UFC 49
| UFC 49: Unfinished Business | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 49: Unfinished Business | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 21, 2004 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Arena | |||
| City |  Paradise, Nevada, USA | |||
| Attendance | 12,100 (paid 8,597) [2] | |||
| Total gate | $1,293,035 | |||
| Buyrate | 80,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 49: Unfinished Business was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 21, 2004, at the MGM Grand Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.
History
It featured the anticipated rubber match between Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort and Randy Couture, following a disappointing doctor's stoppage in their last encounter at UFC 46.
The total fighter payroll for UFC 49 was $535,000.[1]
This event featured the last UFC fight in the lightweight division until UFC 58 on March 4, 2006.
Results
Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout:
Yves Edwards vs. Josh Thomson
- Edwards wins by knockout (head kick) at 4:31 of round one.
- Welterweight bout:
Karo Parisyan vs. Nick Diaz
- Parisyan wins by split decision. Judges score the bout 28–29, 29–28 and 30–27.
- Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle vs. Ronald Jhun
- Lytle wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:17 of round two
Main card
- Heavyweight bout: Justin Eilers vs. Mike Kyle
- Eilers wins by knockout (punches) at 1:14 of round one.
- Middleweight bout: David Terrell vs. Matt Lindland
- David Terrell wins by knockout at :24 in round one.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Chuck Liddell vs. Vernon White
- Liddell wins by knockout (punch) at 4:05 of round one.
- Middleweight bout: Joe Riggs vs.
Joe Doerksen
- Riggs wins by submission (strikes) at 3:39 of round two.
- Light Heavyweight Championship bout:
Vitor Belfort (c) vs. Randy Couture
- Couture wins by technical knockout (doctor stoppage) at the end of round three. Couture becomes the UFC Light Heavyweight champion for the second time.
Fighter Payroll
Randy Couture: $225,000 ($150,000 for fighting; $75,000 win bonus)
Chuck Liddell: $120,000 ($60,000 for fighting; $60,000 win bonus)
Vitor Belfort: $100,000 ($100,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $40,000)
Matt Lindland: $20,000 ($20,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $20,000)
Yves Edwards: $14,000 ($7,000 for fighting; $7,000 win bonus)
David Terrell: $8,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)
Josh Thomson: $6,000 ($6,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $6,000)
Nick Diaz: $6,000 ($6,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $5,000)
Justin Eilers: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
Chris Lytle: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
Karo Parisyan: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
Joe Riggs: $5,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $2,000 win bonus)
Mike Kyle: $4,000 ($4,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $4,000)
Vernon White: $4,000 ($4,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $4,000)
Ronald Jhun: $3,000 ($3,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $3,000)
Joe Doerksen: $2,000 ($2,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $2,000)
References
Sources
- UFC 49: Unfinished Business Results on Sherdog.com
- "Ultimate Fighting Championship Cards" on Wrestling Information Archives
- UFC 49 Fighter Salaries
- NSAC Results for UFC 49
