UFC 46: Supernatural was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.
| UFC 46: Supernatural | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 46: Supernatural | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 31, 2004 | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 10,700[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,377,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 80,000[1] | |||
| Total purse | $540,500[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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History
editHeadlining the card was a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between Randy Couture and Vitor Belfort. The evening marked the UFC debut of future welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.
Results
edit| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Vitor Belfort | def. | Randy Couture (c) | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 0:54 | [a] |
| Welterweight | B.J. Penn | def. | Matt Hughes (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:37 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Frank Mir | def. | Wes Sims | KO (knee and punches) | 2 | 4:21 | |
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Renato Verissimo | def. | Carlos Newton | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Lee Murray | def. | Jorge Rivera | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 1:45 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre | def. | Karo Parisyan | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Josh Thomson | def. | Hermes França | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Matt Serra | def. | Jeff Curran | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
Fighter Payouts
editThe total fighter payroll for UFC 46 was $540,500.[2]
- Vitor Belfort: $130,000 ($100,000 for fighting; $30,000 win bonus)
- Randy Couture: $120,000 ($120,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $80,000)
- Frank Mir: $90,000 ($60,000 for fighting; $30,000 win bonus)
- Matt Hughes: $55,000 ($55,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $55,000)
- B.J. Penn: $50,000 ($25,000 for fighting; $25,000 win bonus)
- Carlos Newton: $30,000 ($30,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $0)
- Matt Serra: $16,000 ($8,000 for fighting; $8,000 win bonus)
- Renato Verissimo: $10,000 ($5,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)
- Josh Thomson: $8,000 ($4,000 for fighting; $4,000 win bonus)
- Lee Murray: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
- Georges St-Pierre: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
- Hermes Franca: $6,000 ($6,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $6,000)
- Wes Sims: $5,000 ($5,000 for fighting, win bonus would have been $5,000)
- Jorge Rivera: $3,000 ($3,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $3,000)
- Karo Parisyan: $3,000 ($3,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $3,000)
- Jeff Curran: $2,500 ($2,500 for fighting; win bonus would have been $2,000)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "UFC 46: Supernatural". Tapology.com. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
- ^ a b Trembow, Ivan (2004-10-17). "Full Breakdown of Fighter Salaries for UFC 46, UFC 47, UFC 48, and UFC 49". MMAWeekly.com. Ivan's Blog. Retrieved 2012-10-20.