Photos taken by MMARR staff, primarily Arnold Lim at UFC events. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world.
Ultimate Fight Night was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2005. The event took place at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada. The telecast drew a 1.5 overall rating in the United States.
UFC 54: Boiling Point was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 20, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcasted live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD. Headlining the card were Chuck Liddell, the Light Heavyweight champion, and Jeremy Horn.
UFC 53: Heavy Hitters was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 4, 2005, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was broadcasted live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD. Headlining the card were Andrei Arlovski, the Interim Heavyweight champion, and Justin Eilers.
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 16, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcasted live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada, and later released on DVD. Headlining the card were the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter, Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell. At the time, it was the highest-grossing UFC event ever at the live gate, with $2,575,450 in ticket sales. The total fighter payroll for UFC 52 was $519,500.
UFC 50: The War of '04 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 22, 2004, at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was broadcasted live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD. Headlining the card were Tito Ortiz and Patrick Côté. Côté was a late replacement for Lion's Den fighter Guy Mezger, who pulled out of the event due to a medical condition.
UFC 49: Unfinished Business was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 21, 2004, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcasted live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD. It featured the anticipated rubber match between concurrent Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort and Randy Couture, following a disappointing doctor's stoppage in their last encounter at UFC 46.
UFC 48: Payback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 19, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcasted live on pay-per-view in the United States, and was later released on DVD. The featured contestants of the evening were Ken Shamrock and Kimo Leopoldo, who had met once before in 1996 at UFC 8, with Shamrock reigning victorious. The total fighter payroll for UFC 48 was $586,000.
UFC 47: It's On! was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 2, 2004 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view, and later released on DVD. Headlining the card was the long awaited match between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. The total fighter payroll for UFC 47 was $333,000. MMA Photo Category
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UFC 46: Supernatural was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcasted live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD. Headlining the card was a Light Heavyweight championship bout between Randy Couture and Vitor Belfort. The evening also marked the debut of future welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. The total fighter payroll for UFC 46 was $540,500. MMA Photo Category
UFC 44 Photos
UFC 44: Undisputed was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 26, 2003, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The event was broadcasted live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD. Headlining the card was a light heavyweight championship unification bout between Tito Ortiz and Randy Couture. The total fighter payroll for the event was $467,500. MMA Photo Category
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UFC 43: Meltdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 6, 2003, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD. Headlining the card was the Interim Light Heavyweight Championship match between Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell. MMA Photo Category
UFC 35 Photos
UFC 35: Throwdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on January 11, 2002. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video. UFC 35 was headlined by two Title Bouts, Jens Pulver faced BJ Penn for the Lightweight Title, and Murilo Bustamante faced Dave Menne for the Middleweight Title. MMA Photo Category