UFC 18

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name = UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = January 8, 1999
venue = Pontchartrain Center
city = New Orleans, Louisiana
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"UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 8, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.

History

The event featured a UFC Lightweight Championship bout, and six other bouts. UFC 18 was technically part two of what the UFC called "The Road To The Heavyweight Title", a tournament of sorts, spanning four events, held to crown the new UFC Heavyweight Champion after the title was vacated by Randy Couture.

Part one was held at UFC Brazil, with Tsuyoshi Kosaka taking a win to advance to UFC 18. UFC 18 marked the first US appearance of MMA legend Bas Rutten, and also featured the first appearance of Evan Tanner, who would go on to become the UFC Middleweight Champion.__NOTOC__

Results

*Alternate Bout: flagicon|USALaverne Clark vs. flagicon|USAFrank Caracci:Clark wins by submission due to strikes at 6:59.

*Lightweight Bout: flagicon|USAMikey Burnett vs. flagicon|USATownsend Saunders:Mikey Burnett wins by unanimous decision at 15:00.

*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|USATito Ortiz vs. flagicon|USAJerry Bohlander:Ortiz wins by TKO (doctor stoppage due to cut) at 14:31.

*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|USAEvan Tanner vs. flagicon|USADarrel Gholar:Tanner wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 7:57.

*Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|NEDBas Rutten vs. flagicon|JPNTsuyoshi Kosaka:Rutten wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 14:43.

*Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|BRAPedro Rizzo vs. flagicon|USAMark Coleman:Rizzo wins by split decision at 15:00.

*Lightweight Championship Bout: flagicon|USAPat Miletich vs. flagicon|BRAJorge Patino:Miletich wins by unanimous decision at 21:00.

External links

* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?EventID=28 UFC18 results at Sherdog.com]
* [http://www.411mania.com/MMA/video_reviews/61508/History-of-the-UFC-10.16.07:-UFC-XVII---The-Road-to-the-Heavyweight-Title.htm UFC18 fights reviews]