UFC 40: Vendetta

Overview

UFC 40: Vendetta was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 22, 2002, at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on DVD. UFC 40 contained one of the biggest, most important and most anticipated fights in UFC history, a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship fight between rivals Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock. Shamrock, a popular legendary fighter and former champion from the UFC's early years, was returning to the UFC for the first time since 1996. The fight was coined "the biggest fight in UFC history" by the UFC during the event.

Cast

Tito Ortiz

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Ken Kilpatrick

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Chuck Liddell

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Renato Sobral

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Matt Hughes

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Gil Castillo

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Carlos Newton

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Pete Spratt

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Robbie Lawler

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Tiki Ghosn

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Andrei Arlovski

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Ian Freeman

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