Wanderlei Silva (Photo: sportskeeda.com)
UFC Ultimate Brazil - Oct. 16, 1998 - Sao Paolo, Brazil - Portuguesa Gymnasium
UFC made its first trip to its spiritual homeland at the
"Ultimate Brazil" pay-per-view.
Frank Shamrock retained the UFC Light Heavyweight title in
the main event. He forced John "The Machine" Lober to submit to
punches at 7:40.
Lober entered the night on a six-fight winless streak, but
his most recent win was over Shamrock 21 months earlier.
Wanderlei Silva made his UFC debut, entering the show with a
5-1 record. However, Vitor Belfort spoiled "The Axe Murderer's" debut
with a TKO in 44 seconds.
Pedro Rizzo, on the other hand, made his first trip to the
Octagon a successful one, as he knocked out Tank Abbott at the 8:07 mark.
Pat Miletich became the first UFC lightweight champion,
scoring a decision win over Mikey Burnett.
Another grueling decision win went to Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, who
defeated Pete Williams. Kohsaka's win earned him a spot in the semifinals of a
tournament for the UFC heavyweight title, which had been vacated by Randy
Couture.
Also, Ebenezer Fontes
Braga defeated Jeremy Horn with a guillotine choke at 3:27.
Before the pay-per-view went on the air, Tulio Parhares beat
Adriano Santos by TKO at 9:00; and Cesar Marcussi beat Paulo Santos by TKO at
10:27.
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