UFC 32
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2001
UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 29, 2001.
01History
The card was headlined by the first Light Heavyweight Championship Bout (previously called "Middleweight") between Tito Ortiz and Elvis Sinosic.
The event also featured the first appearance of future Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez.
UFC 32 marked the last appearances of long time commentator Jeff Blatnick, who had been with the UFC since UFC 4 as well as Frank Shamrock, who had been commentating for the UFC as well after retiring his promotional Light Heavyweight championship.
The event poster shows the towers of the World Trade Center in the background. Less than 3 months after the event, they were destroyed in the September 11 attacks.
The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.
02Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Tito Ortiz (c) | def. | Elvis Sinosic | TKO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 3:32 | |
| Lightweight | B.J. Penn | def. | Din Thomas | TKO (knee) | 1 | 2:42 | |
| Heavyweight | Josh Barnett | def. | Semmy Schilt | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:21 | |
| Welterweight | Pat Miletich | def. | Shonie Carter | KO (head kick) | 2 | 2:42 | |
| Lightweight | Caol Uno | def. | Fabiano Iha | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:48 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Vladimir Matyushenko | def. | Yuki Kondo | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-26, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Ricco Rodriguez | def. | Andrei Arlovski | TKO (strikes) | 3 | 1:23 | |
| Welterweight | Tony DeSouza | def. | Paul Rodriguez | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:05 | |
03Encyclopedia awards
The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.
- Fight of the Night: Ricco Rodriguez vs. Andrei Arlovski
- Knockout of the Night: Pat Miletich
- Submission of the Night: Josh Barnett
Sources and credits
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- UFC 32 poster art.jpg by UFC, Fair use
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