2004 in UFC

Mixed martial arts events 2004 in UFC Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.svg 176px Jan 31, 2004 Oct 22, 2004 5 5 39 5 2003 in UFC 2005 in UFC The year 2004 was the 12th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2004 the UFC held 5 events beginning with, UFC 46: Supernatural. 2 Title fights Title fights in 2004 Welterweight B.J. Penn def. Matt Hughes (c) Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 4:39 UFC 46: Supernatural For the UFC Welterweight Championship. Light Heavyweight Vitor Belfort def. Randy Couture (c) TKO (Cut) 1 0:49 UFC 46: Supernatural For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Heavyweight Frank Mir def. Tim Sylvia Technical Submission (Armbar) 1 0:50 UFC 48: Payback For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Referee Herb Dean called a stop to the bout when he noticed a break in Sylvia's arm which appeared to Sylvia and the audience as an early stoppage; it was later revealed that Sylvia had indeed suffered multiple fractures to his right forearm.http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/1/Sylvias-Break-is-Mirs-Fortune-Shamrock-KOs-Kimo-1767 Sylvia's Break is Mir's Fortune; Shamrock KO's Kimo Sherdog.com 2004-06-19 2012-10-20 Gross Josh Light Heavyweight Randy Couture def. Vitor Belfort (c) TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 5:00 UFC 49: Unfinished Business For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Couture becomes the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion for the second time. Welterweight Matt Hughes def. Georges St-Pierre Submission (Armbar) 1 4:59 UFC 50: The War Of '04 For the UFC Welterweight Championship. Hughes becomes the UFC Welterweight champion filling the vacant title. Hughes had previously lost the title to BJ Penn, but Penn had been stripped of the belt after signing with K-1. yes Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2004: ISO Fighter Division USA David Terrell Middleweight CAN Georges St-Pierre Welterweight CAN Ivan Menjivar Lightweight USA Jay Hieron Welterweight USA Jeff Curran Lightweight CAN Joe Doerksen Middleweight ISO Fighter Division USA Joe Riggs Middleweight USA Jonathan Wiezorek Heavyweight USA Justin Eilers Heavyweight ENG Lee Murray Middleweight USA Mike Brown Lightweight USA Mike Kyle Heavyweight ISO Fighter Division CAN Patrick Cote Middleweight BRA Renato Verissimo Welterweight USA Ronald Jhun Welterweight USA Travis Lutter Middleweight RSA Trevor Prangley Middleweight USA Wade Shipp Heavyweight Events list List of UFC events # Event Date Venue Location Attendance055UFC 050 UFC 50: The War Of '042004 Oct 22Boardwalk HallAtlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.9000http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-50-the-war-of-04 UFC 50: The War of '04 tapology.com Oct 19, 2010054UFC 049 UFC 49: Unfinished Business2004 Aug 21MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.12100http://mmajunkie.com/news/17405/ufc-108-draws-13255-attendance-for-2-million-gate.mma UFC 108 draws 13,255 attendance for $2 million gate mmajunkie.com Jan 3, 2010 2014-10-06 https://archive.today/20121208193206/mmajunkie.com/news/17405/ufc-108-draws-13255-attendance-for-2-million-gate.mma 2012-12-08 dead053UFC 048 UFC 48: Payback2004 Jun 19Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.10000http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-48-payback UFC 48: Payback tapology.com Oct 19, 2010052UFC 047 UFC 47: It's On!2004 Apr 2Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.11437http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-47-its-on UFC 47: It's On tapology.com Oct 19, 2010051UFC 046 UFC 46: Supernatural2004 Jan 31Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.10700http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-46-supernatural UFC 46: Supernatural tapology.com Oct 19, 2010 See also UFC List of UFC champions List of UFC events References Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship by year Category:2004 in mixed martial arts