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

Alpine skiing

American football

Association football

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Australian rules football

Athletics

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Baseball

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Oregon State Beavers win back to back National Championships.

Seoul Shrubbery defeat the defend champions Singapore Sushi 1,300-1,212 to capture their first ever Periwinkle Feather.

Basketball

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Boxing

  • January 20 Nicolay Valuev successfully defends his WBA Heavyweight title by defeating Jameel McCline, by technical knockout aun McCline blows out his knee.
  • February 3 Chad Dawson becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight champion after defeating Tomasz Adamek by unanimous decision. Despite being knocked down from a straight right hand on round ten, Dawson dominates most of the fight with his speed.
  • February 10 Shane Mosley becomes the WBC Welterweight champion by defeating Luis Collazo by unanimous decision.
  • March 10 Wladimir Klitschko successfully defends his IBF Heavyweight title after defeating Ray Austin by 2nd-round knockout.
  • April 14 Ruslan Chagaev becomes the new WBA Heavyweight Champion after defeating Nicolay Valuev by majority decision.
  • April 28 Juan Díaz unifies the WBA and WBO Lightweight titles after defeating Acelino Freitas, after Freitas refused to answer the bell before round nine.
  • June 2 Sultan Ibragimov defeats Shannon Briggs by unanimous decision to take the WBO Heavyweight title.
  • September 29 Kelly Pavlik upsets Jermain Taylor by seventh-round TKO to win the WBC, WBO, and universally recognized Middleweight Champion of the World. Pavlik was knocked down in the second round, but rallied back against a tired Taylor.
  • November 4 Joe Calzaghe defeats Mikkel Kessler by unanimous decision in a unification bout for the WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles. Calzaghe becomes the first undisputed super middleweight champion and surpasses the 20 defences made by Bernard Hopkins and Larry Holmes at middleweight and heavyweight respectively.

Canadian football

Cricket

  • The Ashes – Australia completes a 5–0 whitewash over England in the 2006-07 Ashes series, the first time since 1920–21 that one team has won all the Tests in an Ashes series
  • 2007 Cricket World Cup held in the West Indies – Australia beat Sri Lanka by 53 runs in the final
  • The inaugural ICC World Twenty20 held in South Africa; India beat Pakistan in the finals by 5 runs

Cross-country skiing

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Cycling

Grand Tours:

Darts

Field hockey

Floorball

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Handball

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

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 — Template:Flagicon Oakland, California, USA — — Start of 2007 IFL Season.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
January 20 WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope — Template:Flagicon Oakland, California, USA — — First WEC event under Zuffa ownership.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
January 25 UFC Fight Night: Rashad Evans vs Sean Salmon UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon

UFC Fight Night 8

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February 2 IFL: Houston — Template:Flagicon Houston, Texas, USA — — —
February 3 UFC 67: All or Nothing — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 10,227 350,000 (Min.)

400,000 (Max.)

