''UFC 29: Defense of the Belts'' was a

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event held by the

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on December 16, 2000 at

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in Kōtō ward,

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History

The event was the last UFC to be held in Japan until the UFC visited the country again during

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, and the last event to be promoted by "UFC-J", the UFC's Japanese counterpart. As the name implies, the card featured two title defenses, featuring Light Heavyweight Champion

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, and Lightweight Champion

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. UFC 29 is notable for featuring one of the few UFC losses by future longtime Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes, who was submitted in just 20 seconds by

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. The event also featured the first televised UFC appearance of

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silver medalist

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. It was also the first UFC card to have music played in between rounds, and a different theme than the standard UFC entrance theme. A local ring announcer was used instead of the usual

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. UFC 29 was broadcast in Japan on January 7, 2001, well after the event, by the Japanese

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channel Sky Sports, now known as J Sports. UFC 29 was the seventh straight UFC event to have never seen a home video or DVD release, as their parent company SEG was nearing bankruptcy. UFC 29 was the last UFC event held by SEG; in January 2001, SEG sold the UFC to new owners Zuffa LLC.

Results

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled '' UFC Encyclopedia''. *Fight of the Night: Tito Ortiz vs. Yuki Kondo *Knockout of the Night: Fabiano Iha *Submission of the Night: Dennis Hallman

External links

Official UFC website

References

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Results

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