City Las Vegas, Nevada Buyrate 80,000 Date 21 August 2004 Venue MGM Grand Garden Arena | Attendance 12,100 (paid 8,597) UFC 49 Unfinished Business UFC 50 The War of '04 Total purse 535,000 USD Total gate 1.293 million USD | |
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UFC 49: Unfinished Business was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 21, 2004, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.
History
It featured the anticipated rubber match between Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort and Randy Couture, following a disappointing doctor's stoppage in their last encounter at UFC 46.
This event featured the last UFC fight in the lightweight division until UFC 58 on March 4, 2006.
References
UFC 49 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA