Template:Infobox MMA event UFC 47: It's On! was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 2, 2004 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view, and later released on DVD.
History[]
Headlining the card was the long awaited match between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.
The title "It's On!" refers to Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz' long running negotiations leading up to the fight. Fans had been awaiting the fight for more than a year, and while both fighters had their own story as to why it took so long, the fight finally took place in 2004. Ortiz claims that as friends and former training partners, he and Liddell had made a pact never to fight. Liddell claims there was no such pact, that he would fight anyone anytime, and accused Ortiz of ducking the fight. After finding his range early in the second round, Liddell unleashed a barrage of punches and scored a TKO victory.
The event is remembered today as one of the UFC's most exciting cards - with only one fight going the distance. The total fighter payroll for UFC 47 was $333,000. [1]
Results[]
Preliminary card[]
- Lightweight bout: Genki Sudo vs Mike Brown
- Sudo wins by submission (armbar) at 3:31 of the first round.
- Heavyweight bout: Jonathan Wiezorek vs Wade Shipp
- Wiezorek wins by TKO at 4:39 of the first round.
- Kyle wins by KO at 4:59 of the first round.
Main card[]
- Welterweight bout: Nick Diaz vs Robbie Lawler
- Diaz wins by ref stoppage (KO) at 1:29 in the second round.
- Heavyweight bout: Andrei Arlovski vs Wesley Correira
- Arlovski wins by ref stoppage (TKO) at 1:15 in the 2nd round. Correira was originally set to fight Mike Kyle, but this was later changed when Kyle was re-matched against Wes Sims.
- Lightweight bout: Yves Edwards vs Hermes Franca
- Edwards wins by split decision. Judges scored the bout 29-28, 28-29, and 29-28.
- Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle vs Tiki Ghosn
- Lytle wins by bulldog choke at 1:55 in the second round.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Tito Ortiz vs Chuck Liddell
- Liddell wins by KO (punches) at :38 of the second round.
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