UFC 20
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| UFC 20: Battle for the Gold | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 7, 1999 | |||
| Venue | Boutwell Auditorium | |||
| City | Birmingham, Alabama | |||
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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.
History
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 (due to contract disputes with the UFC). Referees for the event were Mario Yamasaki (first time for UFC pay-per-view) and John McCarthy.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Bas Rutten | def. | Kevin Randleman | split decision | 21:00 | [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Heavyweight | Ron Waterman | def. | Chris Condo | TKO (punches) | 0:28 | ||
| Lightweight | Laverne Clark | def. | Fabiano Iha | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1:31 | ||
| Lightweight | Marcelo Mello | def. | David Roberts | TKO (punches) | 1:23 | ||
| Light Heavyweight | Wanderlei Silva | def. | Tony Petarra | KO (knee) | 2:53 | ||
| Heavyweight | Pete Williams | def. | Travis Fulton | submission (armlock) | 6:28 | ||
| Heavyweight | Pedro Rizzo | def. | Tra Telligman | KO (punch) | 4:30 | ||
- ↑ Rutten defeated Randleman to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.
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