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Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC - History

Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC - History

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Early UFC events were eight- or sixteen-man tournaments conducted by the organisation Semaphore Entertainment Group (SEG) in association with WOW Promotions (headed by Art Davie and Rorion Gracie), wherein participants were required to beat three opponents in a single evening to be crowned Ultimate Fighting Champion. Reportedly no other event matched fighters of different style to prove which was the best (though events like the Vale Tudo No Maracanăzinho, held in Brazil on November 30, 1984 would appear to contradict this claim). Fighters were typically skilled in one discipline only (for example boxing, judo, ju-jitsu) and had little experience in battling against opponents with different skills of their own. In addition, some competitors were given falsified ranks in traditional martial arts in order to legitimise their presence (for example, Kimo Leopoldo was erroneously touted in UFC III as a 'third degree black belt in taekwondo). The first ever UFC premiered in 1993.

With no weight classes, fighters could find themselves facing opponents who were significantly larger and taller than themselves. These factors combined led to a trend of short, violent fights, although there were notable exceptions (for example, the 'superfight' between Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie in UFC V lasted 36 minutes). This was very much in line with the way the UFC was being marketed at the time. "There are no rules!" said the famous tagline. Although not strictly true, the UFC did operate with a limited set of rules; techniques such as hair pulling, headbutts and groin strikes were frowned upon, but allowed. How the rules were enforced: should a competition rule be violated, the competitor who broke the rule was fined $1000.

The brutal nature of the burgeoning sport quickly drew the attention of the authorities and UFC events were banned in almost all American states. To survive, the UFC redesigned its rules to remove the less palatable elements of fights, while still retaining the core elements of striking and grappling. Five minute rounds, Referee stoppages, weight classes and limitations on permissible striking areas gradually found the UFC being rebranded as a sport rather than a violent circus attraction.

Through this event the term MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) was coined.





Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC - Greatest Fighters

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  • David "Tank" Abbott (UFC 6 & UU '96 Tournament finalist, UFC 17 Heavyweight Superfight Champion)
  • Andrei Arlovski (Current UFC Heavyweight Champion)
  • Josh Barnett (Former UFC Heavyweight Champion)
  • Vitor Belfort (UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Champion, UFC Ultimate Brazil Middleweight Superfight Champion, Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
  • Murilo Bustamante (Former UFC Middleweight Champion)
  • Mark Coleman (UFC 10 & 11 Tournament Champion, First UFC Heavyweight Champion)
  • Randy Couture (UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament Champion, UFC 15 Heavyweight Superfight Champion, 2x Former UFC Heavyweight Champion, 2x, Former Interim Light Heavyweight Champion, Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
  • Rich Franklin (Current UFC Middleweight Champion)
  • Don Frye (UFC 10 Tournament finalist, UFC 8 & UU '96 Champion)
  • Matt Hughes (2x (Current) UFC Welterweight Champion)
  • Royce Gracie (UFC 1, 2 & 4 Tournament Champion)
  • Mark Kerr (UFC 14 & 15 Heavyweight Tournament Champion)
  • Chuck Liddell (Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
  • Pat Miletich (UFC 16 Lightweight Tournament Champion, Former UFC Lightweight/Welterweight Champion)
  • Frank Mir (Former UFC Heavyweight Champion)
  • Tito Ortiz (UFC 13 Lightweight Tournament finalist, Former UFC Middleweight/Light Heavyweight Champion)
  • BJ Penn (Former UFC Welterweight Champion)
  • Jens Pulver (Former UFC Bantamweight/Lightweight Champion)
  • Kevin Randleman (Former UFC Heavyweight Champion)
  • Pedro Rizzo (UFC Ultimate Brazil Heavyweight Superfight Champion)
  • Ricco Rodriguez (Former UFC Heavyweight Champion)
  • Marco Ruas (UFC 7 Tournament Champion)
  • Bas Rutten (Former UFC Heavyweight Champion)
  • Kazushi Sakuraba (UFC Japan Heavyweight tournament champion)
  • Dan Severn (UFC 4 Tournament finalist, UFC 5 & UU '95 Tournament Champion, UFC 9 Superfight Champion)
  • Frank Shamrock (Former UFC Middleweight/Light Heavyweight Champion)
  • Ken Shamrock (UFC 6 & 8 Superfight Champion)
  • Maurice Smith (Former UFC Heavyweight Champion)
  • Tim Sylvia (Former UFC Heavyweight Champion)
  • Oleg Taktarov (UU '95 Tournament finalist, UFC 6 Tournament Champion)
  • Evan Tanner (Former UFC Middleweight Champion)
  • Matt Lindland

Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC - History





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