2001 in UFC explained

The year 2001 was the 9th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2001 the UFC held 5 events beginning with, UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk.

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2001:

• B.J. Penn
• Caol Uno
• Curtis Stout
• Din Thomas
• Elvis Sinosic
• Frank Mir
• Gil Castillo
• Homer Moore

• Joey Gilbert
• Jutaro Nakao
• Mark Robinson
• Matt Serra
• Paul Rodriguez
• Phil Baroni
• Phil Johns
• Ricardo Almeida

• Ricco Rodriguez
• Sean Sherk
• Semmy Schilt
• Steve Berger
• Tony DeSouza
• Vladimir Matyushenko
• Yves Edwards

Events list

See main article: article and List of UFC events.

	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
038			MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
037			Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	^[1]
036			Continental Airlines Arena	East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.	^[2]
035			Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	rowspan="1
034			Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	^[3]

See also

• UFC
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events

Notes and References

1. Web site: UFC 33: Victory in Vegas. tapology.com. Oct 20, 2010.
2. Web site: UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands. tapology.com. Oct 20, 2010.
3. Web site: UFC 30: Dawn of a new era. 2 May 2009 . sports.yahoo.com. Oct 19, 2010.