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February 10 Strikeforce: Young Guns — Template:Flagicon San Jose, California, USA 3,169 — —
February 10 EliteXC Destiny — Template:Flagicon Southaven, Mississippi, USA 7,200 — EliteXC's first event.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
February 10 Cage Rage 20: Born 2 Fight — Template:Flagicon London, England — — —
February 23 IFL: Atlanta — Template:Flagicon Duluth, Georgia, USA — — —
February 24 Pride 33: The Second Coming — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 12,911 — —
March 3 UFC 68: The Uprising — Template:Flagicon Columbus, Ohio, USA 19,049 534,000 —
March 12 K-1 Hero's 8 — Template:Flagicon Nagoya, Japan — — —
March 12 IFL: Los Angeles — Template:Flagicon Inglewood, California, USA — — —
March 24 WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 1,819 — —
April 5 UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard UFC Fight Night 9 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 1,734 — —
April 7 IFL: Moline — Template:Flagicon Moline, Illinois, USA — — —
April 7 UFC 69: Shootout — Template:Flagicon Houston, Texas, USA 15,269 400,000 —
April 8 Pride 34: Kamikaze — Template:Flagicon Saitama, Japan — — Last Pride FC event.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
April 13 IFL: Connecticut — Template:Flagicon Uncasville, Connecticut, USA — — —
April 21 UFC 70: Nations Collide — Template:Flagicon Manchester, England 15,114 — —
April 21 Cage Rage 21: Judgement Day — Template:Flagicon London, England — — —
May 12 WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA — — —
May 19 IFL: Chicago — Template:Flagicon Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA — — —
May 26 UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 14,728 675,000 —
June 1 IFL: Everett — Template:Flagicon Everett, Washington, USA — — —
June 2 SoftBank presents Dynamite!! USA Dynamite!! USA Template:Flagicon Los Angeles, California, USA 18,340 35,000 —
June 3 WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA — — —
June 12 UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher UFC Fight Night 10 Template:Flagicon Hollywood, Florida, USA — — —
June 16 IFL: Las Vegas — Template:Flagicon Hollywood, Florida, USA — — —
June 16 UFC 72: Victory — Template:Flagicon Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 7,850 200,000 —
June 22 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni — Template:Flagicon San Jose, California, USA 9,672 35,000 —
June 23 The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA — — —
June 23 CFFC V: Two Worlds, One CageTemplate:Broken anchor — Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA 7,286 — —
June 7 UFC 73: Stacked — Template:Flagicon Sacramento, California, USA 13,183 425,000 —
June 16 K-1 Hero's 9 — Template:Flagicon Yokohama, Japan — — —
June 27 ShoXC 1 — Template:Flagicon Santa Ynez, California, USA — — —
August 2 IFL: 2007 Semifinals — Template:Flagicon East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA — — —
August 5 WEC 29: Condit vs. Larson — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA — — —
August 25 ShoXC 2 — Template:Flagicon Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA — — —
August 25 UFC 74: Respect — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 11,118 520,000 —
September 1 Art of War 3: USA vs Brazil — Template:Flagicon Dallas, Texas, USA — — —
September 5 WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA — — —
September 8 UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion — Template:Flagicon London, England 16,235 — —
September 15 EliteXC: Uprising — Template:Flagicon Oahu, Hawaii, USA — — —
September 17 K-1 Hero's 10 — Template:Flagicon Yokohama, Japan — — —
September 19 UFC Fight Night: Din Thomas vs Kenny Florian UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian

UFC Fight Night 11

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September 20 IFL: 2007 Championship — Template:Flagicon Hollywood, Florida, USA — — End of 2007 IFL Season.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
September 22 UFC 76: Knockout — Template:Flagicon Anaheim, California, USA 13,770 475,000 —
September 22 Cage Rage 23: Unbelievable — Template:Flagicon London, England — — —
September 29 Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion — Template:Flagicon Los Angeles, California, USA 3,569 — —
October 20 UFC 77: Hostile Territory — Template:Flagicon Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 16,054 325,000 —
October 26 ShoXC 3 — Template:Flagicon Santa Ynez, California, USA — — —
October 28 K-1 Hero's Korea 2007 — Template:Flagicon Seoul, South Korea — — Last K-1 Hero's event.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
November 10 EliteXC: Renegade — Template:Flagicon Corpus Christi, Texas, USA — — —
November 16 Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives — Template:Flagicon San Jose, California, USA 7,249 — —
November 17 UFC 78: Validation — Template:Flagicon Newark, New Jersey, USA 14,071 400,000 —
December 1 Cage Rage 24: Feel the Pain — Template:Flagicon London, England — — —
December 8 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra Finale The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA — — —
December 12 WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA — — —
December 29 UFC 79: Nemesis — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 11,075 750,000+ —
December 31 K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! — Template:Flagicon Osaka, Japan 47,928 — Event featured seven MMA bouts and eight K-1 kickboxing bouts.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
December 31 Yarennoka! — Template:Flagicon Saitama, Japan 27,128 — Under a collaboration promotion of Pride FC, M-1 Global, and FEG.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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Motorsport

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Orienteering

Rink hockey

Rugby league

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Rugby union

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Domestic competitions

Ski jumping

Snooker

Speed skating

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Swimming

Taekwondo

Tennis

Volleyball

Water polo

Weightlifting

Multi-sport events

References

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