Caol Uno (Photo: sherdog.com)
UFC 41: Onslaught – Atlantic
City, N.J. – Boardwalk Hall – Feb. 28, 2003
Can a tournament end without a winner? It happened at UFC
41.
BJ Penn battled Caol Uno in the finals of a four-man
lightweight title tournament. The semifinals took place at UFC 39, with Penn
defeating Matt Serra and Uno beating Din Thomas.
In the finals, one judge ruled 48-46 Penn while another
ruled 48-47 Uno. The third judge scored the bout 48-48. So the fight was a draw
and nobody won the belt.
This decision put the lightweight title on ice, as a new
champion was not crowned until UFC 64 more than three years later.
Tim Sylvia upset Ricco Rodriguez to win the UFC heavyweight
title in only his second appearance in the Octagon. The “Maine-iac” improved his record to 15-0 by knocking out
Rodriguez at the 3:09 mark.
Tank Abbott’s return to UFC was over in 46 seconds, as Frank
Mir beat him by submission with an ankle lock.
“My submissions are
devastating,” Mir bragged.
In the other pay-per-view fights, Matt Lindland beat Phil
Baroni, and Vladimir “The Janitor” Matyushenko defeated Pedro Rizzo.
Another wacky decision took place on the preliminary card,
as Din Thomas defeated Matt Serra. Originally, Serra was announced as the
winner.
However, Serra knows how the producers of “La La Land” feel,
as his victory was taken away from him. One of the judges had made an error on
his scorecard, and Thomas was awarded the victory.
In the other prelims, Gan McGee beat Alexandre "Cafe" Dantas by TKO
with 11 seconds left in Round 1; and Yves Edwards used a rear naked choke to
beat Rich Clementi by submission in Round 3.
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