UFC 43

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UFC 43: Meltdown
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The poster for UFC 43: Meltdown
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateJune 6, 2003
Venue Thomas and Mack Center
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance9,800
Total gate$645,140
Buyrate49,000
Event chronology
UFC 42: Sudden Impact UFC 43: Meltdown UFC 44: Undisputed

UFC 43: Meltdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 6, 2003, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.

Contents

History

Headlining the card was an Interim Light Heavyweight Championship match between future UFC Hall of Fame inductees Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell.

Ken Shamrock was originally slated to face Ian Freeman at this event, but was forced from the card with a torn ACL. Vernon White would step in as his replacement. [1]

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Light Heavyweight Randy Couture def. Chuck Liddell TKO (punches)32:39 [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Kimo Leopoldo def. Tank Abbott Submission (arm-triangle choke)11:59
Light Heavyweight Vitor Belfort def. Marvin Eastman TKO (knees and punches)11:07
Heavyweight Vernon White vs. Ian Freeman Draw (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–29)35:00
Heavyweight Frank Mir def. Wes Sims Disqualification (kicking a downed opponent)12:55
Preliminary card
Heavyweight Pedro Rizzo def. Tra Telligman TKO (doctor stoppage)24:24
Middleweight Falaniko Vitale def. Matt Lindland KO (slam)11:56
Lightweight Yves Edwards def.Eddie RuizDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
  1. For the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Couture becomes the first person to win a title in two different weight divisions (Couture was a two-time Heavyweight Champion).

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