''UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall'' was a
mixed martial arts
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event held by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
. It took place at the
Royal Albert Hall
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in
London
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,
United Kingdom
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, on July 13, 2002. The event was seen live on
pay-per-view
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in the
United States
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, and was later released on
home video
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.
History
This was the first
UFC
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event to be held in
United Kingdom
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and the first event to be held outside the
United States
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since
UFC 29
''UFC 29: Defense of the Belts'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 16, 2000 at Differ Ariake Arena in Kōtō ward, Tokyo, Japan.
History
The event was the last UFC to be held in Japan until the ...
, which took place in
Japan
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. The card was headlined by a
UFC Welterweight Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships.
Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...
bout between champion
Matt Hughes and former titleholder
Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton (born August 17, 1976) is an Anguillian-born Canadian retired mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and Pride FC Japan MMA Legend. Known as "The Ronin", he competed worldwide in the biggest MMA organizatio ...
.
Results
See also
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Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
*
List of UFC champions
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships.
Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...
*
List of UFC events
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2002 in UFC
References
External links
Official UFC Website
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Ultimate Fighting Championship events
2002 in mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts in the United Kingdom
Sport in the City of Westminster
Events at the Royal Albert Hall
2002 sports events in London
July 2002 sports events in the United Kingdom