Middleweight Tournament Semi-Finals Dan Henderson def. Allan Goes (Unanimous decision) Carlos Newton def. Bob Gilstrap (Submission via triangle choke, 54 seconds) Tournament FINAL Dan Henderson def. Carlos Newton (Split decision) to become THE MIDDLEWEIGHT WINNER OF UFC 17 [LHW] Chuck Liddell def. Noe Hernandez (Unanimous decision) The next four fights were fought in the Heavyweight [HW] division Andre Roberts def. Harry Moskowitz (KO via elbow, 3 minutes and 15 seconds) Mike Van Arsdale def. Joe Pardo (Submission via kimura, 11 minutes and 1 second) David Abbott def. Hugo Duarte (TKO via punches, 43 seconds) Pete Williams def. Mark Coleman (KO via kick, 12 minutes and 38 seconds) UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Frank Shamrock (c) def. Jeremy Horn (Submission via kneebar, 16 minutes and 28 seconds), SHAMROCK RETAIN