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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
- Clark wins by majority decision at 15:00.
- Minowa wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to cut) at 1:54 of the third round.
- Kikuta wins by submission (armbar) at 4:39 of the first round.
- Bustamante wins by submission (arm triangle choke) at 0:31 of the second round.
- Waterman wins by unanimous decision at 15:00.
- Ortiz becomes the UFC Middleweight Champion by unanimous decision at 25:00.
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