Overview

UFC 70 was the second UFC event held in the United Kingdom, and the first in Manchester. The first UFC event in the UK was UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall on July 13, 2002. UFC 70 was also only the seventh UFC event held outside the United States, and the first since UFC 38. 2006 PRIDE Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion, Mirko Cro Cop fought Heavyweight contender Gabriel Gonzaga in the main event to determine the top contender for the UFC Heavyweight Championship held by Randy Couture.

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Cast

Gabriel Gonzaga

Mirko Filipović

Andrei Arlovski

Fabrício Werdum

Michael Bisping

Elvis Sinosic

Lyoto Machida

David Heath

Cheick Kongo

Assuerio Silva