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UFC 26

UFC 26

UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 9, 2000 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJune 9, 2000
VenueFive Seasons Events Center
CityCedar Rapids, Iowa
Event chronology

History

The main card featured Welterweight Champion Pat Miletich defending his title against John Alessio, and Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman defending his title against Pedro Rizzo. The Heavyweight Championship bout was first scheduled to take place at UFC 24, but was rescheduled due to a backstage accident involving Kevin Randleman, who slipped and fell on the concrete floor, sustaining a concussion.

A bantamweight division was added at UFC 26 for fighters under 155 pounds; Jens Pulver defeated Joao Roque in the first ever UFC bantamweight bout. Lightweight was now 155-169.9 pounds, Middleweight 170-199.9 pounds, and Heavyweight 200+ pounds. This was the fourth event to feature now-regular referee, Mario Yamasaki in addition to "Big" John McCarthy.

UFC 26 featured the second appearance of Matt Hughes in the UFC, who would go on to dominate the welterweight division. The event also marked the second UFC appearance of British fighter Ian Freeman, whose preliminary bout was shown on the live pay per view broadcast.

UFC 26 was the fourth straight UFC event to have never received a home video or DVD release in the United States, as the UFC's parent company SEG was incurring financial difficulties, and would eventually sell the company to Zuffa just six months later. Zuffa eventually released UFC 26 on DVD as part of an anthology collection of UFC 21-30.

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
HeavyweightKevin Randleman(c)def.Pedro RizzoDecision (unanimous)55:00[1]
MiddleweightTyrone Robertsdef.David DoddDecision (unanimous)35:00
LightweightPat Miletich(c)def.John AlessioSubmission (armbar)21:43[2]
MiddleweightAmaury Bitettidef.Alex AndradeDisqualification (kicking with shoes)20:43[3]
LightweightMatt Hughesdef.Marcelo AguiarTKO (doctor stoppage)14:34
BantamweightJens Pulverdef.Joao RoqueDecision (unanimous)35:00
Preliminary Card
HeavyweightIan Freemandef.Nate SchroederSubmission (punches)22:13
LightweightShonie Carterdef.Adrian SerranoDecision (unanimous)25:00

See also

References

[1]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgRandleman defeated Rizzo to retain the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Sep 22, 2019, 1:00 PM
[2]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgMiletich defeated Alessio to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship.
Sep 22, 2019, 1:00 PM
[3]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgUFC rules banned kicking while wearing shoes. Andrade, wearing wrestling shoes, kicked Bitetti three times. Andrade was deducted 2 points in the first round. Andrade was disqualified by referee Big John McCarthy.
Sep 22, 2019, 1:00 PM
[4]
Citation Linkweb.archive.orgUFC 26 fights reviews
Sep 22, 2019, 1:00 PM
[5]
Citation Linkwww.ufc.comOfficial UFC website
Sep 22, 2019, 1:00 PM
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