| UFC 24: First Defense | ||||
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The poster for UFC 24: First Defense | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 10, 2000 | |||
| Venue | Lake Charles Civic Center | |||
| City | Lake Charles,Louisiana | |||
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UFC 24: First Defense was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on March 10, 2000, at theLake Charles Civic Center inLake Charles,Louisiana.
The event featured the firstUFC appearances ofIan Freeman, futureUFC Middleweight ChampionDave Menne andShonie Carter. UFC 24 also featured the first televised appearance ofJens Pulver, who had fought in an untelevised preliminary bout atUFC 22.
The name "First Defense" refers to a scheduledHeavyweight title Bout betweenKevin Randleman andPedro Rizzo, which did not happen due to injury. While warming up backstage during the event, Randleman slipped on the concrete floor and hit his head, knocking himself out completely. Randleman was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he was revived, and diagnosed with a concussion. As the incident happened during the broadcast, fans in attendance and viewers watching on pay per view were not notified until the end of the show. The bout was rescheduled and took place atUFC 26.
This event also marked the appearance ofDan Severn as a referee for the preliminary bouts. Unlike the traditional solid black garb of aUFC referee, he wore black and white stripes and red shoes.
UFC 24 was initially seen live onpay per view, but was not released onhome video at the time. A doubleDVD withUFC 23 and 24 was released in 2007.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Tedd Williams | def. | Steve Judson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:23 | |
| Middleweight | Lance Gibson | def. | Jermaine Andre | KO (knee) | 3 | 3:35 | |
| Lightweight | Dave Menne | def. | Fabiano Iha | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Bob Cook | def. | Tiki Ghosn | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:29 | |
| Lightweight | Jens Pulver | def. | David Velasquez | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:41 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Scott Adams | def. | Ian Freeman | Submission (achilles lock) | 1 | 3:09 | |
| Lightweight | Shonie Carter | def. | Brad Gumm | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titledUFC Encyclopedia.[1]