UFC 69: Shootout was the first UFC event ever held in the state of
Texas. The card was headlined by heavy favorite
Georges St-Pierre defending his
welterweight title against
The Ultimate Fighter 4 welterweight winner
Matt Serra. The co-main event was a rematch held between top welterweight contenders
Josh Koscheck and then-undefeated
Diego Sanchez. Sanchez defeated Koscheck by split decision in the semi-finals of the original
Ultimate Fighter 1 series in the
middleweight division; as with all TUF bouts prior to the finals, this was an exhibition bout and is not on either fighter's record. UFC President
Dana White announced the signing of former
PRIDE FC heavyweight champion
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira during the broadcast. During
UFC 69, light heavyweights
Tito Ortiz and
Rashad Evans were in a brief ringside altercation. ==Results==