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The year 1999 was the 7th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1999 the UFC held 6 events beginning with, UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title.

Title fights

Title fights in 1999
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Welterweight Pat Miletich (c) def. Jorge Patino unanimous decision 21:00 UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title [a]
Heavyweight Bas Rutten def. Kevin Randleman split decision 21:00 UFC 20: Battle for the Gold [b]
Welterweight Pat Miletich (c) def. André Pederneiras TKO (cut) 2 2:20 UFC 21: Return of the Champions [c]
Light Heavyweight Frank Shamrock (c) def. Tito Ortiz submission (strikes) 4 4:42 UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion [d]
Heavyweight Kevin Randleman def. Pete Williams unanimous decision 5 5:00 UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 [e]
  1. ^ Miletich defeated Patino to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship.[1]
  2. ^ Rutten defeated Randleman to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.
  3. ^ Miletich defeated Pederneiras to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  4. ^ Shamrock defeated Ortiz to retain the Light Heavyweight Championship.
  5. ^ Randleman defeated Williams to claim the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship.

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1999:

Events list

Main article: List of UFC events
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
027 UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 Nov 19, 1999 Tokyo Bay NK Hall Chiba, Japan —
026 UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion Sep 24, 1999 Lake Charles Civic Center Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. —
025 UFC 21: Return of the Champions Jul 16, 1999 Five Seasons Events Center Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. —
024 UFC 20: Battle for the Gold May 7, 1999 Boutwell Auditorium Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. —
023 UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns Mar 5, 1999 Casino Magic Bay St. Louis Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S. —
022 UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title Jan 8, 1999 Pontchartrain Center New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. —

See also

References

  1. ^ "UFC 18: Rutten rules".
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_in_UFC