UFC 36
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| UFC 36: Worlds Collide | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |
| Date | March 22, 2002 | |
| Venue | MGM Grand Arena | |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Attendance | 7,663 paid | |
| Total Gate | $898,000 | |
| Event chronology | ||
| UFC 35: Throwdown | UFC 36: Worlds Collide | UFC 37: High Impact |
UFC 36: Worlds Collide was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 22, 2002. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video. The card was headlined by two Title Bouts, a Heavyweight Championship bout between Randy Couture and Josh Barnett, and a Welterweight Title Bout between Matt Hughes and Hayato Sakurai. UFC 36 marked the last UFC appearance of former 170 lb Champion Pat Miletich.
[edit] Results
[edit] Welterweight Bout: Sean Sherk vs. Jutaro Nakao
Sherk wins by unanimous decision at 15:00. All three judges scored the bout 30-27 for Sherk.
[edit] Lightweight Bout: Matt Serra vs. Kelly Dullanty
Serra wins by submission (triangle choke) at 2:58 of the first round.
[edit] Heavyweight Bout: Frank Mir vs. Pete Williams
Mir wins by submission (Key lock) at :46 of the first round.
[edit] Light Heavyweight Bout: Evan Tanner vs. Elvis Sinosic
Tanner wins by TKO (doctor stoppage due to cut) at 2:06 of the first round.
[edit] Middleweight Bout: Matt Lindland vs. Pat Miletich
Lindland wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 3:09 of the first round.
[edit] Heavyweight Bout: Pedro Rizzo vs. Andrei Arlovski
Rizzo wins by KO at 1:45 of the third round.
[edit] Welterweight Championship Bout: Matt Hughes vs. Hayato Sakurai
Hughes wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 3:01 of the fourth round.
[edit] Heavyweight Championship Bout: Josh Barnett vs. Randy Couture
Barnett becomes the UFC Heavyweight Champion by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 4:35 of the second round. Afterwards Barnett would be stripped of the UFC Heavyweight title when he was tested positive for steroids during a mandatory post-fight drug test. Barnett left the UFC shortly after the failed test.
