UFC 20
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| UFC 20: Battle for the Gold | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 7, 1999 | |||
| Venue | Boutwell Auditorium | |||
| City | Birmingham, Alabama | |||
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UFC 20: Battle for the Gold was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 7, 1999 at the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.
History
UFC 20 was the final event of what the UFC called "The Road to the Heavyweight Title", a tournament of sorts spanning four events, held to determine the Heavyweight Champion after Randy Couture vacated the title (due to contract disputes with the UFC). Bas Rutten defeated Kevin Randleman to become the new Heavyweight Champion in a controversial split decision.
Referees for the event were Mario Yamasaki (first time for UFC pay-per-view) and John McCarthy.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Bas Rutten | def. | Kevin Randleman | Decision (split) | 21:00 | [a] | |
| Heavyweight | Pedro Rizzo | def. | Tra Telligman | KO (punch) | 4:30 | ||
| Heavyweight | Pete Williams | def. | Travis Fulton | Submission (armlock) | 6:28 | ||
| Middleweight | Wanderlei Silva | def. | Tony Petarra | KO (knee) | 2:53 | ||
| Lightweight | Marcelo Mello | def. | Dave Roberts | TKO (punches) | 1:23 | ||
| Lightweight | LaVerne Clark | def. | Fabiano Iha | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1:31 | ||
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Ron Waterman | def. | Chris Condo | TKO (punches) | 0:28 | ||
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- ^ For the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Encyclopedia awards
The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.[1]
- Fight of the Night: Pedro Rizzo vs. Tra Telligman
- Knockout of the Night: Wanderlei Silva
- Submission of the Night: Pete Williams
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gerbasi, Thomas (2011-10-17). UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. New York: DK. p. 173. ISBN 978-0756683610.
External links
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