UFC 30

Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = February 23, 2001
venue = Trump Taj Mahal
city = Atlantic City, New Jersey
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"UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey on February 23, 2001. UFC 30 was also the first UFC event since UFC 22 to see a home video release, effectively ending what some fans called the UFC's "Dark Ages".

History

The card was headlined by two Title Bouts, a Middleweight Championship Bout between Tito Ortiz and Evan Tanner, and the first and only UFC Bantamweight Championship Bout between Jens Pulver and Caol Uno. Following UFC 31, Bantamweight was renamed "Lightweight" under the new "Unified Rules Of Combat", defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The event featured the first UFC appearances of Phil Baroni, Sean Sherk and Elvis Sinosic.

UFC 30 marked a major turning point for the UFC, as it was the first UFC event held by new owners Zuffa LLC. Headed by Station Casinos owners Frank and Lorenzo Ferttita, and managed by Dana White, Zuffa acquired the UFC in January 2001 from former owners SEG, who were on the brink of bankruptcy. With a new strategy focusing on effective marketing, corporate sponsorship, commission sanctioning, home video releases and the return of cable Pay-Per-View (where the UFC had been blacklisted since 1996), "The New UFC" began a steady rise in popularity.

Another notable change instituted by Zuffa was allowing the championship bout fighters to choose their own entry music in lieu of the standard fare UFC theme song.__NOTOC__

Results

*Preliminary Bout: flagicon|USA Sean Sherk vs. flagicon|USA Tiki Ghosn:Sherk wins by verbal submission (dislocated shoulder) at 4:47 of the second round.

*Preliminary Bout: flagicon|USA Phil Baroni vs. flagicon|USA Curtis Stout:Baroni wins by unanimous decision at 10:00.

*Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|USA Bobby Hoffman vs. flagicon|USA Mark Robinson:Hoffman wins by KO at 3:27 of the first round.

*Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|Brazil Pedro Rizzo vs. flagicon|USA Josh Barnett:Rizzo wins by KO at 4:21 of the second round.

*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|Australia Elvis Sinosic vs. flagicon|USA Jeremy Horn:Sinosic wins by submission (armbar) at 2:59 of the first round.

*Lightweight Bout: flagicon|Brazil Fabiano Iha vs. flagicon|USA Phil Johns:Iha wins by submission (armbar) at 1:47 of the first round.

*Bantamweight Championship Bout: flagicon|USA Jens Pulver vs. flagicon|Japan Caol Uno:Pulver wins by majority decision at 25:00.

*Middleweight Championship Bout: flagicon|USA Tito Ortiz vs. flagicon|USA Evan Tanner:Ortiz wins by KO at 0:30 of the first round due to a body slam.

External links

* [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&EventID=40 Sherdog.com]