UFC 16 was an MMA event held by the UFC on March 13, 1998 in New Orleans, Louisiana, live on pay per view in the USA and later released on home video. It featured the first UFC Lightweight tournament in the USA for fighters under 170lbs, a Middleweight Championship bout, a Heavyweight and a Middleweight Superfight. A UFC lightweight championship bout was contested on the undercard, with the winner to fight UFC 16 lightweight tournament winner Pat Miletich to unify the title. Conor “The Mighty” Quinn successfully defended the under 185lbs Lightweight Championship he won at UFC 15.5, defeating Alfonso Alcarez via knockout in the first round. However, this linear inaugural Lightweight Championship and division for under 185lbs was disestablished on 25 March 1998, replaced with a division for under 170 pounds, and the unification bout never took place. The records for this inaugural Lightweight Championship and division have since been expunged from UFC archives, or were never included.
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UFC 16: Battle In The Bayou Cast
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Josh Stewart
He was 21, now 47 years old
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as himself |
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Kimo Leopoldo
He was 34, now 60 years old
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Tsuyoshi Kosaka
He was 28, now 54 years old
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Townsend Saunders
He was 30, now 56 years old
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as himself |
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Pat Miletich
He was 32, now 58 years old
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as himself |
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Courtney Turner
She was 102, 89 years old when she died
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as himself |
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LaVerne Clark
He was 24, now 50 years old
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as himself |
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Kevin Jackson
He was 33, now 59 years old
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Mikey Burnett
He was 23, now 50 years old
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as himself |
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Jerry Bohlander
He was 24, now 50 years old
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Eugenio Tadeu
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as himself |
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Chris Brennan
He was 26, now 52 years old
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as himself |
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Frank Shamrock
He was 25, now 51 years old
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UFC 16: Battle In The Bayou Crew
