterling|GBP]])<ref name="gate">{{cite news| url=http://www.manchester.com/Sports_News/UFC_draws_capacity_crowd_in_Manchester-18125466.html | title=UFC draws capacity crowd in Manchester | date=22 April 2007 | access-date = 22 April 2007| work=Virtual Manchester}}
</ref>
| previousevent = [[UFC 69|UFC 69: Shootout]]
| followingevent = [[UFC 71|UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson 2]]
}}
'''''UFC 70: Nations Collide''''' was the second [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] event held in the United Kingdom, and the first in [[Manchester]] on Saturday, 21 April 2007. ''UFC 70'' was also only the seventh [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] event held outside the United States, and the first since ''[[UFC 38]]''. The card was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United Kingdom and Ireland on [[Setanta Sports]].<ref>{{cite news
| first = Lee
| last = Whitehead
| work = MMA Weekly
| url = http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3558
| title= LONDON CALLING: UFC & CAGE RAGE LOCK HORNS
| date = 8 March 2007
| access-date = 9 March 2007
}}
</ref>
The televised card on [[Spike (TV network)|Spike TV]] drew a 1.84 overall rating (2.8&nbsp;million viewers), and at its highest point, ''UFC 70'' drew 3.5&nbsp;million viewers for the main event.<ref>{{cite news
| first = Bryan
| last = Alvarez
| work = F4WOnline.com
| url = http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/3493/105/
| title= UFC 70 rating
| date = 24 April 2007
| access-date = 24 April 2007
}}
</ref>
==Background==
[[Pride Final Conflict Absolute|2006 PRIDE Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion]], [[Mirko Cro Cop]] fought [[heavyweight (MMA)|Heavyweight]] contender [[Gabriel Gonzaga]] in the main event to determine the top contender for the [[UFC Heavyweight Championship]] held by [[Randy Couture]].<ref name="Cro Cop">{{cite news
| author = Mass Republican
| url =http://www.masslive.com/sports/republican/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/117150360445540.xml&coll=1
| title=Fighter faces Ultimate Challenge
| date = 15 February 2007
| access-date = 15 February 2007
}}
</ref>
The card also featured [[Michael Bisping]] fighting in England for the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] for the first time against [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] veteran [[Elvis Sinosic]] and [[Andrei Arlovski]] taking on prize fighter and training partner of [[Mirko Cro Cop]] and future [[UFC Heavyweight Champion]] [[Fabrício Werdum]], who was making his [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] debut.
Reports have indicated that the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|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&nbsp;pm EDT on a 6-hour tape delay.<ref>{{cite news
| first = Ivan
| last = Trembow
| work = MMA Weekly
| url = http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3591
| title= UFC 70 WILL AIR ON SPIKE TV WITH TAPE DELAY
| date = 13 March 2007
| access-date = 13 March 2007
}}
</ref>
[[Lyoto Machida]] was originally scheduled to fight [[Forrest Griffin]] at this event, but Griffin is out, due to the [[staph infection]] and could not compete on the card.<ref>{{cite news
|first       = Thomas
|last        = Gerbasi
|work        = UFC.com
|url         = http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=4848
|title       = David Heath to Replace Griffin against Machida at UFC 70
|date        = 15 March 2007
|access-date  = 15 March 2007
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070317194657/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=4848
|archive-date = 17 March 2007
}}
</ref>
==Results==
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Heavyweight
|[[Gabriel Gonzaga]]
|def.
|[[Mirko Cro Cop]]
|KO (head kick)
|1
|4:51
|[[UFC Heavyweight Championship]] title eliminator
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Heavyweight
|[[Andrei Arlovski]]
|def.
|[[Fabrício Werdum]]
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Michael Bisping]]
|def.
|[[Elvis Sinosic]]
|TKO (punches)
|2
|1:40
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Lyoto Machida]]
|def.
|[[David Heath (fighter)|David Heath]]
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Heavyweight
|[[Cheick Kongo]]
|def.
|[[Assuério Silva]]
|Decision (majority) (29–28, 29–28, 28–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|[[Terry Etim]]
|def.
|[[Matt Grice]]
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|1
|4:48
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|[[Junior Assuncao]]
|def.
|David Lee
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|2
|1:55
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Alessio Sakara]]
|def.
|Victor Valimaki
|TKO (punches)
|1
|1:44
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|[[Jess Liaudin]]
|def.
|[[Dennis Siver]]
|Submission (armbar)
|1
|1:19
|This preliminary bout was aired on the broadcast after the Gonzaga–Cro Cop fight.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|[[Paul Taylor (fighter)|Paul Taylor]]
|def.
|Edilberto de Oliveira
|TKO (head kick and punches)
|3
|0:37
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
==Bonus awards==
The bonuses for this event were $30,000 each.
*'''Fight of the Night: [[Michael Bisping]] vs. [[Elvis Sinosic]]'''
*'''Knockout of the Night: [[Gabriel Gonzaga]]'''
*'''Submission of the Night: [[Terry Etim]]'''
==See also==
* [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]
* [[List of UFC champions]]
* [[List of UFC events]]
* [[2007 in UFC]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.ufc.com}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080202045623/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventdetail.fightCard&eid=472 Official UFC 70 fight card]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070408233127/http://70.ufc.com/ Official UFC 70 website]
*[http://kakutougi.info/content/view/344/2/ UFC 70: Minute By Minute Review]
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