Take A Look Back At April Of 2003, The Last Time That The Octagon Touched Down In The 305.
On Saturday April 8, the UFC finally returns to Miami after an almost 20-year hiatus, and the world fight leader is doing so in style as UFC 287 is headlined by the rematch between newly crowned middleweight champion Alex Pereira and his rival, former champ Israel Adesanya.
The co-main event is an absolute welterweight banger that will get the fight fans of the 305 on their feet as Gilbert Burns faces Miami’s own Jorge Masvidal.
The rest of the fight card is littered with a combination of current stars and rising stars that you won’t want to miss throw down at Kaseya Center.
But before we watch Pereira and Adesanya fight for UFC gold, it’s the perfect time to turn the clock back and remember what took place the last time the UFC was in “Magic City”.
This is what happened at UFC 42: Sudden Impact
UFC 42 was a landmark event for UFC, as it was the first event to happen in the state of Florida.
The card featured a welterweight title showdown between Matt Hughes and Sean Sherk.
Hughes defeated Sherk by unanimous decision, defending his welterweight title for the fourth time.
Future UFC champions Robbie Lawler and Rich Franklin (debut) were also on the card.
A controversial doctor’s break in the fight between Duane Ludwig and Genki Sudo, in which Sudo was striking Ludwig from full guard, would prompt the rule change that a fight should be restarted after a referee timeout in the same position as which it was halted.
