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UFC 44: Undisputed
- Friday 09.26.2003 at 11:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Eddie Bravo
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,127,985
- Attendance: 10,400
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 94,000 | TV Ratings:
- Number of Bouts: 9
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Emerging as the UFC's biggest, most popular, and most marketable superstar following his drubbing of Ken Shamrock in the main event of UFC 40, Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz again lead the Zuffa, LLC-owned UFC to impressive Pay Per View numbers at UFC 44, with total buys coming in at 94,000.
The main event of the evening pitted Ortiz against Randy Couture. Although Ortiz was the dominant champion, Couture's size, strength, wrestling ability, and upset domination of Chuck Liddell in his last fight lead many analysts to pick him in the fight. Twenty five minutes later, Couture had completely dominated Ortiz to take the title with a Unanimous Decision, becoming the first fighter in UFC history to win titles in two different weight classes. Couture also arguably emerged from the fight as the promotion's biggest star, taking that mantle and “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’s” title belt in one fell swoop.
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UFC 44 Fight Card
| Bout | Info | |
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Randy Couture
defeats
Tito Ortiz
via
Decision, Unanimous
Main Event | Title Fight | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93.0 kg) #64 Biggest Upset of All Time #19 Greatest Light Heavy MMA Fight of All Time |
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: John McCarthy |
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Tim Sylvia
defeats
Gan McGee
via
KO/TKO, Punches
Co-Main Event | Title Fight | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120.2 kg) |
1:54 Round 1 of 5
Bout Page
Referee: John McCarthy |
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Andrei Arlovski
defeats
Vladimir Matyushenko
via
KO/TKO, Punch
Main Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120.2 kg) |
1:59 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Larry Landless |
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Jorge Rivera
defeats
David Loiseau
via
Decision, Unanimous
Main Card | Middleweight | 185 lbs (83.9 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Larry Landless |
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Rich Franklin
defeats
Edwin Dewees
via
KO/TKO, Punches and Knees
Main Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93.0 kg) |
3:35 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Sean Brockmole |
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Karo Parisyan
defeats
Dave Strasser
via
Submission, Kimura
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
3:52 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti |
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Josh Thomson
defeats
Gerald Strebendt
via
KO/TKO, Punches
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
2:45 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: John McCarthy |
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Nick Diaz
defeats
Jeremy Jackson
via
Submission, Armbar
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
2:04 Round 3 of 3, 12:04 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti |
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Hermes Franca
defeats
Caol Uno
via
KO/TKO, Punch
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
2:46 Round 2 of 3, 7:46 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Sean Brockmole |
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