UFC 36
| Company type | Mixed martial arts event |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts |
| Founded | March 22, 2002 |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States |
| Products | Mixed martial arts competition |
| Website | www |
UFC 36: Worlds Collide was a mixed martial arts competition organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, taking place at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 22, 2002. The event was broadcast live via pay-per-view across the United States and subsequently made available on home video.
History
This event showcased two championship bouts: the Heavyweight title clash between Randy Couture and Josh Barnett, alongside the Welterweight title defense by Matt Hughes facing off against Hayato Sakurai. UFC 36 also marked the final appearances in the promotion for former 170 lb Champion Pat Miletich, who transitioned to coaching fighters such as champion Matt Hughes, as well as Pete Williams.
Originally, Hughes was set to compete against then-Shooto welterweight champion and future UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, but Silva had already committed to PRIDE Fighting Championships.
Josh Barnett secured the Heavyweight Championship by defeating Couture via TKO in the second round; however, he was later stripped of the title after testing positive for banned steroids during the mandatory post-fight drug examination.
Significantly, UFC 36 featured nine competitors who were either former or future UFC champions, marking it as the event with the highest number of such fighters in UFC history at that time.
Results
{{MMAevent bout | Welterweight | Sean Sherk | def. | Jutaro Nakao | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 |}
Encyclopedia awards
The October 2011 publication UFC Encyclopedia honored the following athletes:[1]
- Fight of the Night: Josh Barnett vs. Randy Couture
- Knockout of the Night: Pedro Rizzo
- Submission of the Night: Frank Mir
See also
External links
- ↑ Gerbasi, Thomas. UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, DK, 2011, p. 193.