UFC 40

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UFC 40: Vendetta
Details
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date November 22, 2002
Venue MGM Grand Arena
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance 13,055
Total Gate $1,540,000
Event chronology
UFC 39: The Warriors return UFC 40: Vendetta UFC 41: Onslaught

UFC 40: Vendetta was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 22, 2002, at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The event was broadcasted live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on DVD. Headlining the event was a Light Heavyweight Title Bout between Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock, and a Welterweight Title Bout between Matt Hughes and Gil Castillo. Tank Abbott also provided an interview in the octagon after UFC president Dana White had announced Abbott would return to the octagon on a 3-fight deal.

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[edit] Results

[edit] Preliminary card

Miller Wins by 2nd round Submission via Rear Naked Choke (4.50).

Matyushenko wins by 1st round Submission via strikes (4.10)

Arlovski wins by 1st round TKO via strikes (1.25)

[edit] Main card

Lawler wins by 1st round TKO via strikes (1.29)

Newton wins by 1st round Submission (Kimura) (1.45)

Hughes wins via 1st round TKO after an accidental headbutt to Castillo. Doctors ruled that the cut was too severe to continue (5.00)

Liddell wins by a first round KO via a high kick. (2.55) It was widely publicized that Liddell stepped aside to allow Shamrock a shot at the light heavyweight title. His number-one contendership for the light heavyweight title was on the line during this bout.

Ortiz wins via 3rd round corner stoppage (5.00)

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