UFC 16

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UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou
Details
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date March 13, 1998
Venue Pontchartrain Center
City New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance 4,600
Event chronology
UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan 1 UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou UFC 17: Redemption

UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 13, 1998 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video. UFC 16 featured the first ever UFC Lightweight tournament (for fighters under 170lbs), as well as a Middleweight Championship bout, a Heavyweight and a Middleweight Superfight, and two alternate bouts in case of tournament injury. UFC 16 marked the first appearance of the influential fighter Pat Miletich, who would go on to create Miletich Fighting Systems, one of the most popular MMA training systems in the US, featuring 9 current and former champions. The Middleweight Championship bout, was billed to be champion Frank Shamrock's biggest test, in Battlecade star, Igor Zinoviev. This wound up being the final match of Zinoviev's career, as he suffered a career-ending collarbone injury from Shamrock's victorious KO slam.


[edit] Lightweight Tournament

[edit] Alternate Bouts

Brennan wins by submission (armbar) at 1:20 of the first round.

Clark wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 1:15 of the first round.

[edit] Lightweight Semifinals

Miletich wins by split decision at 15:00.

Burnett wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 9:46 of the first round.

[edit] Lightweight Finals

Miletich wins the first UFC Lightweight Tournament by submission (choke) at 9:01 of the first round. (Mikey Burnett withdrew from the tournament due to a broken finger and was replaced by Brennan.)

[edit] UFC 16 Lightweight Tournament Bracket

  Semifinals Finals
                 
 Pat Miletich  
 Townsend Saunders  
     Pat Miletich
   Chris Brennan
 Chris Brennan
 Courtney Turner  

[edit] Superfights

Kosaka wins by unanimous decision at 15:00.

Middleweight Superfight: Jerry Bohlander vs. Kevin Jackson

Bohlander wins by submission (armbar) at 10:23 of the first round.

[edit] Middleweight Championship Bout

Shamrock wins by KO (slam) at 0:22 of the first round.

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