UFC 16

Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = March 13, 1998
venue = Pontchartrain Center
city = New Orleans, Louisiana
attendance = 4,600
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"UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 13, 1998 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.

History

UFC 16 featured the first ever UFC Lightweight tournament (for fighters under 170lbs), as well as a Middleweight Championship bout, a Heavyweight and a Middleweight Superfight, and two alternate bouts in case of tournament injury.

UFC 16 marked the first appearance of the influential fighter Pat Miletich, who would go on to create Miletich Fighting Systems, one of the most popular MMA training systems in the US, featuring 9 current and former champions.

The Middleweight Championship bout, was billed to be champion Frank Shamrock's biggest test, in Battlecade star, Igor Zinoviev. This wound up being the final match of Zinoviev's career, as he suffered a career-ending collarbone injury from Shamrock's victorious KO slam. __NOTOC__

Lightweight Tournament

Alternate Bouts

*flagicon|USAChris Brennan vs. flagicon|USACourtney Turner:Brennan wins by submission (armbar) at 1:20 of the first round.

*flagicon|USALaverne Clark vs. flagicon|USAJosh Stewart:Clark wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 1:15 of the first round.

Lightweight Semifinals

*flagicon|USAPat Miletich vs. flagicon|USATownsend Saunders:Miletich wins by split decision at 15:00.

*flagicon|USAMikey Burnett vs. flagicon|USAEugenio Tadeu:Burnett wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 9:46 of the first round.

Lightweight Finals

*flagicon|USAPat Miletich vs. flagicon|USAChris Brennan:Miletich wins the first UFC Lightweight Tournament by submission (choke) at 9:01 of the first round. (Mikey Burnett withdrew from the tournament due to a broken finger and was replaced by Brennan.)

UFC 16 Lightweight Tournament Bracket

4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals| RD2=Finals
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RD1-team1=Pat Miletich
RD1-team2=Townsend Saunders
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RD1-team3=Chris Brennan
RD1-team4=Courtney Turner
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RD2-team1=Pat Miletich
RD2-team2=Chris Brennan
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uperfights

*flagicon|JPNTsuyoshi Kosaka vs. flagicon|USAKimo:Kosaka wins by unanimous decision at 15:00.

*Middleweight Superfight: flagicon|USAJerry Bohlander vs. flagicon|USAKevin Jackson:Bohlander wins by submission (armbar) at 10:23 of the first round.

Middleweight Championship Bout

*flagicon|USAFrank Shamrock vs. flagicon|RUSIgor Zinoviev:Shamrock wins by KO (slam) at 0:22 of the first round.

External links

* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?EventID=25 UFC16 results at Sherdog.com]
* [http://www.411mania.com/MMA/video_reviews/58303/History-of-the-UFC---UFC-XVI:-Battle-in-the-Bayou.htm UFC16 fights reviews]