1998 in UFC

Mixed martial arts events 1998 in UFC Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (1993–1999).png 176px March 13, 1998 October 16, 1998 3 2 25 4 1997 in UFC 1999 in UFC The year 1998 was the 6th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1998 the UFC held three events beginning with, UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou. 2 Title fights Title fights in 1998 Light Heavyweight Frank Shamrock (c) def. Igor Zinoviev KO (slam) 0:22 UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou Shamrock defeated Zinoviev to retain the Light Heavyweight Championship. Light Heavyweight Frank Shamrock (c) def. Jeremy Horn Submission (kneebar) 16:28 UFC 17: Redemption Shamrock defeated Horn to retain the Light Heavyweight Championship. Welterweight Pat Miletich def. Mikey Burnett Decision (split) 21:00 UFC Ultimate Brazil Miletich defeated Burnett to become the inaugural UFC Welterweight Champion. Light Heavyweight Frank Shamrock (c) def. John Lober Submission (punches) 7:40 UFC Ultimate Brazil Shamrock defeated Lober to retain the Light Heavyweight Championship. yes Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1998: ISO Fighter Division BRA Adriano Santos Middleweight BRA Allan Goes Light Heavyweight USA Andre Roberts Heavyweight USA Bob Gilstrap Heavyweight CAN Carlos Newton Welterweight BRA Cesar Marscucci Lightweight USA Chris Brennan Welterweight USA Chuck Liddell Light Heavyweight USA Courtney Turner Welterweight USA Dan Henderson Middleweight ISO Fighter Division BRA Ebenezer Fontes Braga Light Heavyweight BRA Eugenio Tadeu Welterweight BRA Hugo Duarte Heavyweight RUS Igor Zinoviev Middleweight USA Jeremy Horn Middleweight USA Joe Pardo Heavyweight USA John Lober Middleweight USA Josh Stuart Welterweight USA Laverne Clark Lightweight USA Mike Van Arsdale Heavyweight ISO Fighter Division USA Mikey Burnett Welterweight USA Noe Hernandez Middleweight USA Pat Miletich Welterweight BRA Paulo Santos Lightweight BRA Pedro Rizzo Heavyweight USA Pete Williams Heavyweight USA Townsend Saunders Welterweight JPN Tsuyoshi Kosaka Heavyweight BRA Tulio Palhares Middleweight BRA Wanderlei Silva Light Heavyweight Events list List of UFC events # Event Date Venue Location Attendance021UFC Ultimate Brazil1998 Oct 16Ginásio da PortuguesaSão Paulo, Brazil rowspan="1 020UFC 017 UFC 17: Redemption1998 May 15Mobile Civic CenterMobile, Alabama, U.S. rowspan="1 019UFC 016 UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou1998 Mar 13Pontchartrain CenterNew Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.4600https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dm-ufxsixteen041809 UFC 16: Frank's house 18 April 2009 sports.yahoo.com Oct 19, 2010 See also UFC List of UFC champions List of UFC events References Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship by year Category:1998 in mixed martial arts