UFC 33: Victory in Vegas - Tito Ortiz Vs Vladimir Matyushenko - Official Event Program (2001)

Vintage Ultimate fighting Championship Official event Program

UFC 33 Victory in Vegas

Tito Ortiz Vs Vladimir Matyushenko

Featuring Legends and Pioneers such as Tito Ortiz, Vladimir Matyushenko, Matt Serra, Jens Pulver, Chuck Liddell, & more

Good Condition for  its age - minor edge and surface wear - See photos for exact condition

Hard to find piece of MMA history

UFC 33: Victory in Vegas was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 28, 2001. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.

The card was headlined by three title bouts, Tito Ortiz vs. Vladimir Matyushenko for the Light Heavyweight Title (Vitor Belfort was unable to fight due to arm injury while training), Dave Menne vs Gil Castillo for the new Middleweight Title and Jens Pulver vs Dennis Hallman for the Lightweight Title.

UFC 33 was the first mixed martial arts event sanctioned by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, which were first established by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board in April 2001.

UFC 33 is commonly pointed to as one of the worst in UFC history, failing to captivate the new pay-per-view audience due to the large number of decisions on the card – UFC 33 was in fact the first event where all main card fights went to a decision. The Ortiz-Matyushenko and Pulver-Hallman fights in particular have been judged the two most uneventful five-round title fights in UFC history, up to at least 2009, by some metrics. Additionally, the broadcast ran over and cut out early on many cable systems (in the middle of the Ortiz-Matyushenko fight). After this event, the UFC reduced the number of live fights to five and didn't schedule an event with 3 title fights for over 15 years.

Results:
Light Heavyweight     Tito Ortiz (c)     def.     Vladimir Matyushenko     Decision (unanimous)
Lightweight     Jens Pulver (c)     def.     Dennis Hallman     Decision (unanimous)
Middleweight     Dave Menne     def.     Gil Castillo     Decision (unanimous)
Light Heavyweight     Chuck Liddell     def.     Murilo Bustamante     Decision (unanimous)
Welterweight     Matt Serra     def.     Yves Edwards     Decision (majority)  
Preliminary Card
Welterweight     Jutaro Nakao     def.     Tony DeSouza     KO (punch)   
Middleweight     Ricardo Almeida     def.     Eugene Jackson     Submission (triangle choke
Lightweight     Din Thomas     def.     Fabiano Iha     Decision (unanimous)