| Event Details | |
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| Organization | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| Name | UFC 39 - The Warriors Return |
| Date | September 27th, 2002 |
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| Location | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States |
| Fight #1 | |
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| Welterweight Bout | |
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| Sean Sherk | Benji Radach |
| Sean Sherk via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | |
| Time Round 1 @ 4:16 |
Referee Larry Landless |
| Fight #2 | |
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| Middleweight Bout | |
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| Matt Lindland | Ivan Salaverry |
| Matt Lindland via Decision (Unanimous) | |
| Time Round 3 @ 5:00 |
Referee Kipp Kollar |
| Fight #3 | |
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| Middleweight Bout | |
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| Phil Baroni | Dave Menne |
| Phil Baroni via KO (Punches) | |
| Time Round 1 @ 0:18 |
Referee Larry Landless |
| Fight #4 | |
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| Heavyweight Bout | |
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| Gan McGee | Pedro Rizzo |
| Gan McGee via TKO (Corner Stoppage) | |
| Time Round 1 @ 5:00 |
Referee John McCarthy |
| Fight #5 | |
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| Lightweight Bout | |
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| Caol Uno | Din Thomas |
| Caol Uno via Decision (Unanimous) | |
| Time Round 3 @ 5:00 |
Referee Larry Landless |
| Fight #6 | |
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| Lightweight Bout | |
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| B.J. Penn | Matt Serra |
| B.J. Penn via Decision (Unanimous) | |
| Time Round 3 @ 5:00 |
Referee John McCarthy |
| Fight #7 | |
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| Heavyweight Bout | |
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| Tim Sylvia | Wesley Correira |
| Tim Sylvia via TKO (Corner Stoppage) | |
| Time Round 2 @ 1:43 |
Referee Kipp Kollar |
| Fight #8 | |
|---|---|
 UFC Heavyweight Title Bout |
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| Ricco Rodriguez | Randy Couture |
| Ricco Rodriguez via TKO (Submission to Elbow) | |
| Time Round 5 @ 3:04 |
Referee John McCarthy |