UFC Event Results - Ultimate Fighting Championship Betting
UFC 20: Battle for the Gold - 05/07/1999
by Damon Durante
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Leadcards: Bas Rutten vs. Kevin Randleman
Event Type: PPV Live
Location: Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama
What a great night of fights UFC20 was. It was the second time the UFC seen Wanderlia Silvia. The first time was at UFC: Ultimate Brazil and it took Vitor Belfort only 44 seconds to knock out Wanderlia into next week. Wanderlia regrouped and came back to the UFC and KO’d Tony Patarra with what will become his patented Thai clinch knees to the head. Pedro Rizzo and Tra Telligman had such a great slugfest the fans demanded a rematch, which was at UFC43 “Meltdown”. UFC fight Fans were ecstatic about the long awaited debut of Bas Rutten. The current UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman wasn’t going to let this future legend of MMA take away his title. Randleman showed explosive takedowns and top control but Bass was more active on the ground and keeping busy. The fight ended in a controversial split decision for Bas Rutten.
Fight Card
 
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Bas Rutten
Rutten becomes the UFC Heavyweight Champion by split decision.
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Ron Waterman
Waterman wins by submission due to strikes.
VS
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Fabiano Iha
VS
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Marcelo Mello
Mello wins by TKO from referee stoppage due to strikes.
VS
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Wanderlei Silva
Silva wins by KO from knees.
VS
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Pete Williams
Williams wins by submission from armbar.
VS
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Pedro Rizzo
Rizzo wins by KO.
VS
 
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Kevin Randleman
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Chris Condo
 
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Laverne Clark
Clark wins by TKO from doctor’s stoppage due to a cut.
 
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David Roberts
 
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Tony Petarra
 
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Travis Fulton
 
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Tra Telligman