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1998 in UFC

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1998 in UFC
A poster or logo for 1998 in UFC.
Information
First dateMarch 13, 1998
Last dateOctober 16, 1998
Events
Total events3
UFC2
Fights
Total fights25
Title fights4
Chronology
1997 in UFC 1998 in UFC 1999 in UFC

The year 1998 was the 6th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1998 the UFC held 3 events beginning with, UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou.

Title fights

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Title fights in 1998
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Light Heavyweight Frank Shamrock (c) def. Igor Zinoviev KO (slam) 0:22 UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou [a]
Light Heavyweight Frank Shamrock (c) def. Jeremy Horn Submission (kneebar) 16:28 UFC 17: Redemption [b]
Welterweight Pat Miletich def. Mikey Burnett Decision (split) 21:00 UFC Ultimate Brazil [c]
Light Heavyweight Frank Shamrock (c) def. John Lober Submission (punches) 7:40 UFC Ultimate Brazil [d]
  1. ^ Shamrock defeated Zinoviev to retain the Light Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ^ Shamrock defeated Horn to retain the Light Heavyweight Championship.
  3. ^ Miletich defeated Burnett to become the inaugural UFC Welterweight Champion.
  4. ^ Shamrock defeated Lober to retain the Light Heavyweight Championship.

Debut UFC fighters

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The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1998:

Events list

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# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
021 UFC Ultimate Brazil Oct 16, 1998 Ginásio da Portuguesa São Paulo, Brazil
020 UFC 17: Redemption May 15, 1998 Mobile Civic Center Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
019 UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou Mar 13, 1998 Pontchartrain Center New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. 4,600[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UFC 16: Frank's house". sports.yahoo.com. 18 April 2009. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.








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