2000 in UFC
| 2000 in UFC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | March 10, 2000 | |||
| Last date | December 16, 2000 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 6 | |||
| UFC | 6 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 44 | |||
| Title fights | 6 | |||
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The year 2000 is the 8th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2000 the UFC held 6 events beginning with, UFC 24: First Defense.
Title fights
| Title fights in 2000 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Tito Ortiz | def. | Wanderlei Silva | unanimous decision | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 25 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Welterweight | Pat Miletich (c) | def. | John Alessio | submission (armbar) | 2 | 1:43 | UFC 26 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Heavyweight | Kevin Randleman (c) | def. | Pedro Rizzo | unanimous decision | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 26 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Heavyweight | Randy Couture | def. | Kevin Randleman (c) | TKO due to punches | 3 | 4:13 | UFC 28 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Welterweight | Pat Miletich (c) | def. | Kenichi Yamamoto | submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 1:57 | UFC 29 | [lower-alpha 5] |
| Light Heavyweight | Tito Ortiz (c) | def. | Yuki Kondo | submission (cobra choke) | 1 | 1:51 | UFC 29 | [lower-alpha 6] |
- ↑ Ortiz became the new UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ↑ Miletich defeated Alessio to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ↑ Randleman defeated Rizzo to retain the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2000:
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Events List
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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| 033 | UFC 29: Defense of the Belts | Dec 16, 2000 | Differ Ariake Arena | Tokyo, Japan | 1,414[1] |
| 032 | UFC 28: High Stakes | Nov 17, 2000 | Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | N/A |
| 031 | UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz | Sep 22, 2000 | Lakefront Arena | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | N/A |
| 030 | UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams | Jun 9, 2000 | Five Seasons Events Center | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. | 1,100[2] |
| 029 | UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 | Apr 14, 2000 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
| 028 | UFC 24: First Defense | Mar 10, 2000 | Lake Charles Civic Center | Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. | N/A |
See also
References
- ↑ "Pride and Glory". sherdog.com. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ↑ "Night To Forget". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
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