UFC 35

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title: "UFC 35" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ultimate-fighting-championship-flagship-events", "organized-events-in-uncasville,-connecticut", "2002-in-mixed-martial-arts", "mixed-martial-arts-in-connecticut", "sports-competitions-in-uncasville,-connecticut", "2002-in-sports-in-connecticut"] description: "UFC mixed martial arts event in 2002" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_35" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary UFC mixed martial arts event in 2002 ::

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Field	Value
name	UFC 35: Throwdown
image	UFC35.jpg
promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
date	January 11, 2002
venue	Mohegan Sun Arena
city	Uncasville, Connecticut
attendance	9,600
buyrate	35,000
previousevent	UFC 34: High Voltage
followingevent	UFC 36: Worlds Collide
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| name = UFC 35: Throwdown | image = UFC35.jpg | promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship | date = January 11, 2002 | venue = Mohegan Sun Arena | city = Uncasville, Connecticut | attendance = 9,600 | gate = | buyrate = 35,000 | purse = | previousevent = UFC 34: High Voltage | followingevent = UFC 36: Worlds Collide UFC 35: Throwdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on January 11, 2002. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.

History

UFC 35 featured two title bouts, Jens Pulver faced B.J. Penn for the Lightweight Title and Murilo Bustamante faced Dave Menne for the Middleweight Title. This was the first UFC event to be headlined by a Lightweight bout.

According to a December 2008 Sherdog interview with Pat Miletich, the event was plagued by a flu-like illness that spread throughout the fighters, trainers, and production staff.

Despite a number of fighters suffering from such symptoms as diarrhea, dehydration, hallucinations, and vomiting, the event proceeded as planned. Most people attributed the illness to a hotel restaurant named "The Octagon". Kevin Randleman admitted to defecating inside his fight shorts during his bout with Renato "Babalu" Sobral. Dave Menne was drinking Pepto Bismol until his walk to the cage. Eugene Jackson also fought (and won) with a fever.

Shonie Carter was originally scheduled to face Gil Castillo at this event, but was pulled due to outside contractual obligations with another promotion. Chris Brennan stepped in as his replacement.

Shortly after this event, Jens Pulver would leave UFC due to a contract dispute.

Results

|Lightweight |Jens Pulver (c) |def. |B.J. Penn |Decision (majority) (48–45, 47–47, 48–47) |5 |5:00 |For the UFC Lightweight Championship. |Heavyweight |Ricco Rodriguez |def. |Jeff Monson |TKO (punches) |3 |3:00 | |Middleweight |Murilo Bustamante |def. |Dave Menne (c) |TKO (punches) |2 |0:44 |For the UFC Middleweight Championship. |Light Heavyweight |Chuck Liddell |def. |Amar Suloev |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Middleweight |Andrei Semenov |def. |Ricardo Almeida |TKO (punches) |2 |2:01 | |Light Heavyweight |Kevin Randleman |def. |Renato Sobral |Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–25) |3 |5:00 | |Welterweight |Gil Castillo |def. |Chris Brennan |Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–28) |3 |5:00 | |Middleweight |Eugene Jackson |def. |Keith Rockel |Submission (guillotine choke) |2 |3:46 |

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.

• Fight of the Night: Jens Pulver vs. B.J. Penn
• Knockout of the Night: Murilo Bustamante
• Submission of the Night: Eugene Jackson

References

References

1. [http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/12-questions-for-pat-miletich-15446 12 "Questions for Pat Miletich"]
2. (December 8, 2008). "12 Questions for Pat Miletich: The UFC 35 Sickness". Sherdog.com.
3. Hedges, Josh. (December 20, 2001). "UFC 35 Card Complete!". Full Contact Fighter.
4. Gerbasi, Thomas. (2011-10-17). "UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship". DK.

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