2000 in UFC

2000 in UFC
Information
First date March 10, 2000
Last date December 16, 2000
Events
Total events 6
UFC 6
Fights
Total fights 44
Title fights 6
Chronology

1999 in UFC 2000 in UFC 2001 in UFC

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
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]

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2000:

Events List

Main article: List of UFC events
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
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

  1. ↑ "Pride and Glory". sherdog.com. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Night To Forget". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
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