UFC 25
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| UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 | ||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |
| Date | April 14, 2000 | |
| Venue | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | |
| City | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Event chronology | ||
| UFC 24: First Defense | UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 | UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams |
UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 14, 2000 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The event was the third UFC event to be held in Japan. UFC 25 was headlined by a legendary Middleweight Title Bout between Tito Ortiz and Wanderlei Silva, held to determine the Middleweight Champion following Frank Shamrock's retirement from the UFC. The event also featured the first UFC appearance of future UFC Middleweight Champion Murilo Bustamante, as well as PRIDE fighter Ikuhisa Minowa.
UFC 25 was initially seen live on pay per view, but as of 2006, has never been released in the US on home video or DVD in any form.
[edit] Results
[edit] Lightweight Bout: Laverne Clark vs. Koji Oishi
Clark wins by majority decision at 15:00.
[edit] Middleweight Bout: Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Joe Slick
Minowa wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to cut) at 1:54 of the third round.
[edit] Middleweight Bout: Sanae Kikuta vs. Eugene Jackson
Kikuta wins by submission (armbar) at 4:39 of the first round.
[edit] Middleweight Bout: Murilo Bustamante vs. Yoji Anjo
Bustamante wins by submission (arm triangle choke) at 0:31 of the second round.
[edit] Heavyweight Bout: Ron Waterman vs. Satoshi Honma
Waterman wins by unanimous decision at 15:00.
[edit] UFC Middleweight Championship Bout: Tito Ortiz vs. Wanderlei Silva
Ortiz becomes the UFC Middleweight Champion by unanimous decision at 25:00. Till this day this match has proven highly controversial, with many criticising that Wanderlei Silva should have gotten the victory.
