Date: June 29, 2001
Venue: Continental Airlines Arena
City: East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA

Preliminary card

  • Lightweight bout:  Tony DeSouza vs.  Paul Rodriguez
DeSouza wins by submission (choke) at 1:05 of the first round.
  • Heavyweight bout:  Ricco Rodriguez vs.  Andrei Arlovski
Rodriguez wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 1:23 of the third round.

Main card

  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Vladimir Matyushenko vs.  Yuki Kondo
Matyushenko wins by unanimous decision at 15:00.
  • Lightweight bout:  Caol Uno vs.  Fabiano Iha
Uno wins by KO (punches) at 1:48 of the first round.
  • Welterweight bout:  Pat Miletich vs.  Shonie Carter
Miletich wins by KO (kick) at 2:42 of the second round.
  • Heavyweight bout:  Josh Barnett vs.  Semmy Schilt
Barnett wins by submission (armbar) at 4:21 of the first round.
  • Lightweight bout:  B.J. Penn vs.  Din Thomas
Penn wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 2:42 of the first round.
  • Light Heavyweight Championship bout:  Tito Ortiz (c) vs.  Elvis Sinosic
Ortiz wins the new UFC Light Heavyweight Championship by TKO (punches and elbows) at 3:32 of the first round.

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