2002 in UFC
Appearance
2002 in UFC | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | January 11, 2002 | |||
Last date | November 22, 2002 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 7 | |||
UFC | 7 | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | 52 | |||
Title fights | 9 | |||
Chronology | ||||
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The year 2002 is the 10th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2002 the UFC held 7 events beginning with, UFC 35: Throwdown.
Title fights
Title fights in 2002 | ||||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
Middleweight | Murilo Bustamante | def. | Dave Menne (c) | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:44 | UFC 35: Throwdown | [a] |
Lightweight | Jens Pulver (c) | def. | B.J. Penn | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 35: Throwdown | [b] |
Welterweight | Matt Hughes (c) | def. | Hayato Sakurai | TKO (Punches) | 4 | 3:01 | UFC 36: Worlds Collide | [c] |
Heavyweight | Josh Barnett | def. | Randy Couture (c) | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:35 | UFC 36: Worlds Collide | [d] |
Middleweight | Murilo Bustamante (c) | def. | Matt Lindland | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 3 | 1:33 | UFC 37: High Impact | [e] |
Welterweight | Matt Hughes (c) | def. | Carlos Newton | TKO (Punches) | 4 | 3:27 | UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall | [f] |
Heavyweight | Ricco Rodriguez | def. | Randy Couture | Submission (Elbow) | 5 | 3:04 | UFC 39: The Warriors Return | [g] |
Welterweight | Matt Hughes (c) | def. | Gil Castillo | TKO (Cut) | 1 | 5:00 | UFC 40: Vendetta | [h] |
Light Heavyweight | Tito Ortiz (c) | def. | Ken Shamrock | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 40: Vendetta | [i] |
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Afterwards Barnett would be stripped of the title when he tested positive for steroids during a mandatory post-fight drug test.
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship. Bustamante had Lindland hooked cleanly in an armbar early in the fight, then released it after what seemed to be a tap, followed by a shout to stop the action by John McCarthy. Lindland claimed it wasn't a tap, which controversially led McCarthy to restart the fight. This has led to the contest being known as the infamous "double tap" fight. Bustamante was stripped of the title in October 2002 after signing with PRIDE, thereby vacating the UFC Middleweight Championship belt.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. This is the first of only five fights in UFC history to end in the 5th round. The others were BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez at UFC 107, Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen at UFC 117, Demetrious Johnson vs. John Moraga at "UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga" and Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III at UFC 166.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship. Hughes wins via TKO (accidental headbutt) after round 1. Between rounds doctors ruled that the resulting cut was too severe to continue.
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2002:
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Events List
# | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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045 | UFC 40: Vendetta | Nov 22, 2002 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 13,770 |
044 | UFC 39: The Warriors Return | Sep 27, 2002 | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | 7,800[1] |
043 | UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall | Jul 13, 2002 | Royal Albert Hall | London, England, U.K. | 5,000[2] |
042 | UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets | Jun 22, 2002 | Bellagio | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 3,700[3] |
041 | UFC 37: High Impact | May 10, 2002 | CenturyTel Center | Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S. | 7,200[4] |
040 | UFC 36: Worlds Collide | Mar 22, 2002 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 10,000 |
039 | UFC 35: Throwdown | Jan 11, 2002 | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | 9,600[5] |
See also
References
- ^ "UFC 39: The Warriors Return". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
- ^ "UFC 38: Brawls in and out of the Hall". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
- ^ "UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
- ^ "UFC 37: High Impact". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
- ^ "UFC 35: Throwdown". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.