The card was co-headlined by a Heavyweight title bout between Randy Couture and Pedro Rizzo, and a Welterweight Title Bout between Pat Miletich and Carlos Newton. The card also featured the first appearance of former Lightweight and Welterweight champion BJ Penn, former Welterweight Champion Matt Serra, and Kevin Randleman's first fight at 205.
Dana White has said on many occasions that this was one of the best fight cards ever mainly due to the main event and the bout between Matt Serra and Shonie Carter which involved the infamous backfist finish.
Top flyweight contenders headline the UFC’s return to Mexico City as former champion BrandonMoreno takes on Steve Erceg. Here’s how to watch UFC Mexico, including streaming options to catch the preliminaries and the main card ... UFC Mexico ... UFC Mexico.
The 31-year-old - who holds the shortest average fight time in UFC history - later shared a screenshot of the moment accompanied by a duck emoji on his social media, garnering over 20,000 likes at the time of writing.
An IrishMMA fighter sponsored by Conor McGregor performed a stunning comeback at UFCLondon in the same round she was dealt a brutal head kick ... McGregor began sponsoring Bannon when she signed with the UFC in 2023 - though she lost her first fight.
Puja Tomar(left) is the only Indian to win a UFC bout ... Before breaking into the UFC, the 31-year-old built her resume through promotions like SuperFightLeague, ONE Championship, and MatrixFight Night (MFN).