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UFC 25

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2000

Summary

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2000

Field	Value
name	UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3
image	UFC25.jpg
promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
date	April 14, 2000
venue	Yoyogi National Gymnasium
city	Tokyo, Japan
previousevent	UFC 24: First Defense
followingevent	UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams

UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 14, 2000 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

History

The event was the third UFC event to be held in Japan.

UFC 25 was headlined by a fight between Tito Ortiz and Wanderlei Silva, held to determine the new Light Heavyweight Champion following Frank Shamrock's retirement.

The Octagon announcer was local Sanshiro Matuyama instead of the regular Bruce Buffer.

The event featured the first UFC appearance of future UFC Middleweight Champion Murilo Bustamante, as well as future PRIDE fighter Ikuhisa Minowa.

This event also featured an interview with John Perretti, the UFC matchmaker at the time.

UFC 25 was initially seen live on pay-per-view. Spike published a DVD release exclusively in Japan, with a wider video release occurring after UFC was purchased by Zuffa years later as part of a DVD collection covering events initially unreleased by SEG Sports.

Results

|Light Heavyweight |Tito Ortiz |def. |Wanderlei Silva |Decision (unanimous) |5 |5:00 |For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. |Middleweight |Murilo Bustamante |def. |Yoji Anjo |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |2 |0:31 | |Middleweight |Sanae Kikuta |def. |Eugene Jackson |Submission (armbar) |1 |4:38 | |Heavyweight |Ron Waterman |def. |Satoshi Honma |Decision (unanimous) |3 |5:00 | |Middleweight |Ikuhisa Minowa |def. |Joe Slick |TKO (referee stoppage due to cut) |3 |2:02 | |Lightweight |LaVerne Clark |def. |Koji Oishi |Decision (majority) |3 |5:00 |

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.

Fight of the Night: Tito Ortiz vs. Wanderlei Silva
Knockout of the Night: Ikuhisa Minowa
Submission of the Night: Murilo Bustamante

References

Gerbasi, Thomas. (2011-10-17). "UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship". DK.

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