UFC 37

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title: "UFC 37" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ultimate-fighting-championship-flagship-events", "2002-in-mixed-martial-arts", "mixed-martial-arts-events-in-louisiana", "bossier-city,-louisiana", "2002-in-sports-in-louisiana", "may-2002-sports-events-in-the-united-states"] description: "UFC mixed martial arts event in 2002" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_37" 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 37: High Impact
image	UFC37.jpg
promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
date	May 10, 2002
venue	CenturyTel Center
city	Bossier City, Louisiana
attendance	7,200
buyrate	50,000
previousevent	UFC 36: Worlds Collide
followingevent	UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets
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| name = UFC 37: High Impact | image = UFC37.jpg | promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship | date = May 10, 2002 | venue = CenturyTel Center | city = Bossier City, Louisiana | attendance = 7,200 | gate = | buyrate = 50,000 | purse = | previousevent = UFC 36: Worlds Collide | followingevent = UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets UFC 37: High Impact was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana on May 10, 2002. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and was later released on home video.

History

The card was headlined by a Middleweight Title Bout between Murilo Bustamante and Matt Lindland. It featured the first UFC appearances of Robbie Lawler and Ivan Salaverry.

The fight between Bustamante and Lindland has led to the contest being known as the infamous "double tap" fight. Bustamante had Lindland hooked cleanly in an armbar early in the fight, then released it after what seemed to be a tap, followed by a shout to stop the action by John McCarthy. Lindland claimed it wasn't a tap, which controversially led McCarthy to restart the fight. Many thought that this was a mistake by McCarthy to stop the fight considering it was probably the only way for Lindland to escape the armbar.

Bustamante was stripped of the title on October 5, 2002 after signing with PRIDE, thereby vacating the UFC Middleweight Championship belt.

Results

| Middleweight | Murilo Bustamante (c) | def. | Matt Lindland | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 1:33 | For the UFC Middleweight Championship. Bustamante had Lindland in an armbar early in the fight, then released it after what seemed to be a tap, followed by a shout to stop the action by John McCarthy. Lindland claimed it wasn't a tap, which controversially led McCarthy to restart the fight. This has led to the contest being known as the infamous "double tap" fight. | Heavyweight | Ricco Rodriguez | def. | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:25 | | Lightweight | B.J. Penn | def. | Paul Creighton | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:23 | | Middleweight | Phil Baroni | def. | Amar Suloev | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:55 | | Lightweight | Caol Uno | def. | Yves Edwards | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | | Middleweight | Ivan Salaverry | def. | Andrei Semenov | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:27 | | Welterweight | Benji Radach | vs. | Steve Berger | NC (overturned by state commission) | 1 | 0:27 | Radach was declared the winner by TKO at 0:27 of the first round, but the fight was later ruled a No Contest by the Louisiana State Athletic Commission due to Radach holding the fence. | Welterweight | Robbie Lawler | def. | Aaron Riley | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 |

Encyclopedia awards

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

• Fight of the Night: Robbie Lawler vs. Aaron Riley
• Knockout of the Night: Ricco Rodriguez
• Submission of the Night: Murilo Bustamante

References

References

1. Gerbasi, Thomas. (2011-10-17). "UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship". DK.

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