- UFC 42
Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 42: Sudden Impact
promotion =Ultimate Fighting Championship
date =April 25 ,2003
venue =American Airlines Arena
city =Miami, Florida
attendance = 6,700
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followingevent ="UFC 42: Sudden Impact" was a
mixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on April 25, 2003, atAmerican Airlines Arena inMiami, Florida . The event was broadcasted live on pay per view in theUnited States , and later released onDVD .History
UFC 42 was the first UFC event to take place in Florida. Headlining the event was a Welterweight Title bout between Matt Hughes and
Sean Sherk . UFC 42 also marked the first UFC appearance forRich Franklin .__NOTOC__Results
Preliminary Card
*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|GBR
Mark Weir Vs. flagicon|CanadaDavid Loiseau :Loiseau wins by knockout at 3:55 of Round 1.*Lightweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Richard Crunkilton Vs. flagicon|BrazilHermes Franca :Franca wins by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 29-28.*"'Welterweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Romie Aram Vs. flagicon|USADave Strasser :Strasser wins by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30-27.Main Card
*Lightweight Bout: flagicon|Japan
Genki Sudo Vs. flagicon|USADuane Ludwig :Ludwig wins by split decision. The three judges scored the bout 29-28, 29-28 and 28-29.*Light Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Evan Tanner Vs. flagicon|USARich Franklin :Franklin wins by technical knockout at 2:40 of Round 1.*Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Wesley Correira Vs. flagicon|USASean Alvarez :Correira wins by technical knockout at 1:46 of Round 2.*"'Welterweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Robbie Lawler Vs. flagicon|USAPete Spratt :Spratt wins by Submission (Other) via verbal tap out due to injury at 2:28 of Round 2.*"'Welterweight Title Bout: flagicon|USA Matt Hughes Vs. flagicon|USA
Sean Sherk :Hughes wins by unanimous decision. The judges scored the bout 48-45, 48-47, 49-46.External links
* [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventdetail.fightCard&eid=63 UFC Offical results]
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&EventID=1469 Sherdog.com event results]
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