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Overview of the events of 2003 in sports
2003 in sports
describes the year's events in world sport.
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The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 2003 in chronological order.
Date
|
Event
|
Alternate Name/s
|
Location
|
Attendance
|
PPV Buyrate
|
Notes
|
February 28
|
UFC 41: Onslaught
|
?
|
Atlantic City
,
New Jersey
,
US
|
13,401
|
60,000
|
This event marked the return of
Tank Abbott
to the UFC. This was Abbott's first fight since October 1998.
|
March 16
|
Pride 25: Body Blow
|
?
|
Yokohama
,
Japan
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
March 27
|
WEC 6: Return of a Legend
|
?
|
Lemoore
,
California
,
US
|
?
|
?
|
This event is noted for the return of
Frank Shamrock
in his first fight since retiring. Shamrock had not fought since December 2000.
|
April 25
|
UFC 42: Sudden Impact
|
?
|
Miami
,
Florida
,
US
|
6,700
|
35,000
|
?
|
June 6
|
UFC 43: Meltdown
|
?
|
Paradise
,
Nevada
,
US
|
9,800
|
49,000
|
UFC rule change, in the event of a stoppage fights restart in the position the fight was stopped.
|
June 8
|
Pride 26: Bad to the Bone
|
Pride 26: Reborn
|
Yokohama
,
Japan
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
August 10
|
Pride Total Elimination 2003
|
?
|
Saitama
,
Japan
|
40,316
|
?
|
Quarterfinals to Pride GP 2003 middleweight tournament.
|
September 26
|
UFC 44: Undisputed
|
?
|
Las Vegas
,
Nevada
,
US
|
10,400
|
94,000
|
?
|
October 5
|
Pride Bushido 1
|
?
|
Saitama
,
Japan
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
October 10
|
Rumble on the Rock 4
|
?
|
Honolulu
,
Hawaii
,
US
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
November 9
|
Pride Final Conflict 2003
|
?
|
Tokyo
,
Japan
|
67,450
|
?
|
Present record holder for the highest attendance of a strictly MMA event.
Semifinals and final to Pride GP 2003 middleweight tournament.
Wanderlei Silva
becomes the Pride 2003 middleweight Grand Prix champion.
|
November 21
|
UFC 45: Revolution
|
?
|
Uncasville
,
Connecticut
,
US
|
9,200
|
40,000
|
?
|
December 31
|
Pride Shockwave 2003
|
?
|
Saitama
,
Japan
|
39,716
|
?
|
Gary Goodridge
announced he would retire from Pride FC at this event.
|
December 31
|
K-1 PREMIUM 2003 Dynamite!!
|
?
|
Nagoya
,
Japan
|
43,560
|
?
|
Event featured six
K-1
MMA bouts and four K-1 kickboxing bouts.
|
- Grand Slam in tennis
men's results:
- Australian Open
?
Andre Agassi
defeats
Rainer Schuttler
, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
- French Open
?
Juan Carlos Ferrero
defeats
Martin Verkerk
, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
- Wimbledon championships
?
Roger Federer
defeats
Mark Philippoussis
, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6.
- U.S. Open
?
Andy Roddick
defeats
Juan Carlos Ferrero
, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
- Grand Slam in tennis
women's results:
- Australian Open
?
Serena Williams
defeats
Venus Williams
, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4.
- French Open
?
Justine Henin-Hardenne
defeats
Kim Clijsters
, 6-0, 6-4.
- Wimbledon championships
?
Serena Williams
defeats
Venus Williams
, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
- U.S. Open
?
Justine Henin-Hardenne
defeats
Kim Clijsters
, 7-5, 6-1.
- Pete Sampras
retires, aged 32 on August 25
- 14th
Pan American Games
held in
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
[3]
- United States tops the medal table with a total number of 270 medals, including 117 golds.
- 8th
All-Africa Games
held in
Abuja, Nigeria
- Egypt tops the medal table with a total number of 214 medals, including 80 golds.
- Fifth
Winter Asian Games
held in
Aomori, Japan
- Japan tops the medal table with a total number of 67 medals, including 24 golds.
- First
Afro?Asian Games
held in
Hyderabad
, India
- China tops the medal table with a total number of 41 medals, including 25 golds.
- XXII
Summer Universiade
held in
Daegu
,
South Korea
- China tops the medal table with a total number of 80 medals, including 41 golds.
- 21st
Winter Universiade
held in
Tarvisio
,
Italy
- Russia tops the medal table with a total number of 31 medals, including 11 golds.
- 12th
South Pacific Games
held in
Suva
,
Fiji
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