UFC 45

Infobox Wrestling event
name = UFC 45: Revolution


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = November 21, 2003
venue = Mohegan Sun Arena
city = Uncasville, Connecticut
attendance = 9,200
lastevent =
nextevent =

"UFC 45: Revolution" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on 21 November 2003, at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.

History

This event marked the 10th anniversary of the UFC and to celebrate the anniversary the UFC inaugurated its Hall of Fame, with Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock as inaugural inductees.

In addition, ten fighters were chosen by fans to receive a Viewer's Choice Award during the event; they were Royce Gracie, Ken Shamrock, Randy Couture, Tank Abbott, Mark Coleman, Pat Miletich, Marco Ruas, Dan Severn, Don Frye and Oleg Taktarov.__NOTOC__

Results

Preliminary card

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|USA Nick Agallar vs flagicon|Bahamas Yves Edwards:Edwards wins by technical knockout due to strikes at 2:14 of Round 2.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA Keith Rockel vs flagicon|USA Chris Liguori:Rockel wins by submission due to a guillotine choke at 3:29 of Round 1.

*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|Brazil Pedro Rizzo vs flagicon|USA Ricco Rodriguez:Rizzo wins by unanimous decision. This was both men's final fight in the UFC.

Main card

*Welterweight bout: flagicon|USA Robbie Lawler vs flagicon|USA Chris Lytle:Lawler wins by unanimous decision.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA Evan Tanner vs flagicon|USA Phil Baroni:Tanner wins by technical knock out at 4:42 of round 1.

*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA Tank Abbott vs flagicon|USA Wesley "Cabbage" Correira:Correira wins by technical knockout by doctor stoppage due to a facial cut caused by a knee at 2:14 of the first round.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA Matt Lindland vs flagicon|USA Falaniko Vitale:Lindland wins by submission due to strikes at 4:23 of Round 3.

* Welterweight Championship bout: Champion flagicon|USA Matt Hughes vs flagicon|USA Frank Trigg:Hughes wins by submission due to a rear naked choke at 3:54 of Round 1 to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship.

External links

* [http://www.ufc.com/ Official UFC Website]