- UFC 26
Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams
promotion =Ultimate Fighting Championship
date =June 9 ,2000
venue =Five Seasons Events Center
city =Cedar Rapids ,Iowa
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mixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship onJune 9 ,2000 inCedar Rapids ,Iowa .History
The main card featured Lightweight Champion
Pat Miletich defending his title againstJohn Alessio , and Heavyweight ChampionKevin Randleman defending his title againstPedro Rizzo . The Heavyweight Championship bout was first scheduled to take place atUFC 24 , but was rescheduled due to a backstage accident involving Kevin Randleman, who slipped and fell on the concrete floor, sustaining a concussion.A
bantamweight division was added at UFC 26 for fighters under 155 pounds and Jens Pulver defeated Joao Roque in the first ever UFC bantamweight bout.UFC 26 featured the second appearance of Matt Hughes in the UFC, who would go on to dominate the welterweight division. The event marked the second UFC appearance of British fighter
Ian Freeman , who's preliminary bout was shown on the live pay per view broadcast.UFC 26 was the fourth straight UFC event to have never received a home video or DVD release in the US, as the UFC's parent company SEG was incurring financial difficulties, and would eventually sell the company to
Zuffa just six months later.__NOTOC__Results
*Preliminary Bout:
Shonie Carter vs.Adrian Serrano :Carter wins by unanimous decision at 10:00.*Preliminary Bout:
Ian Freeman vs.Nate Schroeder :Freeman wins by submission due to strikes at 2:13 of the second round.*Bantamweight Bout:
Jens Pulver vs.Joao Roque :Pulver wins by unanimous decision at 15:00.*Lightweight Bout: Matt Hughes vs.
Marcelo Aguiar :Hughes wins by TKO (Doctor stoppage due to cut) at 4:34 of the first round.*Middleweight Bout:
Tyrone Roberts vs.David Dodd :Roberts wins by unanimous decision at 15:00.
*Middleweight Bout:Amaury Bitetti vs.Alex Andrade :Bitetti wins by disqualification at 0:43 of the second round. Iowa MMA rules banned kicking while wearing shoes. Andrade, wearing wrestling shoes, kicked Bitetti three times. Andrade was disqualified by referee Big John McCarthy.*Lightweight Championship Bout:
Pat Miletich vs.John Alessio :Miletich wins by submission (armbar) at 1:43 of the second round.*Heavyweight Championship Bout:
Kevin Randleman vs.Pedro Rizzo :Randleman wins by unanimous decision at 25:00.External links
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?EventID=36 UFC26 results at Sherdog.com]
* [http://www.411mania.com/MMA/video_reviews/64864/History-of-the-UFC-12.10.07:-UFC-XXVI---Ultimate-Field-of-Dreams.htm UFC26 fights reviews]
* [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]
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