| UFC 35: Throwdown | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 35: Throwdown | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 11, 2002 | |||
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena | |||
| City | Uncasville,Connecticut | |||
| Attendance | 9,600 | |||
| Buyrate | 35,000 | |||
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UFC 35: Throwdown was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship at theMohegan Sun Arena inUncasville,Connecticut on January 11, 2002. The event was seen live on pay per view in theUnited States, and later released onhome video.
UFC 35 featured two title bouts,Jens Pulver facedB.J. Penn for the Lightweight Title andMurilo Bustamante facedDave Menne for the Middleweight Title. This was the first UFC event to be headlined by a Lightweight bout.
According to a December 2008 Sherdog interview withPat Miletich, the event was plagued by a flu-like illness that spread throughout the fighters, trainers, and production staff.[1]
Despite a number of fighters suffering from such symptoms as diarrhea, dehydration, hallucinations, and vomiting, the event proceeded as planned. Most people attributed the illness to a hotel restaurant named "The Octagon".Kevin Randleman admitted to defecating inside his fight shorts during his bout withRenato "Babalu" Sobral.Dave Menne was drinking Pepto Bismol until his walk to the cage.Eugene Jackson also fought (and won) with a fever.[2]
Shonie Carter was originally scheduled to faceGil Castillo at this event, but was pulled due to outside contractual obligations with another promotion.Chris Brennan stepped in as his replacement.[3]
Shortly after this event,Jens Pulver would leave UFC due to a contract dispute.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Jens Pulver (c) | def. | B.J. Penn | Decision (majority) (48–45, 47–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Ricco Rodriguez | def. | Jeff Monson | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight | Murilo Bustamante | def. | Dave Menne (c) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:44 | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell | def. | Amar Suloev | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Andrei Semenov | def. | Ricardo Almeida | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:01 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Kevin Randleman | def. | Renato Sobral | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–25) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Gil Castillo | def. | Chris Brennan | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Eugene Jackson | def. | Keith Rockel | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 3:46 | |
