UFC 40

UFC 40

Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 40: Vendetta
promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = November 22, 2002
venue = MGM Grand Arena
city = Las Vegas, Nevada
attendance = 13,055
gate = $1,540,000
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"UFC 40: Vendetta" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 22, 2002, at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The event was broadcasted live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on DVD.

History

Headlining the event was a Light Heavyweight Title Bout between Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock, and a Welterweight Title Bout between Matt Hughes and Gil Castillo. Tank Abbott also provided an interview in the octagon after UFC president Dana White had announced Abbott would return to the octagon on a 3-fight deal.

Results

Preliminary card

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USAPhillip Miller Vs. flagicon|GBRMark Weir:Miller Wins by 2nd round Submission via Rear Naked Choke (4.50).

*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|USATravis Wiuff Vs. flagicon|BelarusVladimir Matyushenko:Matyushenko wins by 1st round Submission via strikes (4.10)

* Heavyweight bout: flagicon|GBRIan Freeman vs flagicon|BelarusAndrei Arlovski:Arlovski wins by 1st round TKO via strikes (1.25)

Main card

*"'Welterweight bout: flagicon|USARobbie Lawler Vs. flagicon|USATiki Ghosn :Lawler wins by 1st round TKO via strikes (1.29)

*Welterweight bout: flagicon|CanadaCarlos Newton vs flagicon|USAPete Spratt:Newton wins by 1st round Submission (Kimura) (1.45)

*Welterweight championship bout: Champion flagicon|USAMatt Hughes vs flagicon|USAGil Castillo:Hughes wins via 1st round TKO after an accidental headbutt to Castillo. Doctors ruled that the cut was too severe to continue (5.00)

*Light heavyweight bout: flagicon|USAChuck Liddell vs. flagicon|BrazilRenato Sobral:Liddell wins by a first round KO via a high kick. (2.55) It was widely publicized that Liddell stepped aside to allow Shamrock a shot at the light heavyweight title. His number-one contendership for the light heavyweight title was on the line during this bout.

*Light heavyweight championship bout: Champion flagicon|USATito Ortiz vs flagicon|USAKen Shamrock :Ortiz wins via 3rd round corner stoppage (5.00)

External links

* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&EventID=1220 Sherdog event results]
* [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]


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