Date: June 6, 2003
Venue: Thomas and Mack Center
City: Paradise, Nevada, USA

Preliminary card

  • Heavyweight bout:  Pedro Rizzo vs.  Tra Telligman
Rizzo wins by technical knockout due to doctor’s stoppage at 4:25 of Round 2.
  • Middleweight bout:  Matt Lindland vs.  Falaniko Vitale
Vitale wins by technical knockout at 1:56 of Round 1. Lindland botched a throw attempt and landed on his own head, instantly knocking himself out.

Main card

  • Lightweight bout:  Yves Edwards vs.  Eddie Ruiz
Edwards won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Heavyweight bout:  Frank Mir vs.  Wes Sims
Mir won via disqualification (stomping the head of a downed opponent) at 2:56 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout:  Ian Freeman vs.  Vernon White
Freeman and White fought to a split draw (30–27, 28–29, 29–29)
  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Vitor Belfort vs.  Marvin Eastman
Belfort won via TKO (strikes) at 1:07 of Round 1
  • Heavyweight bout:  Kimo Leopoldo vs.  Tank Abbott
Leopoldo won via Submission (head arm choke) at 1:59 of Round 1.
  • Interim Light Heavyweight Championship bout:  Chuck Liddell vs.  Randy Couture
Couture won via TKO (strikes) at 2:39 of Round 3. Couture becomes the Interim Light Heavyweight Champion, and the first person to win a title in two different weight divisions (Couture was a two-time Heavyweight Champion).

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