An unexpectedly ominous poster (Photo: sherdog,com)
UFC 32: Showdown at
the Meadowlands – June 29, 2001 – E. Rutherford, N.J. - Continental Airlines
Arena
UFC invaded the New York area with UFC 32. The promo poster
featured Tito Ortiz and Elvis Sinosic in front of the Twin Towers, which were
destroyed less than four months later.
Ortiz remained one of the company’s top stars, as he beat Sinosic
to retain the light heavyweight title.
The champ used a series of punches and elbows to earn the
TKO over “The King of Rock & Rumble” in 3 minutes, 32 seconds.
“The Prodigy” B.J. Penn improved to 2-0 in the UFC with a
TKO win over the debuting Din Thomas.
Caol Uno bounced back from his failed bantamweight title bid
to knock out Fabiano Iha in 1:48.
Pat Miletich, who lost his welterweight title to Carlos
Newton at UFC 31, bounced back to beat Shonie Carter with a head-kick knockout
in Round 2.
In the heavyweight division, Josh Barnett forced Semmy
Schilt to submit to an armbar at the 4:21 mark.
Vladimir “The Janitor” Matyushenko made a successful Octagon
debut with a unanimous decision win over Yuki Kondo.
Staten Island native Ricco Rodriguez thrilled the crowd by
winning his UFC debut over Andrei Arlovski by TKO in Round 3. Both men would go
on to win the UFC heavyweight title.
In the other prelim fight, Tony DeSouza tapped out Paul
Rodriguez with a choke at the 1:05 mark.
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