UFC 41: Onslaught | ||||
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![]() The poster for UFC 41: Onslaught | ||||
Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | February 28, 2003 | |||
Venue | Boardwalk Hall | |||
City | Atlantic City, New Jersey | |||
Attendance | 11,707 [1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 41: Onslaught was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 28, 2003, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.
UFC 41 featured two championship bouts, a Heavyweight Championship Bout between Ricco Rodriguez and Tim Sylvia, and a Lightweight Championship Bout between B.J. Penn and Caol Uno. The event also marked the return of Tank Abbott to the UFC. Ken Shamrock served as the color commentator for this card.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | Tim Sylvia | def. | Ricco Rodriguez (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:09 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Heavyweight | Frank Mir | def. | Tank Abbott | Submission (toe hold) | 1 | 0:46 | |
Lightweight | B.J. Penn | vs. | Caol Uno | Draw (split) (48–46, 47–48, 48–48) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Middleweight | Matt Lindland | def. | Phil Baroni | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Heavyweight | Vladimir Matyushenko | def. | Pedro Rizzo | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Lightweight | Din Thomas | def. | Matt Serra | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 3] |
Heavyweight | Gan McGee | def. | Alexandre Dantas | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:49 | |
Lightweight | Yves Edwards | def. | Rich Clementi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:07 |
Semifinals | Finals (UFC 41) | ||||||||
![]() | B.J. Penn | DU | |||||||
![]() | Matt Serra | 3 | |||||||
![]() | B.J. Penn | DS1 | |||||||
![]() | Caol Uno | 15:00 | |||||||
![]() | Caol Uno | DU | |||||||
![]() | Din Thomas | 3 |
1 In UFC 41, B.J. Penn and Caol Uno had a split tie. (48-46, 47-48, 48-48). There was no champion.
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