UFC 44
UFC 44: Undisputed | ||||
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Mandalay Bay Events Center | ||||
City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
Attendance | 10,400 | |||
Total gate | $127,985 | |||
Buyrate | 94,000 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 44: Undisputed was a
Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD
.
History
Headlining the card was a
Light Heavyweight Championship unification bout between Tito Ortiz and Randy Couture. The total fighter payroll for the event was $467,500.[1] The ring interviewer was Eddie Bravo. UFC 44 marked the first UFC appearance of future Welterweight Strikeforce Champion Nick Diaz
.
Results
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Randy Couture (ic) | def. | Tito Ortiz (c) | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
Heavyweight | Tim Sylvia (c) | def. | Gan McGee | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:54 | [b] |
Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski | def. | Vladimir Matyushenko | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:59 | |
Middleweight | Jorge Rivera | def. | David Loiseau | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Rich Franklin | def. | Edwin Dewees | TKO (punches and knees) | 1 | 3:35 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Welterweight | Karo Parisyan | def. | Dave Strasser | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 3:52 | |
Lightweight | Josh Thomson | def. | Gerald Strebendt | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:45 | |
Welterweight | Nick Diaz | def. | Jeremy Jackson | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 2:04 | |
Lightweight | Hermes França | def. | Caol Uno | KO (punch) | 2 | 2:46 |
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.