UFC MMA events in 2000
2000 in UFC First date March 10, 2000 Last date December 16, 2000 Total events 6 UFC 6 Total fights 44 Title fights 6
The year 2000 is 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 .
Title fights [ ]
Title fights in 2000
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Event
Notes
Light Heavyweight
Tito Ortiz
def.
Wanderlei Silva
unanimous decision
5
5:00
UFC 25
[a]
Welterweight
Pat Miletich (c)
def.
John Alessio
submission (armbar)
2
1:43
UFC 26
[b]
Heavyweight
Kevin Randleman (c)
def.
Pedro Rizzo
unanimous decision
5
5:00
UFC 26
[c]
Heavyweight
Randy Couture
def.
Kevin Randleman (c)
TKO due to punches
3
4:13
UFC 28
[d]
Welterweight
Pat Miletich (c)
def.
Kenichi Yamamoto
submission (guillotine choke)
2
1:57
UFC 29
[e]
Light Heavyweight
Tito Ortiz (c)
def.
Yuki Kondo
submission (cobra choke)
1
1:51
UFC 29
[f]
^ Ortiz became the new UFC Light Heavyweight Championship .
^ Miletich defeated Alessio to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship .
^ Randleman defeated Rizzo to retain the UFC Heavyweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship .
Debut UFC fighters [ ]
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2000:
Events List [ ]
Main article: List of UFC events
#
Event
Date
Venue
Location
Attendance
033
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
Dec 16, 2000
Differ Ariake Arena
Tokyo , Japan
1,414 [1]
032
UFC 28: High Stakes
Nov 17, 2000
Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort
Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S.
N/A
031
UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz
Sep 22, 2000
Lakefront Arena
New Orleans , Louisiana , U.S.
N/A
030
UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams
Jun 9, 2000
Five Seasons Events Center
Cedar Rapids, Iowa , U.S.
1,100 [2]
029
UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3
Apr 14, 2000
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Tokyo , Japan
N/A
028
UFC 24: First Defense
Mar 10, 2000
Lake Charles Civic Center
Lake Charles, Louisiana , U.S.
N/A
See also [ ]
UFC
List of UFC champions
List of UFC events
References [ ]
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Upcoming events are in italics
Flagship events Fight Nights (on Spike TV) UFC on Versus/UFC Live
Vera vs. Jones
Jones vs. Matyushenko
Sanchez vs. Kampmann
Kongo vs. Barry
Hardy vs. Lytle
Cruz vs. Johnson
UFC on Fox
Velasquez vs. dos Santos
Evans vs. Davis
Diaz vs. Miller
Shogun vs. Vera
Henderson vs. Diaz
Johnson vs. Dodson
Henderson vs. Melendez
Johnson vs. Moraga
Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
Henderson vs. Thomson
Werdum vs. Browne
Lawler vs. Brown
dos Santos vs. Miocic
Gustafsson vs. Johnson
Machida vs. Rockhold
Dillashaw vs. Barão 2
dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Johnson vs. Bader
Teixeira vs. Evans
Holm vs. Shevchenko
Maia vs. Condit
VanZant vs. Waterson
Shevchenko vs. Peña
Johnson vs. Reis
Weidman vs. Gastelum
Lawler vs. dos Anjos
Jacaré vs. Brunson 2
Emmett vs. Stephens
Poirier vs. Gaethje
Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Lee vs. Iaquinta 2
UFC on FX
Guillard vs. Miller
Alves vs. Kampmann
Johnson vs. McCall
Maynard vs. Guida
Browne vs. Bigfoot
Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
Belfort vs. Bisping
Belfort vs. Rockhold
UFC on Fuel TV Fight Nights (on FS1, FS2, FXX, or UFC Fight Pass) UFC on ESPN (or ESPN2) Fight Nights (on ESPN+) UFC on ABC
Holloway vs. Kattar
Vettori vs. Holland
The Ultimate Fighter Finales
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