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UFC 39: The Warriors Return
- Friday 09.27.2002 at 11:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena
- Location: Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Jeff Osborne
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Ryan Bennett
- Ticket Revenue (live gate):
- Attendance: 7,800
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 45,000 | TV Ratings:
- Number of Bouts: 8
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UFC 39 was an event held at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut that featured the Vacant Heavyweight Championship fight between former champion Randy Couture and Ricco Rodriguez. The title had been held by Josh Barnett after he finished Couture, but it was stripped from him following a positive steroid test.
In an upset, Rodriguez defeated Couture by TKO in the fifth and final round, one of the select few championship fights to ever end in the fifth round. The event also marked the UFC debut of future Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia.
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UFC 39 Fight Card
| Bout | Info | |
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Ricco Rodriguez
defeats
Randy Couture
via
Submission, Elbow
Main Event | Title Fight | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120.2 kg) |
3:04 Round 5 of 5, 23:04 Total
Bout Page
Referee: John McCarthy |
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Tim Sylvia
defeats
Wesley Correira
via
KO/TKO, Corner Stoppage
Main Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120.2 kg) |
1:43 Round 2 of 3, 6:43 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Kipp Kollar |
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BJ Penn
defeats
Matt Serra
via
Decision, Unanimous
Main Card | Tournament Semi-Finals | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: John McCarthy |
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Caol Uno
defeats
Din Thomas
via
Decision, Unanimous
Main Card | Tournament Semi-Finals | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Larry Landless |
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Gan McGee
defeats
Pedro Rizzo
via
KO/TKO, Corner Stoppage
Main Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120.2 kg) |
5:00 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: John McCarthy |
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Phil Baroni
defeats
Dave Menne
via
KO/TKO, Punches
Main Card | Middleweight | 185 lbs (83.9 kg) #57 Greatest Knockout of All Time |
0:18 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Larry Landless |
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Matt Lindland
defeats
Ivan Salaverry
via
Decision, Unanimous
Preliminary Card | Middleweight | 185 lbs (83.9 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
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Sean Sherk
defeats
Benji Radach
via
KO/TKO, Cut
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
4:16 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
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