UFC 46
| UFC 46: Supernatural | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 46: Supernatural | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 31, 2004 | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City |  Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |||
| Attendance | 10,700[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,377,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 80,000[1] | |||
| Total purse | $540,500[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 46: Supernatural was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.
History
Headlining the card was a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between Randy Couture and Vitor Belfort. The evening marked the UFC debut of future welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.
Results
Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout:
Matt Serra vs. Jeff Curran
- Serra wins by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30–27 in favor of Serra.
- Lightweight bout: Josh Thomson vs.
Hermes Franca
- Thomson wins by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 29–28 in favor of Thomson.
- Welterweight bout:
Georges St-Pierre vs. 
Karo Parisyan
- St-Pierre wins by unanimous decision. Judges scored the bout 29–28, 30–27, and 30–27 for St-Pierre.
Main card
- Middleweight bout:
Lee Murray vs. Jorge Rivera
- Murray wins by submission (Triangle Armbar) at 1:45 of round one.
- Mir wins by knockout (knee and punches) at 4:21 in round two.
- Catchweight (175 lb) Bout: Renato Verissimo vs. Carlos Newton
- Verissimo wins by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30–27. The bout was originally slated to take place at 170 lb, Newton had issues with cutting weight, and agreed to meet Verissimo at 175 lb
- Welterweight Championship bout: Matt Hughes (c) vs. B.J. Penn
- Penn wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:37 of round one. Penn becomes the UFC Welterweight champion.
- Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Randy Couture (c) vs. Vitor Belfort
- Belfort wins by technical knockout (doctor's stoppage) at :45 of round one. Belfort landed a grazing punch to Couture's left eyelid, prompting the ringside doctors to call a stop to the bout. Belfort becomes the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.
Fighter Payouts
The total fighter payroll for UFC 46 was $540,500.[2]
- Vitor Belfort: $130,000 ($100,000 for fighting; $30,000 win bonus)
- Randy Couture: $120,000 ($120,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $80,000)
- Frank Mir: $90,000 ($60,000 for fighting; $30,000 win bonus)
- Matt Hughes: $55,000 ($55,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $55,000)
- B.J. Penn: $50,000 ($25,000 for fighting; $25,000 win bonus)
- Carlos Newton: $30,000 ($30,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $0)
- Matt Serra: $16,000 ($8,000 for fighting; $8,000 win bonus)
- Renato Verissimo: $10,000 ($5,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)
- Josh Thomson: $8,000 ($4,000 for fighting; $4,000 win bonus)
- Lee Murray: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
- Georges St. Pierre: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
- Hermes Franca: $6,000 ($6,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $6,000)
- Wes Sims: $5,000 ($5,000 for fighting, win bonus would have been $5,000)
- Jorge Rivera: $3,000 ($3,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $3,000)
- Karo Parisyan: $3,000 ($3,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $3,000)
- Jeff Curran: $2,500 ($2,500 for fighting; win bonus would have been $2,000)
See also
References
- ^ a b c "UFC 46: Supernatural". Tapology.com. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
- ^ a b Trembow, Ivan (2004-10-17). "Full Breakdown of Fighter Salaries for UFC 46, UFC 47, UFC 48, and UFC 49". MMAWeekly.com. Ivan's Blog. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
