- Date: Friday 05.04.2001
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Venue: Trump Taj Mahal
- MMA Bouts: 8
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UFC Heavyweight Championship Decision, Unanimous 5 Rounds, 25:00 TotalProfessional MMA
"The Natural" Nickname "The Rock" Champion
HeavyweightTitle Challenger
Heavyweight37
+10 mos, 1 week, 5 daysAge at Fight 27
+1 day223.0 lbs
(101.2 kgs)Weigh-In Result 230.0 lbs
(104.3 kgs)6'1"
(186cm)Height 6'1"
(186cm)75.0"
(191cm)Reach N/A
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UFC Welterweight Championship Submission, Bulldog Choke 2:50 Round 3 of 5, 12:50 TotalProfessional MMA
"The Ronin" Nickname "The Croation Sensation" Challenger
WelterweightTitle Champion
Welterweight24
+8 mos, 2 wks, 3 daysAge at Fight 33
+1 mos, 3 wks, 4 days169.0 lbs
(76.7 kgs)Weigh-In Result 169.0 lbs
(76.7 kgs)5'9"
(176cm)Height 5'10"
(178cm) -
KO/TKO, Punches 1:18 Round 1 of 3Professional MMA
"The Iceman" Nickname "The Monster" 31
+4 mos, 2 wks, 3 daysAge at Fight 29
+8 mos, 3 wks, 3 days205.0 lbs
(93.0 kgs)Weigh-In Result 205.0 lbs
(93.0 kgs)6'2"
(188cm)Height 5'10"
(178cm)76.5"
(194cm)Reach N/A
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KO/TKO, Spinning Back Fist 4:51 Round 3 of 3, 14:51 TotalProfessional MMA
"Mr. International" Nickname "The Terror" 29
+1 dayAge at Fight 26
+11 mos, 2 days169.0 lbs
(76.7 kgs)Weigh-In Result 168.0 lbs
(76.2 kgs)5'9"
(176cm)Height 5'6"
(168cm)N/A
-Reach 68.0"
(173cm) -
KO/TKO, Kick to the Body and Punches 1:28 Round 2 of 3, 6:28 TotalProfessional MMA
"Hightower" Nickname "El Duro" 27
+6 mos, 1 weekAge at Fight 25
+9 mos, 3 wks, 3 days258.0 lbs
(117.0 kgs)Weigh-In Result 234.0 lbs
(106.1 kgs)6'11"
(211cm)Height 6'3"
(191cm) -
Disqualificaton, Repeated Fouls 4:21 Round 3 of 3, 14:21 TotalProfessional MMA
"The Law" Nickname "Cachorrão" 30
+11 mos, 2 wks, 3 daysAge at Fight 24
+5 mos, 5 days194.0 lbs
(88.0 kgs)Weigh-In Result 203.0 lbs
(92.1 kgs)6'0"
(183cm)Height 5'11"
(181cm)74.0"
(188cm)Reach 74.0"
(188cm) -
KO/TKO, Punches 4:57 Round 1 of 3Professional MMA
"The Prodigy" Nickname 22
+4 mos, 3 wksAge at Fight 31
+2 wks, 6 days5'9"
(176cm)Height 5'5"
(166cm)70.0"
(178cm)Reach N/A
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Decision, Unanimous 3 Rounds, 15:00 TotalProfessional MMA
"The Peruvian Savage" Nickname "Red Nose" 26
+9 mos, 1 week, 1 dayAge at Fight 27
+11 mos, 2 wks6'0"
(183cm)Height 5'11"
(181cm)
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- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Trump Taj Mahal
- Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Jeff Blatnick, Frank Shamrock
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: James Werme
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UFC 31 again saw reformed weight classes, adopting the current standard. Bantamweight was renamed Lightweight and raised from 150 to 155. Welterweights were now at 170, Middleweights at 185, and Light Heavyweights at 205.
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