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Post by Asaemon on Mar 3, 2023 21:52:18 GMT 1
The Ultimate Fighting Championship
Dawn of MMA
UFC 1: The Beginning is the first mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada in June 1993. The event will broadcast live on pay-per-view and later be released on home video.
UFC 1 is co-created by Gracie Jiu-Jitsu legend Rorion Gracie and the Torrance-based UFC promoter Art Davie, who decided to take locally famous Gracie Garage Challenge fights versus California's martial artists to a new level, televised nationally, with the opponents picked internationally.
UFC didn't come up with a 16-man tournament, as the "publicly invited" big-name martial artists Dennis Alexio, Benny Urquidez, Jean-Yves Thériault, Rick Roufus, Stan Longinidis, Maurice Smith, Bart Vale, Hee Il Cho, George Dillman, Gene LeBell, Rob Kaman, Peter Aerts, Ernesto Hoost, Masaaki Satake didn't show any interest in participating.
Davie placed advertisements in martial arts magazines to recruit fighters and found less than a dozen who answered the call. The winner of the 8-man tournament will receive $50,000. |
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Post by Asaemon on Mar 3, 2023 21:57:39 GMT 1
UFC 1: The Beginning
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Post by Asaemon on Mar 4, 2023 12:48:45 GMT 1
UFC 1: The Beginning UFC 1 Openweight Tournament Quarter FinalGracie Jiu-Jitsu practioner Royce Gracie defeats kickboxer Kevin Rosier by Submission with a Gogoplata in 3:17.
UFC 1 Openweight Tournament Quarter Final Kenpo practioner “Nasty” Zane Frazier defeats boxer “One Glove” Art Jimmerson by TKO in 1:48.
UFC 1 Openweight Tournament Quarter Final Savate practioner Gerard Gordeau defeats sumo wrestler Teila Tuli by Knock Out Punch in 0:34.
UFC 1 Openweight Tournament Quarter Final Shootfighter Ken Shamrock defeats Taekwondo practioner Patrick Smith by Unanimous Decision in 60:00.
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu practioner Rickson Gracie defeats Trent Jenkins by Submission with a Arm Triangle in 2:28.
UFC 1 Openweight Tournament Semi Final Gracie Jiu-Jitsu practioner Royce Gracie defeats Kenpo practioner “Nasty” Zane Frazier by Submission with a Kimura in 1:05.
UFC 1 Openweight Tournament Semi Final Shootfighter Ken Shamrock defeats Savate practioner Gerard Gordeau by Unanimous Decision in 60:00.
UFC 1 Openweight Tournament Semi Final Royce Gracie defeats Ken Shamrock by Submission with a Rear Naked Choke in 6:59.
Royce Gracie wins the 8-man UFC 1 tournament to win the $50,000 prize money.
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Post by Asaemon on Mar 4, 2023 12:50:22 GMT 1
UFC 1 Openweight Tournament
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Post by Asaemon on Mar 5, 2023 10:18:21 GMT 1
UFC 2 Openweight Tournament
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Post by Asaemon on Mar 5, 2023 18:42:21 GMT 1
UFC 2 Gracie Jiu-Jitsu practioner Renzo Gracie defeats Kempo Karate black belt Trent Jenkins by Submission with a Rear Naked Choke in 2:54. UFC 2 Openweight Tournament Quarter Final
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu practioner Royce Gracie defeats American Kenpo karate practitioner "Nasty "Zane Frazier by Submission with a Kimura in 3:59. UFC 2 Openweight Tournament Quarter FinalSavate fighter Gerard Gordeau defeats Kung Fu practioner James Matthews by Unanimous Decision. UFC 2 Openweight Tournament Quarter Final
Sambo fighter Oleg Taktarov Shootfighter defeats shootfighter Ken Shamrock by Unanimous Decision. UFC 2 Openweight Tournament Quarter FinalKickboxer Patrick Smith defeats Sumo wrestler Teila Tuli by Knock Out Punch in 1:18. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu practioner Rickson Gracie defeats Kickboxer Kevin Rosier by Submission with a Armbar in 0:55. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu practioner Royce Gracie defeats Savate fighter Gerard Gordeau by Submission with a Rear Naked Choke in 2:27.
UFC 2 Openweight Tournament Semi Final Sambo fighter Oleg Taktarov defeats Kickboxer Patrick Smith bySubmission with a Rear Naked Chocke in 3:29.
UFC 2 Openweight Tournament Final Gracie Jiu-Jitsu practioner Royce Gracie defeats Sambo fighter Oleg Taktarov by Submission with a Rear Naked Choke in 5:59.
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Post by Asaemon on Mar 5, 2023 18:44:22 GMT 1
UFC 2 Openweight Tournament
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Post by Asaemon on Mar 10, 2023 20:07:43 GMT 1
UFC 3 Openweight Tournament
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Post by Asaemon on Mar 11, 2023 18:42:02 GMT 1
 UFC 3 UFC 3 Tournament Quarter Final
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practioner Royce Gracie defeats Kung Fu practioner Jason Delucia by Submission with a Gogoplata in 1:42. UFC 3 Tournament Quarter Final Sambo fighter “The Russian Bear” Oleg Taktarov defeats boxer “One Glove” Art Jimmerson by TKO in 1:19. UFC 3 Tournament Quarter Final Kickboxer Maurice Smith defeats Jiu-Jitsu practioner Remco Pardoel by Knock Out Punch in 1:06 UFC 3 Tournament Quarter Final Sambo fighter Andrei Kopylov defeats Kenpo practioner “Nasty” Zane Frazier by Submission with a Kneebar in 2:09. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practioner Renzo Gracie defeats kickboxer Kevin Rosier by Submission with a Rear Naked Choke in 4:57. UFC 3 Tournament Semi Final Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practioner Royce Gracie defeats sambo fighter “The Russian Bear” Oleg Taktarov by Submission with a Armbar in 6:51. UFC 3 Tournament Semi Final Kickboxer Maurice Smith defeats sambo fighter Andrei Kopylov by Unanimous Decision.
UFC 3 Tournament Final Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practioner Royce Gracie defeats kickboxer Maurice Smith by Submission with a Guillotine in 1:52. |
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Post by Asaemon on Mar 12, 2023 22:12:19 GMT 1
UFC 4 Openweight Tournament
3x time UFC Openweight Tournament winner Royce Gracie will take on the legendary shootfighter "American Ninja" Bart Vale for the UFC Openweight Championship.
It's time to crown a new tournament winner. Shootfighter Ken Shamrock, sambo fighter Oleg Taktarov and kickboxer Maurice Smith have all made it to the finals in the past and are looking to go all the way this time.
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