UFC Brazil
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| UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |
| Date | October 16, 1998 | |
| Venue | Ginasai de Portuguesa | |
| City | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Event chronology | ||
| UFC 17: Redemption | UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil | UFC 18: Road to the Heavyweight Title |
UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil (also known as UFC 17.5) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Sao Paulo, Brazil on October 16th, 1998. The event was seen on pay per view in the United States and Brazil, and was later released on home video. Ultimate Brazil was the first appearance of the UFC in Brazil, and the second UFC event to take place outside of the US. Ultimate Brazil also marked the first UFC event (other than UFC 9) to not utilize the tournament format, which aside from UFC 23, was abandoned completely in following events. The event featured the first ever UFC Lightweight Championship fight, as well as a Middleweight Championship fight.
Ultimate Brazil was part one of what the UFC called "The Road To The Heavyweight Title" (not to be confused with the event of the same name), a "tournament" of sorts, spanning four events, to crown the new UFC Heavyweight Champion following Randy Couture's relenquishing of the belt.
UFC Brazil marked the first appearance of Pedro Rizzo, who would go on to become a top UFC heavyweight contender. The event also featured the first appearance of former PRIDE Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva, who was knocked out in stunning fashion by Vitor Belfort.
[edit] Results
[edit] Alternate Bouts
[edit] Tulio Palhares vs. Adriano Santos
Palhares wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 9:00.
[edit] Cesar Martrucci vs. Paulo Santos
Martucci wins by TKO due to strikes at 10:27.
[edit] Main Card
[edit] Middleweight Bout: Vitor Belfort vs. Wanderlei Silva
Belfort wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 0:44.
[edit] Middleweight Bout: Ebenezer Fontes Braga vs. Jeremy Horn
Fontes Braga wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:28.
[edit] Heavyweight Bout: Pedro Rizzo vs. David "Tank" Abbott
Rizzo wins by KO at 8:07.
[edit] Heavyweight Bout: Tsuyoshi Kosaka vs. Pete Williams
Kosaka wins by unanimous decision at 15:00.
[edit] Lightweight Championship Bout: Pat Miletich vs. Mikey Burnett
Miletich becomes the first ever UFC Lightweight Champion by split decision at 21:00.
[edit] Middleweight Championship Bout: Frank Shamrock vs. John Lober
Shamrock wins by submission (neck crank) at 7:41.
