UFC 26
{{short description|UFC mixed martial arts event in 2000}}
{{Infobox MMA event
| name = UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams
| image =UFC26EventPoster.jpg
| promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
| date = June 9, 2000
| venue = Five Seasons Events Center
| city = Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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| previousevent = UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3
| followingevent = UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz
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UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 9, 2000, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
History
The main card featured Welterweight Champion Pat Miletich defending his title against John Alessio, and Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman defending his title against Pedro Rizzo. The Heavyweight Championship bout was first scheduled to take place at UFC 24, but was rescheduled due to a backstage accident involving Kevin Randleman, who slipped and fell on the concrete floor, sustaining a concussion.
A bantamweight division was added at UFC 26 for fighters under 155 pounds; Jens Pulver defeated Joao Roque in the first ever UFC bantamweight bout. Lightweight was now 155-169.9 pounds, Middleweight 170-199.9 pounds, and Heavyweight 200+ pounds. This was the fourth event to feature now-regular referee, Mario Yamasaki in addition to "Big" John McCarthy.
UFC 26 featured the second appearance of Matt Hughes in the UFC, who would go on to dominate the welterweight division. The event also marked the second UFC appearance of British fighter Ian Freeman, whose preliminary bout was shown on the live pay per view broadcast.
UFC 26 was the fourth straight UFC event to have never received a home video or DVD release in the United States, as the UFC's parent company SEG was incurring financial difficulties, and would eventually sell the company to Zuffa just six months later. Zuffa eventually released UFC 26 on DVD as part of an anthology collection of UFC 21-30.
Results
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{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout|Heavyweight|Kevin Randleman (c)|def.|Pedro Rizzo|Decision (unanimous)|5|5:00|For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
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{{MMAevent bout|Middleweight|Tyrone Roberts|def.|David Dodd|Decision (unanimous)|3|5:00|
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{{MMAevent bout|Welterweight|Pat Miletich (c)|def.|John Alessio|Submission (armbar)|2|1:43|For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
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{{MMAevent bout|Middleweight|Amaury Bitetti|def.|Alex Andrade|Disqualification (kicking with shoes)|2|0:43|UFC rules banned kicking while wearing shoes. Andrade, wearing wrestling shoes, kicked Bitetti three times. Andrade was deducted 2 points in the first round. Andrade was disqualified by referee Big John McCarthy.
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{{MMAevent bout|Lightweight|Matt Hughes|def.|Marcelo Aguiar|TKO (doctor stoppage)|1|4:34|
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{{MMAevent bout|Bantamweight|Jens Pulver|def.|Joao Roque|Decision (unanimous)|3|5:00|
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{{MMAevent card|Preliminary Card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout|Heavyweight|Ian Freeman|def.|Nate Schroeder|TKO (Submission to punches)|2|2:13|
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{{MMAevent bout|Lightweight|Shonie Carter|def.|Adrian Serrano|Decision (unanimous)|2|5:00|
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{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Encyclopedia awards
Pat Miletich was honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.{{cite book |last= Gerbasi|first= Thomas|date= 2011-10-17|title= UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship|location= New York|publisher= DK|page= 181|isbn=978-0756683610}}
- Submission of the Night: Pat Miletich
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110607060853/http://www.411mania.com/MMA/video_reviews/64864/History-of-the-UFC-12.10.07%3A-UFC-XXVI---Ultimate-Field-of-Dreams.htm UFC 26 fights reviews]
- [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]
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Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship flagship events
Category:2000 in mixed martial arts
Category:Mixed martial arts in Iowa