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| UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou | |
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| Event information | |
| Promotion | |
| Date |
March 13, 1998 |
| Venue |
Pontchartrain Center |
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| Attendance |
4,600 |
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| Following event | |
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UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 13, 1998 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.
History[]
UFC 16 featured the first ever UFC Lightweight tournament (for fighters under 170lbs), as well as a Middleweight Championship bout, a Heavyweight and a Middleweight Superfight, and two alternate bouts in case of tournament injury.
UFC 16 marked the first appearance of the influential fighter Pat Miletich, who would go on to create Miletich Fighting Systems.
The Middleweight Championship bout, was billed to be champion Frank Shamrock's biggest test, in Battlecade star, Igor Zinoviev. This wound up being the final match of Zinoviev's career, as he suffered a career-ending collarbone injury from Shamrock's victorious KO slam.
Lightweight Tournament[]
Alternate bouts[]
Chris Brennan vs. 
Courtney Turner
- Brennan wins by submission (armbar) at 1:20.
- Laverne Clark vs. Josh Stewart
- Clark wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 1:15.
- Alternate fights not shown on video
Lightweight semifinals[]
- Mikey Burnett vs. Eugenio Tadeu
- Burnett wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 9:46.
- Pat Miletich vs. Townsend Saunders
- Miletich wins by split decision at 15:00.
Lightweight finals[]
- Miletich wins the first UFC Lightweight Tournament by submission (choke) at 9:01. (Mikey Burnett withdrew from the tournament due to a broken finger and was replaced by Brennan.)
Lightweight tournament bracket[]
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| Pat Miletich
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W | |||||||
| Townsend Saunders
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L | |||||||
| Pat Miletich
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C | |||||||
| Chris Brennan
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L | |||||||
| Chris Brennan
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W | |||||||
| Courtney Turner
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L | |||||||
Superfights[]
- Jerry Bohlander vs. Kevin Jackson
- Bohlander wins by submission (armbar) at 10:21.
- Tsuyoshi Kosaka vs. Kimo Leopoldo
- Kosaka wins by unanimous decision at 15:00.
Middleweight Championship bout[]
- Frank Shamrock (c) vs. Igor Zinoviev
- Shamrock wins by KO (slam) at 0:22.
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