2007 in sports

2007 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Centuries: 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century
Decades: 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s
Years: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Alpine skiing

American football

Association football

Australian rules football

Athletics

Badminton

Baseball

Main article: 2007 in baseball

Oregon State Beavers win back to back National Championships.

Basketball

Main article: 2007 in basketball

Biathlon

Boxing

Canadian football

Cricket

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Cycling

Grand Tours:

Darts

Field hockey

Figure skating

Gliding

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Handball

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

Judo

Lacrosse

Luge

Mixed martial arts

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 2007 in chronological order.

Date Event Alternate Name/s Location Attendance PPV Buyrate Notes
January 19 IFL: Oakland N/A United States Oakland, California, USA N/A N/A Start of 2007 IFL Season.
January 20 WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope N/A United States Oakland, California, USA N/A N/A First WEC event under Zuffa ownership.
January 25 UFC Fight Night: Rashad Evans vs Sean Salmon UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon

UFC Fight Night 8

United States Hollywood, Florida, USA N/A N/A N/A
February 2 IFL: Houston N/A United States Houston, Texas, USA N/A N/A N/A
February 3 UFC 67: All or Nothing N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 10,227 350,000 (Min.)

400,000 (Max.)

N/A
February 10 Strikeforce: Young Guns N/A United States San Jose, California, USA 3,169 N/A N/A
February 10 EliteXC Destiny N/A United States Southaven, Mississippi, USA 7,200 N/A EliteXC's first event.
February 10 Cage Rage 20: Born 2 Fight N/A England London, England N/A N/A N/A
February 23 IFL: Atlanta N/A United States Duluth, Georgia, USA N/A N/A N/A
February 24 Pride 33: The Second Coming N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 12,911 N/A N/A
March 3 UFC 68: The Uprising N/A United States Columbus, Ohio, USA 19,049 534,000 N/A
March 12 K-1 Hero's 8 N/A Japan Nagoya, Japan N/A N/A N/A
March 12 IFL: Los Angeles N/A United States Inglewood, California, USA N/A N/A N/A
March 24 WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 1,819 N/A N/A
April 5 UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard UFC Fight Night 9 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 1,734 N/A N/A
April 7 IFL: Moline N/A United States Moline, Illinois, USA N/A N/A N/A
April 7 UFC 69: Shootout N/A United States Houston, Texas, USA 15,269 400,000 N/A
April 8 Pride 34: Kamikaze N/A Japan Saitama, Japan N/A N/A Last Pride FC event.
April 13 IFL: Connecticut N/A United States Uncasville, Connecticut, USA N/A N/A N/A
April 21 UFC 70: Nations Collide N/A England Manchester, England 15,114 N/A N/A
April 21 Cage Rage 21: Judgement Day N/A England London, England N/A N/A N/A
May 12 WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA N/A N/A N/A
May 19 IFL: Chicago N/A United States Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA N/A N/A N/A
May 26 UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 14,728 675,000 N/A
June 1 IFL: Everett N/A United States Everett, Washington, USA N/A N/A N/A
June 2 SoftBank presents Dynamite!! USA Dynamite!! USA United States Los Angeles, California, USA 18,340 35,000 N/A
June 3 WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA N/A N/A N/A
June 12 UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher UFC Fight Night 10 United States Hollywood, Florida, USA N/A N/A N/A
June 16 IFL: Las Vegas N/A United States Hollywood, Florida, USA N/A N/A N/A
June 16 UFC 72: Victory N/A Northern Ireland Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 7,850 200,000 N/A
June 22 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni N/A United States San Jose, California, USA 9,672 35,000 N/A
June 23 The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA N/A N/A N/A
June 23 CFFC V: Two Worlds, One Cage N/A United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA 7,286 N/A N/A
June 7 UFC 73: Stacked N/A United States Sacramento, California, USA 13,183 425,000 N/A
June 16 K-1 Hero's 9 N/A Japan Yokohama, Japan N/A N/A N/A
June 27 ShoXC 1 N/A United States Santa Ynez, California, USA N/A N/A N/A
August 2 IFL: 2007 Semifinals N/A United States East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA N/A N/A N/A
August 5 WEC 29: Condit vs. Larson N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA N/A N/A N/A
August 25 ShoXC 2 N/A United States Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA N/A N/A N/A
August 25 UFC 74: Respect N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 11,118 520,000 N/A
September 1 Art of War 3: USA vs Brazil N/A United States Dallas, Texas, USA N/A N/A N/A
September 5 WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA N/A N/A N/A
September 8 UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion N/A England London, England 16,235 N/A N/A
September 15 EliteXC: Uprising N/A United States Oahu, Hawaii, USA N/A N/A N/A
September 17 K-1 Hero's 10 N/A Japan Yokohama, Japan N/A N/A N/A
September 19 UFC Fight Night: Din Thomas vs Kenny Florian UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian

UFC Fight Night 11

United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA N/A N/A N/A
September 20 IFL: 2007 Championship N/A United States Hollywood, Florida, USA N/A N/A End of 2007 IFL Season.
September 22 UFC 76: Knockout N/A United States Anaheim, California, USA 13,770 475,000 N/A
September 22 Cage Rage 23: Unbelievable N/A England London, England N/A N/A N/A
September 29 Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion N/A United States Los Angeles, California, USA 3,569 N/A N/A
October 20 UFC 77: Hostile Territory N/A United States Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 16,054 325,000 N/A
October 26 ShoXC 3 N/A United States Santa Ynez, California, USA N/A N/A N/A
October 28 K-1 Hero's Korea 2007 N/A South Korea Seoul, South Korea N/A N/A Last K-1 Hero's event.
November 10 EliteXC: Renegade N/A United States Corpus Christi, Texas, USA N/A N/A N/A
November 16 Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives N/A United States San Jose, California, USA 7,249 N/A N/A
November 17 UFC 78: Validation N/A United States Newark, New Jersey, USA 14,071 400,000 N/A
December 1 Cage Rage 24: Feel the Pain N/A England London, England N/A N/A N/A
December 8 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra Finale The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA N/A N/A N/A
December 12 WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA N/A N/A N/A
December 29 UFC 79: Nemesis N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 11,075 750,000+ N/A
December 31 K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! N/A Japan Osaka, Japan 47,928 N/A Event featured seven MMA bouts and eight K-1 kickboxing bouts.
December 31 Yarennoka! N/A Japan Saitama, Japan 27,128 N/A Under a collaboration promotion of Pride FC, M-1 Global, and FEG.

Motor racing

The name of Nextel Cup changed to Sprint Cup because of Sprint's takeover of Nextel.

Nordic combined

Orienteering

Rink hockey

Rugby league

Main article: 2007 in rugby league

Rugby union

Main article: 2007 in rugby union

Domestic competitions

Skeleton

Ski jumping

Snooker

Speed skating

Main article: 2007 in speed skating

Swimming

Taekwondo

Tennis

Volleyball

Water polo

Weightlifting

Multi-sport events

References

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