UFC 49: Unfinished Business was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 21, 2004, at the MGM Grand Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.
It featured the anticipated rubber match between Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort and Randy Couture, following a disappointing doctor's stoppage in their last encounter at UFC 46.
The total fighter payroll for UFC 49 was $535,000.
This event featured the last UFC fight in the lightweight division until UFC 58 on March 4, 2006.
Randy Couture: $225,000 ($150,000 for fighting; $75,000 win bonus)
Chuck Liddell: $120,000 ($60,000 for fighting; $60,000 win bonus)
Vitor Belfort: $100,000 ($100,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $40,000)
Matt Lindland: $20,000 ($20,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $20,000)
Yves Edwards: $14,000 ($7,000 for fighting; $7,000 win bonus)
David Terrell: $8,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)
Josh Thomson: $6,000 ($6,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $6,000)
Nick Diaz: $6,000 ($6,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $5,000)
Justin Eilers: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
Chris Lytle: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
Karo Parisyan: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
Joe Riggs: $5,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $2,000 win bonus)
Mike Kyle: $4,000 ($4,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $4,000)
Vernon White: $4,000 ($4,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $4,000)
Ronald Jhun: $3,000 ($3,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $3,000)
Joe Doerksen: $2,000 ($2,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $2,000)