Date: October 17, 1997
Venue: Casino Magic Bay St. Louis
City: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA

  • Heavyweight Tournament Alternate bout:  Alex Hunter vs.  Harry Moskowitz
Hunter wins via split decision at 12:00.
  • Heavyweight Tournament Alternate bout:  Dwayne Cason vs.  Houston Dorr
Cason wins via TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 3:42.
  • Heavyweight Tournament Semifinals:  Mark Kerr vs.  Greg Stott
Kerr wins via KO (knee) at 0:19.
  • Heavyweight Tournament Semifinals:  Dave Beneteau vs.  Carlos Barreto
Beneteau wins via unanimous decision at 15:00. Due to fatigue, Beneteau was unable to continue in the tournament.
  • Heavyweight Superfight:  Randy Couture vs.  Vitor Belfort
Couture wins via TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 8:17.
  • Heavyweight Finals:  Mark Kerr vs.  Dwayne Cason
Kerr wins via submission (rear naked choke) at 0:54. Cason replaced Dave Beneteau who could not continue due to fatigue.
  • Heavyweight Championship bout:  Maurice Smith (c) vs.  Tank Abbott
Smith wins via submission (verbal submission due to fatigue) at 8:08 to retain the UFC Heavyweight Title.

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