UFC 21: Difference between revisions
m Undid revision 577729047 by 208.125.90.90 (talk) - unexplained content removal |
m →See also: remove redundant link |
||
Line 112: | Line 112: | ||
== See also == |
== See also == |
||
{{portal|MMA}} |
{{portal|MMA}} |
||
* [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] |
|||
* [[List of UFC champions]] |
* [[List of UFC champions]] |
||
* [[List of UFC events]] |
* [[List of UFC events]] |
Revision as of 17:55, 23 October 2013
This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
UFC 21: Return of the Champions | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | July 16, 1999 | |||
Venue | Five Seasons Events Center | |||
City | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |||
Event chronology | ||||
|
UFC 21: Return of the Champions was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 16, 1999 at the Five Seasons Events Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.
History
UFC 21 marked significant rule changes due to the Council of the Mixed Martial Arts Commission: preliminary bouts now consisted of two five minute-rounds, main card bouts were three five-minute rounds and championship bouts were five five-minute rounds (similar to the Unified Rules of Combat used today in the USA). UFC 21 was the first UFC event to adopt the 10-point must system, commonly used in boxing, to judge fights instead of each judge merely stating their choice of fighter. 10 points are awarded for fighters who win the round, 6-9 points for the fighter that loses the round. Points awarded for Octagon control, effective striking, grappling/near submissions, and aggressiveness.
Results
Main Card | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Frank Shamrock | def. | John Lober | submission (punches) | 7:40 | [a] | |
Welterweight | Pat Miletich | def. | Mikey Burnett | decision | 21:00 | [b] | |
Light Heavyweight | Vitor Belfort | def. | Wanderlei Silva | TKO (punches) | 0:44 | ||
Heavyweight | Pedro Rizzo | def. | Tank Abbott | KO (punch) | 8:07 | ||
Heavyweight | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | def. | Tim Lajcik | decision | 15:00 | ||
Light Heavyweight | Ebenezer Fontes Braga | def. | Jeremy Horn | submission (guillotine choke) | 3:27 | ||
Alternate Bouts | |||||||
Lightweight | Cesar Marscucci | def. | Paulo Santos | TKO | n/a | ||
Middleweight | Tulio Palhares | def. | Adriano Santos | TKO | 9:00 |
- ^ Shamrock defeated Lober to retain the Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ Miletich defeated Burnett to become the inaugural UFC Welterweight Champion.