UFC 27
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UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championships on September 22, 2000 at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Background
UFC 27 was the 4th UFC event to be held in Louisiana after UFC 16, 18 and 22, as well as the third in New Orleans.
In the event, UFC legend Dan Severn returned to the promotion after more than 3 years on the independent scene to face off against top heavyweight contender Pedro Rizzo. Severn was the fan favorite, but he submitted to leg kicks from Rizzo in the first round.
The event also featured former UFC Heavyweight Champion Maurice Smith took on the first KOTC Heavyweight Champion Bobby Hoffman. Smith won via majority decision. There were two preliminary fights and six main card fights.
Jackson then faced Jeremy Horn on September 22, 2000, at this event. He lost the fight via an armbar submission in the first round.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Pedro Rizzo | def. | Dan Severn | TKO (submission to kicks) | 1 | 1:33 | |
| Heavyweight | Maurice Smith | def. | Bobby Hoffman | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Jeremy Horn | def. | Eugene Jackson | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:32 | |
| Lightweight | Fabiano Iha | def. | LaVerne Clark | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:10 | |
| Middleweight | Yuki Kondo | def. | Alexandre Dantas | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:28 | |
| Heavyweight | Ian Freeman | def. | Tedd Williams | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Jeff Monson | def. | Tim Lajcik | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Brad Gumm | vs. | CJ Fernandes | Draw (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 |
Encyclopedia awards
The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.
- Knockout of the Night: Yuki Kondo
- Submission of the Night: Fabiano Iha