| Event: | UFC 40: Vendetta |
| Date: | Fri., Nov. 22, 2002 |
| Start time: | 5:00 PM ET (Main card) |
| Total Fights: | 8 |
| Main Event: | Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock |
| Venue: | MGM Grand Arena |
| Location: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the MGM Grand Arena for UFC 40 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Vendetta” happened on Friday, November 22, 2002, 21 years ago. A match between Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock headlined the event.
That Friday night, we saw Chuck Liddell taking on Renato Sobral in an interesting bout. A huge clash between and also took place at UFC 40. Other fights on the card included battling ; and Matt Hughes vs. Gil Castillo.
Here is a list of everyone who fought on UFC 40 on November 22nd:
UFC 40 card
UFC 40 fight card consisted of two sections: prelims and the main card. The preliminary card usually features four to five fights, ending with an exciting matchup just before the main card begins. The main card features the highly-anticipated fights, including the main event.
“Vendetta” was a PPV event. You can view the complete UFC 40 results and bonuses.
Here were all the bouts that took place at UFC 40:
Main event:
- Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock
Co-main event:
- Chuck Liddell vs. Renato Sobral
Rest of the card:
- Matt Hughes vs. Gil Castillo
- Carlos Newton vs. Pete Spratt
- Robbie Lawler vs. Tiki Ghosn
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Ian Freeman
- Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Travis Wiuff
- Phillip Miller vs. Mark Weir
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