Dave Menne (Photo: sherdog,com)
UFC 35: Throwdown –
Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT – Jan. 11, 2002
Fighting is hard enough when you’re healthy, but it’s a whole
new challenge when you’re sick.
The flu bug bit the fighters and production staff hard
at UFC 35, and the ailing Dave Menne lost his middleweight title to Murilo
Bustamante.
The challenger landed a huge right to win by TKO at the
44-second mark of Round 2.
“Dave was so dehydrated from having the flu and vomiting and
diarrhea that he was hallucinating during the fight,” Pat Miletich recalled in an
interview with Sherdog.com.
Lightweights took the main-event spot at UFC 35, as Jens
Pulver defeated B.J. Penn to retain the 155-pound title.
Pulver won by a majority decision on scores of 48-45, 48-47,
and 47-47.
“This was the toughest fight I’ve ever been in,” Pulver
said.
Unfortunately, Pulver later vacated the title due to a
contract dispute.
Ricco Rodriguez stayed hot in the heavyweight division,
beating Jeff Monson by TKO in Round 3.
Chuck Liddell turned in a strong performance as he beat Amar
Suloev of Russia by unanimous decision in a light heavyweight fight.
Andrei Semenov won the pay-per-view opener over Ricardo
Almeida via TKO in Round 2.
Poor Kevin Randleman went
from UFC heavyweight champion to a preliminary fight with Renato “Babalu”
Sobral. Debuting in the light heavyweight division, Randleman won by
unanimous decision.
In the other prelims, Gil
Castillo beat Chris Brennan by unanimous decision; and Eugene "The Wolf" Jackson beat
Keith Rockel with a guillotine choke in Round 2.
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