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