Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia lost his title to Randy Couture March 3 at UFC 68. Leading up to the fight, Sylvia was criticized for his lackluster title defenses against Andrei Arlovski and Jeff Monson in 2006. Public sentiment turned against the Sylvia, and he was frequently booed during the Couture bout by the Columbus, Ohio, crowd.

UFC 68— March 3, 2007

Title Match & Main Event Fighters

-Randy Couture: $250,000 (17th fight in UFC; defeated Tim Sylvia)

-Tim Sylvia: $100,000 (11th fight in UFC; lost to Randy Couture)

Main Card Fighters

-Matt Hughes: $150,000 (18th fight in UFC

Call Randy Couture the giant killer. You can also call him champ.
 
UFC Hall of Famer Couture dominated Tim Sylvia to win his third UFC heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 68 in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday. Couture, 43, came out of retirement to challenge Sylvia, whom he dominated through five rounds en route to a unanimous decisio

Taken From Sherdog.com COLUMBUS, Ohio, Mar. 2 — UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia (Pictures) shrugged off a chorus of boos as he stepped on the scales Friday afternoon at the Nationwide Arena, weighing in two pounds under the 265-lb. limit.

Fan favorite Randy Couture (Pictures), who aims to be the promotion’s first five

Canadian Press reports - While the UFC beefs up its heavyweight division with the likes of Randy Couture, Mirko (Cro Cop) Filipovic and Heath (Texas Crazy Horse) Herring, Tim Sylvia waits and watches.

The reigning heavyweight champion says he welcomes the competition. Come and get me, says the six-foot-eight, 255-pound man-mountain. "I th

Reported by gambling911 The UFC 68 "The Uprising" betting odds have been released by our good friends at Sportsbook.com

This is Carrie Stroup reporting.  With UFC 68 "The Uprising" we find that Tim Sylvia is the -270 favorite and Randy Couture is listed with +210 odds.  Couture would pay out $210 on a

The Mike Swick vs. Yushin Okami match originally scheduled for UFC 68 has been moved to the UFC 69 card. UFC 69 is scheduled to take place on April 7 from Houston. Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra for the UFC welterweight title will headline the show, with Diego Sanchez vs. Josh Koscheck also slated. Heath Herring and Pete Spratt could also be added in separate bouts.

UFC 69 is setting