| UFC 29: Defense of the Belts | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 29: Defense of the Belts | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 16, 2000 | |||
| Venue | Differ Ariake Arena | |||
| City | Tokyo,Japan | |||
| Attendance | 1,414[1] | |||
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UFC 29: Defense of the Belts was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on December 16, 2000 atDiffer Ariake Arena inKōtō ward,Tokyo,Japan.[2]
The event was the last UFC to be held in Japan until the UFC visited the country again duringUFC 144, and the last event to be promoted by "UFC-J", the UFC's Japanese counterpart. As the name implies, the card featured two title defenses, featuring Light Heavyweight ChampionTito Ortiz, and Lightweight ChampionPat Miletich.[3]
UFC 29 is notable for featuring one of the few UFC losses by future longtime Welterweight ChampionMatt Hughes, who was submitted in just 20 seconds byDennis Hallman. The event also featured the first televised UFC appearance ofOlympic silver medalistMatt Lindland. It was also the first UFC card to have music played in between rounds, and a different theme than the standard UFC entrance theme. A local ring announcer was used instead of the usualBruce Buffer.
UFC 29 was broadcast in Japan on January 7, 2001, well after the event, by the Japanesesatellite television channel Sky Sports, now known asJ Sports.
UFC 29 was the seventh straight UFC event to have never seen a home video or DVD release, as their parent company SEG was nearing bankruptcy. UFC 29 was the last UFC event held by SEG; in January 2001, SEG sold the UFC to new ownersZuffa LLC.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Tito Ortiz (c) | def. | Yuki Kondo | Submission (cobra choke) | 1 | 1:51 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Pat Miletich (c) | def. | Kenichi Yamamoto | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 1:57 | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Matt Lindland | def. | Yoji Anjo | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 2:57 | |
| Welterweight | Fabiano Iha | def. | Daiju Takase | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 2:25 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Evan Tanner | def. | Lance Gibson | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 4:58 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Dennis Hallman | def. | Matt Hughes | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:20 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell | def. | Jeff Monson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
