Flashback Friday: UFC 31: Locked and Loaded

Heading to the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, UFC held an event on May 4th, 2001, titled "Locked and Loaded." The card had two championship bouts, with newly crowned heavyweight champion Randy Couture headlining the card against Pedro Rizzo. Changes To The UFC Some small changes happened at UFC 31. For … Continue reading Flashback Friday: UFC 31: Locked and Loaded →

Flashback Friday: UFC 31: Locked and Loaded Play-by-Play

Here's play-by-play of UFC 31: Locked and Loaded, which first happened on May 4th, 2001. A formal report of the event can be viewed here. Quick Results: Bout 1: Tony DeSouza def. Steve Berger via Decision, Unanimous Bout 2: BJ Penn def. Joey Gilbert via KO, Punches (RD 1, 4:57) Bout 3: Matt Lindland def. … Continue reading Flashback Friday: UFC 31: Locked and Loaded Play-by-Play →

Flashback Friday: UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk

The year is 2001, and big changes are coming to the UFC. Their former owners SEG are now out of the picture, and Zuffa has taken their place. Kicking off their ownership, Zuffa held UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk from the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Printed on the cover … Continue reading Flashback Friday: UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk →

Flashback Friday: UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz

In September of 2000, UFC returned with UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz. In the main event of the show, Pedro Rizzo came back from a loss to fight Dan Severn in the main event. Severn was fighting in the promotion since his early run. Let’s look at the entire UFC 27 card from the Lake … Continue reading Flashback Friday: UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz →

Flashback Friday: UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams

Returning to the United States, UFC held UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams. The card had two championship fights. Headlining the card, Kevin Randleman put his UFC Heavyweight Championship on the line against Pedro Rizzo. From the Five Seasons Events Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA, here’s the full report of UFC 26. Original Date: … Continue reading Flashback Friday: UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams →