2000 in UFC

Mixed martial arts events 2000 in UFC Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (1993–1999).png 176px March 10, 2000 December 16, 2000 6 6 44 6 1999 in UFC 2001 in UFC The year 2000 was the 8th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2000 the UFC held 6 events beginning with, UFC 24: First Defense. 2 Title fights Title fights in 2000 Light Heavyweight Tito Ortiz def. Wanderlei Silva Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 25 For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Welterweight Pat Miletich (c) def. John Alessio Submission (armbar) 2 1:43 UFC 26 For the UFC Welterweight Championship. Heavyweight Kevin Randleman (c) def. Pedro Rizzo Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 26 For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Heavyweight Randy Couture def. Kevin Randleman (c) TKO (punches) 3 4:13 UFC 28 For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Welterweight Pat Miletich (c) def. Kenichi Yamamoto Submission (guillotine choke) 2 1:57 UFC 29 For the UFC Welterweight Championship. Light Heavyweight Tito Ortiz (c) def. Yuki Kondo Submission (cobra choke) 1 1:51 UFC 29 For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. yes Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2000: ISO Fighter Division USA Aaron Brink Heavyweight USA Adrian Serrano Middleweight USA Alex Stiebling Middleweight BRA Alexandre Dantas Heavyweight BLR Andrei Arlovski Heavyweight USA Ben Earwood Lightweight USA Bob Cook Lightweight USA Bobby Hoffman Heavyweight USA Brad Gumm Welterweight USA Chris Lytle Welterweight USA CJ Fernandes Lightweight USA Dave Menne Middleweight USA David Dodd Middleweight ISO Fighter Division USA David Velasquez Lightweight USA Dennis Hallman Welterweight USA Gan McGee Heavyweight ENG Ian Freeman Heavyweight JPN Ikuhisa Minowa Middleweight USA Jeff Monson Heavyweight USA Jermaine Andre Middleweight BRA Joao Roque Lightweight CAN John Alessio Lightweight USA Josh Barnett Heavyweight JPN Koji Oishi Lightweight CAN Lance Gibson Lightweight BRA Marcelo Aguiar Welterweight ISO Fighter Division USA Matt Lindland Middleweight BRA Murilo Bustamante Middleweight USA Nate Schroeder Lightweight BRA Renato Sobral Light Heavyweight JPN Sanae Kikuta Middleweight JPN Satoshi Honma Middleweight USA Scott Adams Heavyweight USA Shonie Carter Welterweight USA Tedd Williams Heavyweight USA Tiki Ghosn Lightweight USA Tyrone Roberts Middleweight JPN Yuki Kondo Middleweight Events list List of UFC events # Event Date Venue Location Attendance033UFC 029 UFC 29: Defense of the Belts2000 Dec 16Differ Ariake ArenaTokyo, Japan1414http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/3/Pride-and-Glory-25240 Pride and Glory sherdog.com May 19, 2011032UFC 028 UFC 28: High Stakes2000 Nov 17Trump Taj Mahal Casino ResortAtlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. rowspan="1 031UFC 027 UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz2000 Sep 22Lakefront ArenaNew Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. rowspan="1 030UFC 026 UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams2000 Jun 9Five Seasons Events CenterCedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.1100https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=ys-ufctwentysix042809 Night To Forget 28 April 2009 sports.yahoo.com Oct 19, 2010029UFC 025 UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 32000 Apr 14Yoyogi National GymnasiumTokyo, Japan rowspan="1 028UFC 024 UFC 24: First Defense2000 Mar 10Lake Charles Civic CenterLake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. rowspan="1 UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz UFC 27 was an event held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 22, 2000, and the last event held by the UFC before its adoption of the new "Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts". Results Main Card Heavyweight Pedro Rizzo def. Dan Severn TKO (leg kicks) 1 1:33 Heavyweight Maurice Smith def. Bobby Hoffman Decision (Majority) 3 5:00 Middleweight Jeremy Horn def. Eugene Jackson Submission (armbar) 1 4:32 Light Heavyweight under modern classification Lightweight Fabiano Iha def. LaVerne Clark Submission (armbar) 1 1:10 Welterweight under modern classification Middleweight Yuki Kondo def. Alexandre Dantas TKO (Punches) 3 2:28 Light Heavyweight under modern classification Heavyweight Ian Freeman def. Tedd Williams Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Preliminary Card no Heavyweight Jeff Monson def. Tim Lajcik Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Lightweight Brad Gumm vs CJ Fernandes Draw 3 5:00 Welterweight under modern classification yes See also UFC List of UFC champions List of UFC events References Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship by year Category:2000 in mixed martial arts