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UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 24, 1999 at the in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The event was headlined by a Middleweight Championship bout between Frank Shamrock and Tito Ortiz, and also featured two preliminary bouts, a middleweight bout, two heavyweight bouts, and two lightweight bouts. UFC 22 marked the first UFC appearance of future UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes, who would go on to dominate the UFC's Welterweight division (which at the time was called "lightweight", until the UFC was sanctioned in 2001, when official weight classes were introduced), as well as Jens Pulver, who fought in a preliminary bout that was not televised.
UFC 22 was the last UFC event by SEG to see a home video release, as SEG was nearing bankruptcy and struggling to keep the UFC alive through extremely limited pay per view in the US, as well as minor coverage in Brazil and Japan. UFC 23 through UFC 29 were never released in the US on home video or DVD in any form, and many consider this period to be the "Dark Ages" of the UFC. It wasn't until UFC 30, with new owners Zuffa, that the UFC returned to home video.
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- The bout was ruled a draw after two five minute rounds. This bout was not televised.
- Lewis wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 0:14 of the third round.
- Hughes wins by unanimous decision at 5:00 of the third round. This bout was not televised.
- Liddell wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to srikes) at 3:35 of the first round.
- Kohler wins by KO at 0:30 of the first round. Kohler's knockout punch would later be featured in UFC intro sequence for several years[citation needed] as well as on Ultimate Knockouts and UFC Hits Vol. 2 compilations.[1]
- Horn wins by submission (armbar) at 2:07 of the first round.
- The bout was ruled a draw after three five minute rounds.
- Shamrock wins by submission due to strikes to the back of the head at 4:48 of the fourth round. After the fight, Tito donned a shirt with the words "Frank Shamrock" and an illustration of Frank on the front with the back saying "UFC Middleweight Champion". Frank announced his retirement in the post-fight interview.
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