| UFC 49: Unfinished Business | ||||
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A poster or logo for UFC 49: Unfinished Business.
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 21, 2004 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 12,100 (paid 8,597) | |||
| Total gate | $1,293,035 | |||
| Buyrate | 80,000 | |||
| Total purse | $535,000 | |||
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UFC 49: Unfinished Business was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 21, 2004, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.
It featured the anticipated rubber match between Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort and Randy Couture, following a disappointing doctor's stoppage in their last encounter at UFC 46.
This event featured the last UFC fight in the lightweight division until UFC 58 on March 4, 2006.