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{{Short description|2000 mixed martial arts event in America}}
{{Infobox MMA event
| name = UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz
<!-- Commented out: | image = UFC_27_poster.jpg -->
| promotion = [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]
| date = September 22, 2000
| venue = [[Lakefront Arena]]
| city = [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]
| attendance =
| buyrate =
| previousevent = [[UFC 26|UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams]]
| followingevent = [[UFC 28|UFC 28: High Stakes]]
}}
'''''UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz''''' was a [[mixed martial arts]] event held by the [[Ultimate Fighting Championships]] on September 22, 2000 at the [[Lakefront Arena]] in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-27 | title=UFC 27 &#124; Ultimate Bad Boyz &#124; UFC | date=14 September 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://fightnews.info/events/ufc-27-ultimate-bad-boyz | title=UFC 27 Ultimate Bad Boyz: Дэн Северн - Педро Хиззо дата, трансляция, смотреть все бои, участники, файткард }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/mma/fightcenter/_/id/400255377/league/ufc | title=UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz Fight Results }}</ref>
==Background==
UFC 27 was the 4th UFC event to be held in Louisiana after [[UFC 16]], [[UFC 18|18]] and [[UFC 22|22]], as well as the third in New Orleans.<ref name="New Orleans" />
In the event, UFC legend [[Dan Severn]] returned to the promotion after more than 3 years on the independent scene to face off against top heavyweight contender [[Pedro Rizzo]]. Severn was the fan favorite, but he submitted to leg kicks from Rizzo in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-29 |title=UFC 27: 'The Beast' meets Rizzo |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ki-ufctwentyseven042909.html |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="New Orleans">{{Cite book |last=McCarthy |first="Big" John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PX3iAgAAQBAJ&dq=Yuki+Kondo+vs.+Alexandre+Dantas&pg=PT265 |title=Let's Get It On!: The Making of MMA and Its Ultimate Referee |date=2011-09-01 |publisher=Medallion Media Group |isbn=978-1-60542-203-9 |language=en}}</ref>
The event also featured former [[List of UFC Champions#Heavyweight champions|UFC Heavyweight Champion]] [[Maurice Smith (kickboxer)|Maurice Smith]] took on the first [[List of King of the Cage champions#Heavyweight Championship|KOTC Heavyweight Champion]] [[Bobby Hoffman]]. Smith won via majority decision. There were two preliminary fights and six main card fights.
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-27-ultimate-bad-boyz | title=UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz &#124; MMA Event }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://mma.pl/ufc-27/ | title=UFC 27 | date=24 April 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVFPAwAAQBAJ&dq=Dan+Severn+vs++Pedro+Rizzo&pg=PA272 | title=Let's Get It On!: The Making of MMA and Its Ultimate Referee | isbn=978-1-60542-200-8 | last1=John | first1=Big | date=May 2010 | publisher=Medallion Media }}</ref>
Jackson then faced [[Jeremy Horn]] on September 22, 2000, at this event. He lost the fight via an [[armbar]] submission in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1078688-top-25-ufc-fighters-pre-zuffa-edition|title=Top 25 UFC Fighters: Pre-Zuffa Edition|publisher=Bleacher Report|author=Tim McTiernan|date=February 24, 2012|access-date=January 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/ufc-27-what-happened-when-dan-severn-returned-to-ufc|title=UFC 27: What happened when Dan Severn returned to UFC?|publisher=Sportskeeda|author=Paul Benson|date=January 26, 2019|access-date=January 7, 2021}}</ref>
==Results==
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Heavyweight
| [[Pedro Rizzo]]
| def.
| [[Dan Severn]]
| TKO (submission to punches)
| 1
| 1:33
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Heavyweight
| [[Maurice Smith (kickboxer)|Maurice Smith]]
| def.
| [[Bobby Hoffman]]
| Decision (majority)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Middleweight
| [[Jeremy Horn]]
| def.
| [[Eugene Jackson (fighter)|Eugene Jackson]]
| Submission (armbar)
| 1
| 4:32
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| [[Fabiano Iha]]
| def.
| [[LaVerne Clark]]
| Submission (armbar)
| 1
| 1:10
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Middleweight
| [[Yuki Kondo]]
| def.
| [[Alexandre Dantas]]
| TKO (punches)
| 3
| 2:28
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Heavyweight
| [[Ian Freeman]]
| def.
| [[Tedd Williams]]
| Decision (unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary Card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Heavyweight
| [[Jeff Monson]]
| def.
| [[Tim Lajcik]]
| Decision (unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| Brad Gumm
| vs.
| CJ Fernandes
| Draw (unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-27-Ultimate-Bad-Boyz-37|title = UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz &#124; MMA Event}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]
* [[List of UFC champions]]
* [[List of UFC events]]
* [[2000 in UFC]]
==References==
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==External links==
[http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-27-Ultimate-Bad-Boyz-37 Sherdog Fight Results]
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