UFC 20
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| UFC 20: Battle for the Gold | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |
| Date | May 7, 1999 | |
| Venue | Boutwell Auditorium | |
| City | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Event chronology | ||
| UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns | UFC 20: Battle for the Gold | UFC 21: Return of the Champions |
UFC 20: Battle for the Gold was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 7, 1999 at the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video. UFC 20 was the final event of what the UFC called "The Road to the Heavyweight Title", a tournament of sorts, spanning four events, held to determine the Heavyweight Champion after Randy Couture vacated the title. In a controversial split decision, Bas Rutten defeated Kevin Randleman to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion. Rutten never defended the title, as he retired from MMA competition for seven years following his victory over Randleman at UFC 20.
[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary Bout: Ron Waterman vs. Chris Condo
Waterman wins by submission due to srikes at 0:29.
[edit] Lightweight Bout: Laverne Clark vs. Fabiano Iha
Clark wins by TKO (doctor stoppage due to cut) at 1:31.
[edit] Lightweight Bout: Marcelo Mello vs. David Roberts
Mello wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 1:23.
[edit] Middleweight Bout: Wanderlei Silva vs. Tony Petarra
Silva wins by KO (knee) at 2:53.
[edit] Heavyweight Bout: Pete Williams vs. Travis Fulton
Williams wins by submission (armbar) at 6:28.
[edit] Heavyweight Bout: Pedro Rizzo vs. Tra Telligman
Rizzo wins by KO at 4:30.
[edit] Heavyweight Championship Bout: Bas Rutten vs. Kevin Randleman
Rutten becomes the UFC Heavyweight Champion by split decision at 21:00.
