UFC 42

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2003
UFC 42: Sudden Impact
The poster for UFC 42: Sudden Impact
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateApril 25, 2003
VenueAmerican Airlines Arena
CityMiami, Florida
Attendance6,700
Buyrate35,000
Event chronology
UFC 41: Onslaught UFC 42: Sudden Impact UFC 43: Meltdown

UFC 42: Sudden Impact was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 25, 2003, at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.

History

UFC 42 was the first UFC event to take place in Florida.[1] It would be almost 20 years to the date until UFC would return to Miami, with UFC 287.[1]

Headlining the event was a Welterweight title bout between Matt Hughes and Sean Sherk.[1] UFC 42 also marked the first UFC appearance of future Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin.[1]

Joe Rogan provided the lead commentary for this event and was joined on colour commentator by fighter Phil Baroni with further analysis by Eddie Bravo.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Matt Hughes (c) def. Sean Sherk Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 48–45) 5 5:00 [a]
Welterweight Pete Spratt def. Robbie Lawler TKO (knee injury) 2 2:28
Welterweight Dave Strasser def. Romie Aram Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Wesley Correira def. Sean Alvarez TKO (knees and punches) 2 1:46
Light Heavyweight Rich Franklin def. Evan Tanner TKO (punches) 1 2:40
Lightweight Duane Ludwig def. Genki Sudo Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Lightweight Hermes França def. Rich Crunkilton Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight David Loiseau def. Mark Weir KO (punches) 1 3:55

Aftermath

During the bout between Ludwig and Sudo, action was halted by the referee in order to have Ludwig's facial lacerations assessed by the ringside doctor. Albeit Ludwig was in the bottom position on the mat before the halt, the action continued standing up which prompted a rule change: the action should be restarted from the same position where it was halted.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Gavin Porter (April 6, 2023). "UFC's Last Time In Miami | UFC 30th Anniversary". Ultimate Fighting Championship.

External links

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