UFC 38

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title: "UFC 38" 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-london", "sport-in-the-city-of-westminster", "events-at-the-royal-albert-hall", "2002-in-sport-in-london", "july-2002-sports-events-in-the-united-kingdom"] description: "UFC mixed martial arts event in 2002" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_38" 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 38: Brawl at the Hall
image	UFC38poster.gif
promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
date	July 13, 2002
venue	Royal Albert Hall
city	London, United Kingdom
attendance	3,800
buyrate	45,000
previousevent	UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets
followingevent	UFC 39: The Warriors Return
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| name = UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall | image = UFC38poster.gif | promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship | date = July 13, 2002 | venue = Royal Albert Hall | city = London, United Kingdom | attendance = 3,800 | buyrate = 45,000 | previousevent = UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets | followingevent = UFC 39: The Warriors Return UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom, on July 13, 2002. The event was seen live on pay-per-view in the United States, and was later released on home video.

History

This was the first UFC event to be held in United Kingdom and the first event to be held outside the United States since UFC 29, which took place in Japan. The card was headlined by a UFC Welterweight Championship bout between champion Matt Hughes and former Welterweight titleholder Carlos Newton.

Results

|Welterweight |Matt Hughes (c) |def. |Carlos Newton |TKO (punches) |4 |3:27 |For the UFC Welterweight Championship. |Heavyweight |Ian Freeman |def. |Frank Mir |TKO (referee stoppage) |1 |4:35 | |Middleweight |Mark Weir |def. |Eugene Jackson |KO (punch) |1 |0:10 | |Lightweight |Genki Sudo |def. |Leigh Remedios |Submission (rear-naked choke) |2 |1:38 | |Light Heavyweight |Phillip Miller |def. |James Zikic |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Light Heavyweight |Renato Sobral |def. |Elvis Sinosic |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) |3 |5:00 | |Light Heavyweight |Evan Tanner |def. |Chris Haseman |Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Haseman was a last minute replacement for Vladimir Matyushenko, who was unable to participate due to an injury.

Encyclopedia awards

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

• Fight of the Night: Ian Freeman vs. Frank Mir
• Knockout of the Night: Mark Weir
• Submission of the Night: Genki Sudo

References

References

1. "UFC 38 - Brawl at the Hall". Sherodg.
2. Gerbasi, Thomas. (2011-10-17). "UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship". DK.

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