- UFC 46
Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 46: Supernatural
promotion =Ultimate Fighting Championship
date =January 31 ,2004
venue = Mandalay Bay Arena
city =Las Vegas, Nevada
attendance = 10,700
gate = $1,377,000
previousevent =
followingevent ="UFC 46: Supernatural" was a
mixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship onJanuary 31 ,2004 , at theMandalay Bay Events Center inLas Vegas, Nevada . The event was broadcasted live onpay-per-view in theUnited States , and later released onDVD .History
Headlining the card was a Light Heavyweight championship bout between
Randy Couture andVitor Belfort . The evening marked the debut of future welterweight champion Georges St.-Pierre.The total fighter payroll for UFC 46 was $540,500. [ [http://www.ivansblog.com/2004/10/mixed-martial-arts-full-breakdown-of.html] ] __NOTOC__
Results
Preliminary Card
*Lightweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Matt Serra vs. flagicon|USAJeff Curran :Serra wins by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30-27 in favor of Serra.*Lightweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Josh Thomson vs. flagicon|BrazilHermes Franca :Thomson wins by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 29-28 in favor of Thomson.*Welterweight Bout: flagicon|Canada Georges St.-Pierre vs. flagicon|Armenia
Karo Parisyan :St.-Pierre wins by unanimous decision. Judges scored the bout 29-28, 30-27, and 30-27 for St.-Pierre.Main Card
*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|GBR
Lee Murray vs. flagicon|USA Jorge Rivera:Murray wins by submission (Triangle Armbar) at 1:45 of round one.*Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Frank Mir vs. flagicon|USA Wes Sims:Mir wins by knockout (punches) at 4:21 in round two.*Welterweight Championship Bout: Champion flagicon|USA Matt Hughes vs. flagicon|USA
B.J. Penn :Penn wins by submission (rear naked choke ) at 4:39 of round one. Penn becomes the UFC Welterweight champion.*Catchweight (175 lbs) Bout: flagicon|Brazil
Renato Verissimo vs. flagicon|CanadaCarlos Newton :Verissimo wins by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30-27. The bout was originally slated to take place at 170 lbs, Newton had issues with cutting weight, and agreed to meet Verissimo at 175 lbs.*Light Heavyweight Championship Bout: Champion flagicon|USA
Randy Couture vs. flagicon|BrazilVitor Belfort :Belfort wins by technical knockout (doctor's stoppage) at :49 of round one. Belfort landed a grazing punch to Couture's left eyelid, prompting the ringside doctors to call a stop to the bout. Belfort becomes the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.ources
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&eventid=1943 UFC 46: Supernatural Results on Sherdog.com]
* [http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/other/ufccards.htm "Ultimate Fighting Championship Cards"] on Wrestling Information Archives
* [http://www.ivansblog.com/2004/10/mixed-martial-arts-full-breakdown-of.html UFC 46 Fighter Salaries]
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