- UFC 29
Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
promotion =Ultimate Fighting Championship
date =December 16 ,2000
venue =Differ Ariake Arena
city =Tokyo ,Japan
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mixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship onDecember 16 ,2000 atDiffer Ariake Arena inTokyo ,Japan .History
The event was the last UFC to be held in Japan, and the last event to be promoted by "UFC-J", the UFC's Japanese counterpart. As the name implies, the card featured two title defenses, featuring Middleweight Champion
Tito Ortiz , and Lightweight ChampionPat Miletich .UFC 29 is notable for featuring one of the few UFC losses by future longtime Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes, who was submitted in just 0:21 seconds by
Dennis Hallman . The event also featured the first UFC appearance of Olympic silver medalistMatt Lindland .UFC 29 was the seventh straight UFC event to have never seen a home video or DVD release, as their parent company SEG was nearing bankruptcy. UFC 29 was the last UFC event held by SEG, and following UFC 29, in January 2001, SEG sold the UFC to current owners Zuffa LLC.__NOTOC__
Results
*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Chuck Liddell vs. flagicon|USAJeff Monson :Liddell wins by unanimous decision at 15:00.
*Lightweight Bout: flagicon|USADennis Hallman vs. flagicon|USA Matt Hughes:Hallman wins by submission (armbar at 0:21 of the first round).*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Evan Tanner vs. flagicon|CANLance Gibson :Tanner wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 4:58 of the first round.*Lightweight Bout: flagicon|BRA
Fabiano Iha vs. flagicon|JPNDaiju Takase :Iha wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 2:25 of the first round.*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Matt Lindland vs. flagicon|JPNYoji Anjo :Lindland wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 2:57 of the first round.*Middleweight Championship Bout: flagicon|USA
Tito Ortiz vs. flagicon|JPNYuki Kondo :Ortiz wins by submission (neck crank) at 1:51 of the first round.*Lightweight Championship Bout: flagicon|USA
Pat Miletich vs. flagicon|JPN Kenichi Yamamoto:Miletich wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:57 of the second round.External links
* [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&EventID=39 Sherdog.com]
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