2004 in UFC
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UFC MMA events in 2004
| 2004 in UFC | |
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| A poster or logo for 2004 in UFC. | |
| Information | |
| First date | Jan 31, 2004 |
| Last date | Oct 22, 2004 |
| Events | |
| Total events | 5 |
| UFC | 5 |
| Fights | |
| Total fights | 39 |
| Title fights | 5 |
| Chronology | |
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The year 2004 was the 12th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2004 the UFC held 5 events beginning with, UFC 46: Supernatural.
Title fights
[edit ]| Title fights in 2004 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | B.J. Penn | def. | Matt Hughes (c) | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:39 | UFC 46: Supernatural | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Vitor Belfort | def. | Randy Couture (c) | TKO (Cut) | 1 | 0:49 | UFC 46: Supernatural | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Frank Mir | def. | Tim Sylvia | Technical Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:50 | UFC 48: Payback | [c] |
| Light Heavyweight | Randy Couture | def. | Vitor Belfort (c) | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 49: Unfinished Business | [d] |
| Welterweight | Matt Hughes | def. | Georges St-Pierre | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:59 | UFC 50: The War Of '04 | [e] |
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Referee Herb Dean called a stop to the bout when he noticed a break in Sylvia's arm which appeared to Sylvia and the audience as an early stoppage; it was later revealed that Sylvia had indeed suffered multiple fractures to his right forearm.[1]
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Couture becomes the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion for the second time.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship. Hughes becomes the UFC Welterweight champion filling the vacant title. Hughes had previously lost the title to BJ Penn, but Penn had been stripped of the belt after signing with K-1.
Debut UFC fighters
[edit ]The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2004:
Events list
[edit ]Main article: List of UFC events
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 055 | UFC 50: The War Of '04 | Oct 22, 2004 | Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | 9,000[2] |
| 054 | UFC 49: Unfinished Business | Aug 21, 2004 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 12,100[3] |
| 053 | UFC 48: Payback | Jun 19, 2004 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 10,000[4] |
| 052 | UFC 47: It's On! | Apr 2, 2004 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 11,437[5] |
| 051 | UFC 46: Supernatural | Jan 31, 2004 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 10,700[6] |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Gross, Josh (2004年06月19日). "Sylvia's Break is Mir's Fortune; Shamrock KO's Kimo". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2012年10月20日.
- ^ "UFC 50: The War of '04". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
- ^ "UFC 108 draws 13,255 attendance for 2ドル million gate". mmajunkie.com. Jan 3, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012年12月08日. Retrieved 2014年10月06日.
- ^ "UFC 48: Payback". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
- ^ "UFC 47: It's On". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
- ^ "UFC 46: Supernatural". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
