UFC 43: Meltdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 6, 2003, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.
History
Headlining the card was an Interim Light Heavyweight Championship match between future UFC Hall of Fame inductees Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell. This was the first interim title fight in UFC history.
Ken Shamrock was originally slated to face Ian Freeman at this event, but was forced from the card with a torn ACL. Vernon White would step in as his replacement.
Results
Encyclopedia awards
The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.
- Fight of the Night: Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell
- Knockout of the Night: Vitor Belfort
- Submission of the Night: Kimo Leopoldo
See also
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- List of UFC champions
- List of UFC events
- 2003 in UFC
References
External links
- Sherdog event results
- Full Contact Fighter news/June 03
