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.
Length 210 minutes
Andrei Arlovski | Cheick Kongo | Gabriel Gonzaga | Michael Bisping | Lyoto Machida | Fabricio Werdum | Paul Taylor | Elvis Sinosic | Mirko Filipović | Alessio Sakara | Assuerio Silva | David Heath | Jess Liaudin | Dennis Siver | Terry Etim | Junior Assuncao | Matt Grice | Victor Valimaki | David Lee | Edilberto de Oliveira