UFC 62
UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 26, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.
The main event was a Light Heavyweight Title fight between Chuck 'The Iceman' Liddell and Renato 'Babalu' Sobral and the co-main event was a TUF finale re-match between Forrest Griffin and the 'American Psycho' Stephan Bonnar.
Results
Preliminary card
* Middleweight bout: Japan Yushin Okami vs. United States Alan Belcher
Okami wins by unamious decision.
* Light Heavyweight bout: United States Cory Walmsley vs. United States David Heath
Heath wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:32 of round one.
* Light Heavyweight bout: Brazil Wilson Gouveia vs. United States Wes Combs
Gouveia wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:23 of round one. This fight was aired, even though it was a preliminary match.
* Light Heavyweight bout: Canada Rob MacDonald vs. United States Eric Schafer
Schafer wins by technical submission (arm triangle choke) at 2:26 of round one. This fight was aired, even though it was a preliminary match.
Main card
* Lightweight bout: Brazil Hermes Franca vs. United States Jamie Varner
Franca wins by submission (armbar) at 3:31 of round three. Spencer Fisher was originally scheduled for the match, Franca was Fisher's replacement.
* Heavyweight bout: France Cheick Kongo vs. Hungary Christian Wellisch
Kongo wins by knockout by a knee strike at 2:51 of round one.
* Welterweight bout: United States Nick Diaz vs. United States Josh Neer
Diaz wins by submission (kimura) at 1:42 of round three. Thiago Alves was originally scheduled to fight Josh Neer, but pulled out of his fight due to illness.
* Light Heavyweight bout: United States Forrest Griffin vs. United States Stephan Bonnar
Griffin wins by unanimous decision. All 3 judges scored the bout 30–27. Following the bout, Bonnar tested positive by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for boldenone, a banned anabolic steroid, and received a nine-month suspension and a $5,000 fine.
* Light Heavyweight Championship bout: United States Chuck Liddell (c) vs. Brazil Renato Sobral
Liddell wins by technical knockout (referee stoppage, due to strikes) at 1:35 of round one.
