| UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 5, 1999 | |||
| Venue | Casino Magic Bay St. Louis | |||
| City | Bay St. Louis,Mississippi | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on March 5, 1999 at theCasino Magic inBay St. Louis,Mississippi. The event was seen live onpay-per-view in theUnited States, and later released onhome video.
UFC 19 featured the first appearance ofcollegiate wrestlerKevin Randleman, as well as the first televised appearance of formerUFC Light Heavyweight Champion andHall of FamerChuck Liddell, who had fought atUFC 17 in an untelevised alternate bout. Future referee Dan Miragliotta made hisUFC debut as a judge for the event.
In the main event,Guy Mezger foughtTito Ortiz. Ortiz won the fight via TKO. The bout was a rematch of their first fight in the finals ofUFC 13, which Mezger won viaguillotine choke submission. Ortiz was a late replacement forVitor Belfort, who was scheduled to face Mezger but was forced to withdraw. The post-fight disrespect shown by Ortiz to Mezger and theLion's Den led to the long-running rivalry between Ortiz and Lion's Den leaderKen Shamrock.
UFC 19 was part three of what theUFC called "The Road To The Heavyweight Title", a four-part tournament of sorts, held to determine theHeavyweight Champion after the title was vacated byRandy Couture. It was determined that the winner of Kevin Randleman vs.Maurice Smith would faceBas Rutten atUFC 20 for the UndisputedUFC Heavyweight Championship Title.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Tito Ortiz | def. | Guy Mezger | TKO (punches) | 9:55 | ||
| Heavyweight | Gary Goodridge | def. | Andre Roberts | TKO (submission to punches) | 0:42 | ||
| Middleweight | Jeremy Horn | def. | Chuck Liddell | Technical Submission (inverted arm-triangle choke) | 12:00 | ||
| Heavyweight | Kevin Randleman | def. | Maurice Smith | Decision (unanimous) | 15:00 | ||
| Middleweight | Evan Tanner | def. | Valeri Ignatov | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2:57 | ||
| Heavyweight | Pete Williams | def. | Jason Godsey | Submission (kneebar) | 1:54 | ||
| Middleweight | Sione Latu | def. | Joey Roberts | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 10:01 | ||
