UFC 43
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| UFC 43: Meltdown | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 6, 2003 | |||
| Venue | Thomas and Mack Center | |||
| City |  Paradise, Nevada, USA |
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| Attendance | 9,800 | |||
| Total gate | $645,140 | |||
| Buyrate | 49,000 | |||
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UFC 43: Meltdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 6, 2003, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.
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[edit] History
Headlining the card was the Interim Light Heavyweight Championship match between Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell.
Ken Shamrock was originally slated to face Ian Freeman at this event, but was forced from the card with a torn ACL. Vernon White would step in as his replacement.[1]
[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary card
- Heavyweight bout:
Pedro Rizzo vs. 
Tra Telligman
- Rizzo wins by technical knockout due to doctor's stoppage at 4:25 of Round 2.
- Middleweight bout: Matt Lindland vs. Falaniko Vitale
- Vitale wins by technical knockout at 1:56 of Round 1. Lindland botched a throw attempt and landed on his own head, instantly knocking himself out.
[edit] Main card
- Lightweight bout:
Yves Edwards vs. Eddie Ruiz
- Edwards won via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
- Mir won via disqualification (stomping the head of a downed opponent) at 2:56 of Round 1.
- Heavyweight bout:
Ian Freeman vs. Vernon White
- Freeman and White fought to a split draw (30–27, 28–29, 29–29)
- Light Heavyweight bout: Vitor Belfort vs. Marvin Eastman
- Belfort won via TKO (strikes) at 1:07 of Round 1
- Heavyweight bout: Kimo Leopoldo vs. Tank Abbott
- Leopoldo won via Submission (head arm choke) at 1:59 of Round 1.
- Couture won via TKO (strikes) at 2:39 of Round 3. Couture becomes the Interim Light Heavyweight Champion, and the first person to win a title in two different weight divisions (Couture was a two-time Heavyweight Champion).
[edit] References
- ^ "Shamrock out at UFC 43". BoxingScene.com. May 21, 2003. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16169. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
