 The first UFC Bantamweight bout took place at UFC 26 in June 2000.The event was headlined by the return of former Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture, who had relinquished his title in 1998 to return to competitive wrestling and because of contract disputes—and he regained his championship belt by defeating Kevin Randleman.UFC 28 also featured the first UFC appearances of Andrei Arlovski, Renato "Babalu" Sobral, Josh Barnett, Gan McGee, and the sole appearance of Matt Hughes's twin brother, Mark Hughes.