UFC 49

"Unfinished Business"

 

August 21, 2004

MGM Grand Garden Arena 

Las Vegas, Nevada

 

 

The UFC has released their line-up for their August 21st event - "Unfinished Business." The main event for

the card will be a light heavyweight title bout between newly crowned champion Vitor Belfort and the

ex-champion Randy Couture (who lost his title to Belfort in his last fight (UFC 46) due to a freakish cut

sustained by Couture early in the fight). Also on the card, "The Iceman" Chuck Liddell will be facing the

former King of the Cage light heavyweight champion Vernon "Tiger" White. Fighter records are from the

UFC.

 

Line-up (not in fight order):

Fight 1 - Light Heavyweight Title Bout

Champ Vitor Belfort (12-3) vs. Randy Couture (12-6)

 

Fight 2 - Light Heavyweight Bout
Chuck Liddell (13-3) vs. Vernon "Tiger" White (11-6-1)

 

Fight 3 - Lightweight Bout
Yves Edwards (25-8-1) vs. Josh Thomson (25-1)

 

Fight 4 - Middleweight Bout

Matt Lindland (9-2) vs. David Terrell (9-1)

 

Fight 5 - Welterweight Bout
Nick Diaz (11-2) vs. Karo Parisyan (19-3)

 

Fight 6 - Heavyweight Bout
Mike Kyle (11-2) vs. Justin Eilers (8-2-1)

 

Fight 7 - Welterweight Bout
Chris Lytle (29-10-4) vs. Ronald Jhun (26-11-2)

 

Fight 8 - Middleweight Bout
Joe Doerksen (8-2-1) vs. Joe Riggs (20-4)



From UFC Press Release:

Weigh-in: Friday, August 20 at 3:00pm PT, MGM Grand Garden Arena


Fight Night: Saturday, August 21

Doors Open: 4:30 pm PT

Prelimary Fights: 5:15 pm PT

PPV Fights: 7:00 pm PT

UFC Fan Block at the MGM Grand:

1-800-929-9411

UFC-FANS

Thurs: $109.00 Fri: $199.00

Cut-off date: 8/8/2004

 

Tickets for UFC 49: Unfinished Business are priced at $350, $250, $150, $75, and $35 not including

applicable service charges and taxes. Tickets are available at the MGM Grand Box Offic and at all Las

Vegas Ticketmaster locations (Tower Records/WOW!, Smith's Food and Drug Centers, Robinsons-May

stores and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major

credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets are also available for purchase at

www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

 


card subject to change

 


(7/27/04)