UFC 37
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| UFC 37: High Impact | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |
| Date | May 10, 2002 | |
| Venue | CenturyTel Center | |
| City | Bossier City, Louisiana | |
| Event chronology | ||
| UFC 36: Worlds Collide | UFC 37: High Impact | UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets |
UFC 37: High Impact was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana on May 10, 2002. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and was later released on home video. The card was headlined by a Middleweight Title Bout between Murilo Bustamante and Matt Lindland, and featured the first UFC appearances of Robbie Lawler and Ivan Salaverry.
[edit] Results
[edit] Welterweight Bout: Robbie Lawler vs. Aaron Riley
Lawler wins by unanimous decision at 15:00.
[edit] Welterweight Bout: Benji Radach vs. Steve Berger
Initially, Radach was declared the winner by TKO at 0:27 of the first round, but the fight was later ruled a No Contest by the Louisiana State Athletic Commission.
[edit] Middleweight Bout: Ivan Salaverry vs. Andrei Semenov
Salaverry wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 2:27 of the third round.
[edit] Lightweight Bout: Caol Uno vs. Yves Edwards
Uno wins by unanimous decision at 15:00.
[edit] Middleweight Bout: Phil Baroni vs. Amar Suloev
Baroni wins by KO at 2:55 of the first round.
[edit] Lightweight Bout: BJ Penn vs. Paul Creighton
Penn wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 3:23 of the second round.
[edit] Heavyweight Bout: Ricco Rodriguez vs. Tsuyoshi Kosaka
Rodriguez wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 3:25 of the second round.
[edit] Middleweight Championship Bout: Murilo Bustamante vs. Matt Lindland
Bustamante wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:20 of the third round. Shortly after Bustamante left UFC due to contract disputes and was stripped of the UFC Middleweight title.
