''UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands'' was a

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event held by the

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at the

Continental Airlines Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Since closing, ...

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on June 29, 2001.

History

The card was headlined by the first Light Heavyweight Championship Bout (previously called "Middleweight") between

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and

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. The event also featured the first appearance of future Heavyweight Champion

Ricco Rodriguez Ricco Rodriguez (born August 19, 1977) is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight (MMA), heavyweight division. A professional competitor from 1999 to 2019, he competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, ...

. UFC 32 marked the last appearances of long time commentator Jeff Blatnick, who had been with the UFC since

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as well as Frank Shamrock, who had been commentating for the UFC as well after retiring his promotional Light Heavyweight championship. The event poster shows the towers of the

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in the background. Less than 3 months after the event, they were destroyed in the

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. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on

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Results

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled '' UFC Encyclopedia''. *Fight of the Night: Ricco Rodriguez vs. Andrei Arlovski *Knockout of the Night: Pat Miletich *Submission of the Night: Josh Barnett

References

External links

Official UFC website
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History

Results

Encyclopedia awards

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