UFC 41: Onslaught

UFC 41: Onslaught was a mixed martial arts event held on February 28, 2003, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, drawing an attendance of 13,101. The card featured two championship bouts and several notable storylines. In the main event, challenger Tim Sylvia stopped defending UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez by TKO (punches) at 3:09 of the first round to claim the heavyweight title. In the co-featured lightweight championship bout — a tournament final to crown the first UFC lightweight champion — BJ Penn and Caol Uno fought five hard rounds to a split draw (judges scored 48-47 Uno, 48-46 Penn, and 48-48), leaving the lightweight title vacant with no definitive winner. The event also marked the return of veteran brawler Tank Abbott to the UFC after a five-year absence; Frank Mir submitted Abbott in just 46 seconds via a toe hold, ending the comeback almost before it began. Matt Lindland defeated Phil Baroni by unanimous decision over three rounds, and Vladimir Matyushenko outpointed Pedro Rizzo by unanimous decision. On the preliminary card, Din Thomas defeated Matt Serra by split decision in a bout marred by a scoring error: a judge had transposed scores, and the New Jersey Athletic Control Board corrected the mistake in a precedent-setting reversal of the original announced result. Yves Edwards submitted Rich Clementi via rear-naked choke in round three, and Gan McGee stopped Alexandre Dantas by TKO in round one.

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