UFC 26

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UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams

Details
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	June 9, 2000
Venue	Five Seasons Events Center
City	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Event chronology
UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3	UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams	UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz

UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 9, 2000 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The main card featured Lightweight Champion Pat Miletich defending his title against John Alessio, and Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman defending his title against Pedro Rizzo. The Heavyweight Championship bout was first scheduled to take place at UFC 24, but was rescheduled due to a backstage accident involving Kevin Randleman, who slipped and fell on the concrete floor, sustaining a concussion.

UFC 26 featured the second appearance of Matt Hughes in the UFC, who would go on to dominate the welterweight division. The event also marked the second UFC appearance of British fighter Ian Freeman, who's preliminary bout was shown on the live pay per view broadcast.

UFC 26 was the fourth straight UFC event to have never received a home video or DVD release in the US, as the UFC's parent company SEG was incurring financial difficulties, and would eventually sell the company to Zuffa just six months later.

[edit] Results

[edit] Preliminary Bout: Shonie Carter vs. Adrian Serrano

Carter wins by unanimous decision at 10:00.

[edit] Preliminary Bout: Ian Freeman vs. Nate Schroeder

Freeman wins by submission due to strikes at 2:13 of the second round.

[edit] Lightweight Bout: Jens Pulver vs. Joao Roque

Pulver wins by unanimous decision at 15:00.

[edit] Lightweight Bout: Matt Hughes vs. Marcelo Aguiar

Hughes wins by TKO (Doctor stoppage due to cut) at 4:34 of the first round.

[edit] Middleweight Bout: Tyrone Roberts vs. David Dodd

Roberts wins by unanimous decision at 15:00.

[edit] Middleweight Bout: Amaury Bitetti vs. Alex Andrade

Bitetti wins by disqualification at 0:43 of the second round. Local Iowa MMA rules banned kicking with shoes on. Andrade, wearing wrestling shoes, kicked Bitetti three times, including once to the face when Bitetti was down. Following the third offense, Andrade was disqualified by referee Big John McCarthy.