''UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns'' was a

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event held by the

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on March 5, 1999 at the Casino Magic in Bay St. Louis,

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. The event was seen live on

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in the

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, and later released on

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History

UFC 19 featured the first appearance of collegiate wrestler

Kevin Randleman Kevin Christopher Randleman (August 10, 1971 – February 11, 2016) was an American mixed martial artist, amateur and professional wrestler, and former UFC Heavyweight Champion. Randleman's background was in collegiate wrestling, in which he ...

, as well as the first televised appearance of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and Hall of Famer

Chuck Liddell Charles David Liddell (born December 17, 1969) is an American former professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 1998 to 2018, Liddell is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion (from 2005 to 2007) and i ...

, who had fought at UFC 17 in an untelevised alternate bout. Future referee Dan Miragliotta made his UFC debut as a judge for the event. In the main event, Guy Mezger fought

Tito Ortiz Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz () is an American politican and retired mixed martial artist and Submission grappling, submission grappler. Ortiz is best known for his career with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC ...

. Ortiz won the fight via TKO. The bout was a rematch of their first fight in the finals of UFC 13, which Mezger won via guillotine choke submission. Ortiz was a late replacement for Vitor Belfort, who was scheduled to face Mezger but was forced to withdraw. The post-fight disrespect shown by Ortiz to Mezger and the Lion's Den led to the long-running rivalry between Ortiz and Lion's Den leader

Ken Shamrock Kenneth Wayne Shamrock ( né Kilpatrick; born February 11, 1964) is an American retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to WWE under a Legends contract, under the ring name Ken Shamrock. He is best known ...

. UFC 19 was part three of what the UFC called "The Road To The Heavyweight Title", a four-part tournament of sorts, held to determine the Heavyweight Champion after the title was vacated by

Randy Couture Randall Duane Couture (; born June 22, 1963) is an American mixed martial arts commentator, actor, former United States Army sergeant, former professional mixed martial artist, and former Collegiate wrestling, collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestlin ...

. It was determined that the winner of Kevin Randleman vs. Maurice Smith would face Bas Rutten at UFC 20 for the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Championship Title.

Results

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled '' UFC Encyclopedia''. *Fight of the Night: Jeremy Horn vs. Chuck Liddell *Knockout of the Night: Tito Ortiz *Submission of the Night: Jeremy Horn

References

External links

UFC19 results at Sherdog.comUFC Official WebsiteIMDb Page
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