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UFC 50 Results Post-Fight Release Hughes Re-gains UFC Welterweight Title; Ortiz Dominates Cote At UFC 50: War of 04 in Atlantic City
October 22, 2004 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., October 23, 2004. Matt Hughes re-gained a record sixth Ultimate Fighting Championship® welterweight title and Light Heavyweight top contender Tito Ortiz got back in the title chase in the co-main events of UFC 50: War Of 04 at Boardwalk Hall.
Hughes (38-4-0 in mixed martial arts) from Hillsboro, Ill., utilized a totally unexpected spinning arm bar to defeat highly rated Canadian Georges St. Pierre (7-1-0) from Montreal, Quebec, at 4:59 of the first round. Hughes dominated most of the round with a powerful body slam and his patented ground and pound offense until he surprised St. Pierre and everyone in the arena with the arm bar move.
"It's not something new for me. I have used arm bars to defeat opponents before. But, it is the first time I have used one to end a fight," Hughes said.
Hughes again made UFC history with his sixth title. No fighter has won that many championships in any UFC weight division.
Ortiz (12-4-0) from Huntington Beach, Calif., dominated Canadian Patrick Cote (5-1-0) from Quebec City, Quebec, to win a unanimous decision in three rounds. The victory ends a two-bout skid that saw the long- reigning light heavyweight champ fall out of title contention with losses to current champ Randy Couture and top contender Chuck Liddell. Ortiz easily won all three rounds with body slams and ground and pound.
"He caught me once in the first round with a good punch, but that was it. I was not really satisfied with my overall performance. I wanted to end it sooner. Some times, fights just don't go the way you plan. But, it's a victory," Ortiz said.
In other fights:
from Cincinnati, Ohio, finally prevailed over rugged Jorge Rivera (9-3-0) from Milford, Mass., with a tap out by arm bar at 4:28 of the third round. Each pummeled the other and Franklin was ahead on the judges cards by just a slight margin before it went to the ground with only 32 seconds remaining and he set the arm bar.
Rising welterweight Frank Trigg (12-2-0) from El Segundo, Calif., won his second straight UFC match with a convincing TKO over Renato Verissimo (5-2-0) of Hilo, Hawaii at the 2:10 mark of the second round. Trigg dominated the first round with strikes and on the ground and came out strong in round two. A combination knocked Verissimo down and Trigg finished it on the ground with more punches. Referee Herbert Dean stopped it.
Evan Tanner (32-4-0) from Gresham, Ore., welcomed rising UFC star Robbie Lawler (8-3-0) from Davenport, Iowa, to the middleweight division with a triangle choke at the 2:22 mark of the first round and Tanner won by tap out. The fighters traded punches early before Lawler picked up Tanner and slammed him to the canvas. Lawler jumped into Tanner's guard and attempted to hit him with a left. His arm was extended and Tanner quickly set the triangle. It was Lawler's first middleweight fight after a successful welterweight career.
Middleweight Ivan Salaverry (9-3-1) of Seattle, Wash., made a triumphant return to UFC action and defeated popular Miletich fighter Tony Fryklund (11-4-0) of Las Vegas, Nev., by tap out with a body lock at 1:36 of the first round. Salaverry got a quick advantage with a right hand strike to the forehead and a left kick to the head. As Fryklund fell, Salaverry engaged the lock.
In the curtain raiser, Light Heavyweight contender Travis Lutter (7-1-0) from Ft. Worth, Tex., made an impressive UFC debut by knocking out veteran Marvin Eastman (7-4-0) of Las Vegas, Nev., with a powerful right hand at the:33 mark of the second round. The first round was uneventful as both fighters sought striking opportunities and Eastman landed the most punches. But, Lutter stepped out at the start of the second and hit Eastman right on the chin for a quick victory.
Encore pay-per-view replays of UFC 50: The War of '04 will begin immediately after the live telecast on iNDemand, DirecTV and Dish Network. Additional replays on iNDemand will be at 1 a.m. EDT, Oct. 22, on channel iN1; 3:30 p.m. EDT, Oct. 23, iN1; 8 p.m. EDT, Oct. 23, iN1; 8 p.m. EDT, Oct. 24, iN1; 11 p.m. EDT, Oct. 25, iN1; All Day Ticket, Oct. 26, iN2; 1 p.m. EDT, Oct. 27, iN1; 9:30 p.m. EDT, Oct. 27, iN1; 5 p.m.
EDT, Oct. 28, iN1; 3 a.m. EDT,
Oct. 28, iN1; 12:30 p.m. EDT, Oct. 30, iN1. Nov. 2, iN1; All Day Ticket, Nov. 3, iND2; 7 p.m. EDT, Nov. 4, iN1; 12:30 p.m. EDT, Nov. 6, iN1; 5 p.m. EDT, Nov. 10, iN1; 2 p.m. EDT, Nov. 23, iN1; 3 p.m. EDT, Nov. 26, iN1; 7 a.m. EDT, Nov. 28, iN1; 1 p.m. EDT,
Nov. 30, iN1. a.m. EDT, Oct. 27; 5 a.m. EDT, Oct. 29 and All Day Ticket on Nov. 1, Nov. 3 and Nov. 4. Replays also are available on DirecTV's All Day Ticket on Oct. 23-25 and 28-30, as well as Nov. 2, 3, 5-8, 10-12, 15 and 21.
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The UFC's next pay-per-view telecast will be UFC 51 LIVE at 10 p.m. EDT, Saturday, Feb. 5, Super Bowl Saturday, from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Post-Fight Press Release issued by the UFC with a little editing from us (color, highlights, etc...)
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