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Who was in the title fight of UFC 40?

Updated: 8/19/2019
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UFC 40 had two title fights. They were:

a. Tito Ortiz def. Ken Shamrock for the Light Heavyweight Title

b. Matt Hughes def. Gil Castillo for the Welterweight Title

There were 3 other fights in the main card but they did not have any titles on the line.

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