| UFC 46: Supernatural | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 46: Supernatural | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 31, 2004 | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 10,700[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,377,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 80,000[1] | |||
| Total purse | $540,500[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 46: Supernatural was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2004, at theMandalay Bay Events Center inLas Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live onpay-per-view in theUnited States, and later released onDVD.
Headlining the card was aUFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout betweenRandy Couture andVitor Belfort. The evening marked the UFC debut of futurewelterweight championGeorges St-Pierre.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Vitor Belfort | def. | Randy Couture (c) | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 0:54 | [a] |
| Welterweight | B.J. Penn | def. | Matt Hughes (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:37 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Frank Mir | def. | Wes Sims | KO (knee and punches) | 2 | 4:21 | |
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Renato Verissimo | def. | Carlos Newton | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Lee Murray | def. | Jorge Rivera | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 1:45 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre | def. | Karo Parisyan | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Josh Thomson | def. | Hermes França | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Matt Serra | def. | Jeff Curran | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The total fighter payroll for UFC 46 was $540,500.[2]
