2001 in UFC

Mixed martial arts events 2001 in UFC Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.svg 176px February 23, 2001 November 2, 2001 5 5 40 10 2000 in UFC 2002 in UFC The year 2001 was the 9th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2001 the UFC held 5 events beginning with, UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk. 2 Title fights Title fights in 2001 Lightweight Jens Pulver def. Caol Uno Decision (majority) 5 5:00 UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk For the UFC Lightweight Championship. Light Heavyweight Tito Ortiz (c) def. Evan Tanner KO (slam) 1 0:30 UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Welterweight Carlos Newton def. Pat Miletich (c) Submission (bulldog choke) 3 2:50 UFC 31: Locked and Loaded For the UFC Welterweight Championship. Heavyweight Randy Couture (c) def. Pedro Rizzo Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 31: Locked and Loaded For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Light Heavyweight Tito Ortiz (c) def. Elvis Sinosic TKO (punches and elbows) 1 3:32 UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Middleweight Dave Menne def. Gil Castillo Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 33: Victory in Vegas For the UFC Middleweight Championship. Lightweight Jens Pulver (c) def. Dennis Hallman Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 33: Victory in Vegas For the UFC Lightweight Championship. Light Heavyweight Tito Ortiz (c) def. Vladimir Matyushenko Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 33: Victory in Vegas For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Welterweight Matt Hughes def. Carlos Newton (c) KO (slam) 2 1:23 UFC 34: High Voltage For the UFC Welterweight Championship. Heavyweight Randy Couture (c) def. Pedro Rizzo TKO (referee stoppage due to punches) 3 3:22 UFC 34: High Voltage For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. yes Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2001: ISO Fighter Division USA B.J. Penn Welterweight JPN Caol Uno Lightweight USA Curtis Stout Middleweight USA Din Thomas Lightweight AUS Elvis Sinosic Light Heavyweight USA Frank Mir Heavyweight USA Gil Castillo Middleweight USA Homer Moore Light Heavyweight ISO Fighter Division USA Joey Gilbert Middleweight JPN Jutaro Nakao Welterweight USA Mark Robinson Heavyweight USA Matt Serra Lightweight USA Paul Rodriguez Lightweight USA Phil Baroni Middleweight USA Phil Johns Lightweight BRA Ricardo Almeida Welterweight ISO Fighter Division USA Ricco Rodriguez Heavyweight USA Sean Sherk Lightweight NED Semmy Schilt Heavyweight USA Steve Berger Welterweight PER Tony DeSouza Welterweight BLR Vladimir Matyushenko Light Heavyweight BHS Yves Edwards Lightweight Events list List of UFC events # Event Date Venue Location Attendance038UFC 034 UFC 34: High Voltage2001 Nov 2MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.037UFC 033 UFC 33: Victory in Vegas2001 Sep 28Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.9500http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-33-victory-in-vegas UFC 33: Victory in Vegas tapology.com Oct 20, 2010036UFC 032 UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands2001 Jun 29Continental Airlines ArenaEast Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.12500http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-32-showdown-in-the-meadowlands UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands tapology.com Oct 20, 2010035UFC 031 UFC 31: Locked and Loaded2001 May 4Trump Taj Mahal Casino ResortAtlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. rowspan="1 034UFC 030 UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk2001 Feb 23Trump Taj Mahal Casino ResortAtlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.3000https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dd-ufcthirty050209 UFC 30: Dawn of a new era 2 May 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:2001 in mixed martial arts