UFC 41

Infobox Wrestling event
name = UFC 41: Onslaught


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = February 28, 2003
venue = Boardwalk Hall
city = Atlantic City, New Jersey
attendance = 13,101
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"UFC 41: Onslaught" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 28, 2003, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.

History

UFC 41 featured two championship bouts, a Heavyweight Championship Bout between Ricco Rodriguez and Tim Sylvia, and a Lightweight Championship Bout between BJ Penn and Caol Uno. The event also marked the return of Tank Abbott to the UFC.__NOTOC__

Results

Preliminary card

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|USA Rich Clementi vs flagicon|Bahamas Yves Edwards:Edwards wins by submission due to a rear naked choke at 4:07 of Round 3.

*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|Brazil Alexandre Dantas vs flagicon|USA Gan McGee:McGee wins by technical knockout due to strikes at 4:49 of Round 1.

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|USA Matt Serra vs flagicon|USA Din Thomas:Thomas wins by split decision. Originally, Matt Serra had won by majority decision. Further inspection revealed that Judge Doc Hamilton had transposed his scoring in the final round, accidentally giving Serra's column the winning score of ten instead of its intended slot to Thomas. Setting a precedent for the sport, the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board deemed the decision be reversed, and UFC president Dana White personally reported the change to Thomas and his team.

Main card

*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|Belarus Vladimir Matyushenko vs flagicon|Brazil Pedro Rizzo:Matyushenko wins by unanimous decision.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA Phil Baroni vs flagicon|USA Matt Lindland:Lindland wins by unanimous decision. All 3 judges scored the bout 29-28.

* Lightweight championship bout: flagicon|USA BJ Penn vs flagicon|Japan Caol Uno:Penn and Uno fought to a split draw after five rounds. Judges scored the bout 48-47 Uno, 48-46 Penn, and 48-48. This match was the final match of a 4-man tournament that took place over several cards to crown a new lightweight champion, the first round occurred on "UFC 39". Without a definite outcome, the title remained vacant.

*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA Tank Abbott vs flagicon|USA Frank Mir:Mir wins by submission due to a toe hold at :46 of Round 1. This was Abbott's first MMA bout since 1998, when he was defeated by Pedro Rizzo at Ultimate Brazil.

*Heavyweight championship bout: Champion flagicon|USA Ricco Rodriguez vs flagicon|USA Tim Sylvia:Sylvia wins by knockout due to strikes at 3:09 of Round 1 to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion.

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RD1-team1=Caol Uno
RD1-team2=Din Thomas
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RD1-team3=BJ Penn
RD1-team4=Matt Serra
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RD2-team1=Caol Uno
RD2-team2=BJ Penn
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External links

* [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&EventID=1424 Sherdog event results]
* [http://fcfighter.com/news0303.htm Full Contact Fighter March 2003 News]