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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (later renamed UFC 1: The Beginning) was the first mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), occurring at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado on November 12, 1993. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view, and later released on home video. UFC 1 used an eight-man tournament format, with the winner receiving $50,000. The tournament had no weight classes or weight limits. The matches had no time limit; therefore no judges were necessary. Competitors only won by submission, knockout, or throwing in the towel. Despite being billed as having "no rules" there were limitations on what the fighters could do, including no biting or eye gouging. Royce Gracie won the tournament by defeating Gerard Gordeau via submission due to a rear naked choke. The referees for UFC 1 were Joao Alberto Barreto and Helio Vigio, two veteran vale tudo referees from Brazil. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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McNichols Sports Arena (AKA Big Mac) was an indoor arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, adjacent to Mile High Stadium. ...
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UFC 2: No Way Out was the second mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ...
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McNichols Sports Arena (AKA Big Mac) was an indoor arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, adjacent to Mile High Stadium. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area Ranked 8th - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²) - Width 280 miles (451 km) - Length 380 miles (612 km) - % water 0. ...
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Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ...
The home video business rents and sells videocassettes and DVDs to the public. ...
A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a single sport or game. ...
A submission (depending on the context also referred to as a tap out or tapping out) is a combat sports term for yielding to the opponent, and hence resulting in an immediate defeat. ...
A boxer is knocked down and receives the 10-count. ...
A bite is a wound received from the mouth (and in particular, the teeth) of an animal. ...
Eye-gouging using the thumb Eye-gouging is the act of pressing or tearing the eye using the fingers, other bodyparts, or instruments. ...
Royce Gracie, pronounced Hoyce Gracie (born December 12, 1966) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. ...
Gerard Gordeau is a mixed martial arts fighter from Amsterdam, Holland who competed against Teila Tuli in the first ever televised UFC fight. ...
The rear naked choke (often abbreviated RNC) is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponents back. ...
A football (soccer) player is cautioned by a referee A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ...
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The commentary team for the pay-per-view was Bill Wallace, Kathy Long, and Jim Brown, with additional analysis from Rod Machado and post-fight interviews by Brian Kilmeade. Bill Wallace (18 May 1949 - ) is an American martial artist, best known as Superfoot, the dominant kickboxer of the 1970s. ...
Kathy Long (born 21 April 1964) is an American kickboxer and five time world kickboxing champion. ...
Jim Brown (born February 17, 1936) is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor and social activist. ...
Brian Kilmeade (born May 7, 1964) is a Fox News personality. ...
Jason DeLucia was an alternate for the event, having defeated Trent Jenkins in the alternate bout. However, as no fighter pulled out during the tournament, he was not called upon. Jason DeLucia is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ...
Results
Quarterfinals
Gordeau, a world champion in Savate, defeated Tuli by TKO when the referee stepped in after a kick to the face by Gordeau. The 400 lb, 6'2" Samoan sumo wrestler charged Gordeau, but failed to secure a hold on him, falling to his knees near the edge of the arena. Gordeau stepped aside and delivered a kick to Tuli's face, reportedly knocking a tooth out. Gordeau followed with a strike to the face, cutting Tuli and breaking his own hand. After being checked out by the doctors, the fight was called, with an official time of only 0:30. Teila Tuli Teila Tuli was an amateur sumo wrestler from Hawaii; one of a select group of Americans to compete in Japan, where he rose to the level of the makushita class. ...
Gerard Gordeau is a mixed martial arts fighter from Amsterdam, Holland who competed against Teila Tuli in the first ever televised UFC fight. ...
Savate (pronounced ), also known as boxe française, French boxing, French Kickboxing or French Footfighting, is a French martial art which uses both the hands and feet as weapons and combines elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques. ...
Quarterfinal bout: Kevin Rosier vs Zane Frazier Rosier, a kickboxer, defeated Zane Frazier, a practitioner of karate by TKO due to corner stoppage at 4:18. Both fighters remained on their feet through the match. After backing Frazier against the fence, Rosier delivered several punches, then two stomps to Frazier's head before the towel was thrown in. For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ...
Gracie defeated Jimmerson by submission at 2:18. Jimmerson's only training was in traditional boxing, evidenced by the boxing glove worn on his left hand. Gracie landed multiple low kicks early in the fight, and took Jimmerson down. Gracie mounted Jimmerson with little resistance, and Jimmerson tapped out with no submission hold or choke actually applied. Royce Gracie, pronounced Hoyce Gracie (born December 12, 1966) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. ...
Art Jimmerson was a boxer, based in St. ...
A mount is a position in grappling, where one combatant sits on the chest of another. ...
Quarterfinal bout: Ken Shamrock vs Patrick Smith Shamrock defeated Smith via submission due to a heel hook at 1:51. Shamrock was one of the more experienced fighters entering the tournament, with previous fights in the Japanese fighting organization Pancrase. Shamrock's knowledge of ground fighting allowed him to quickly take Smith, whose only training was in Tae Kwon Do and Muay Thai, to the ground. Shamrock then quickly secured the heel hook. Smith, who appeared injured by the submission, did not accept defeat and continued to berate Shamrock after the match was called. Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11, 1964 in Macon, Georgia) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ...
Patrick Smith is an American Mixed Martial artist & professional kickboxer who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ...
Heel hook may refer to: A heel hook in grappling. ...
Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling is a mixed martial arts organization founded in Japan in 1993 by Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. ...
Taekwondo is the Korean national sport and martial art, and is also one of the worlds most commonly practiced sports. ...
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Semifinals
Semifinal bout: Gerard Gordeau vs Kevin Rosier Gordeau defeated Roiser by TKO due to corner stoppage at 1:03. Gordeau stood over Rosier, who was seated against the octagon fence, and effectively punched and kicked him, with Rosier offering little defense until the fight was called. Gerard Gordeau is a mixed martial arts fighter from Amsterdam, Holland who competed against Teila Tuli in the first ever televised UFC fight. ...
Gracie won with a gi choke :57 seconds into the fight. Shamrock initially gained a dominant position, but Gracie reversed their positions and secured the choke. Shamrock submitted, but the tap was not seen by the referee. Assuming the fight was over, Gracie released the hold. After a few moments of deliberation, Shamrock conceded defeat. Royce Gracie, pronounced Hoyce Gracie (born December 12, 1966) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. ...
Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11, 1964 in Macon, Georgia) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ...
A karate student wearing a karategi Karategi (ç©ºæ‰‹ç€ or 空手衣) is the Japanese name for the karate training uniform. ...
Finals
Gracie won the first ever UFC tournament by submitting Gordeau with a rear naked choke at 1:41. Gerard Gordeau is a mixed martial arts fighter from Amsterdam, Holland who competed against Teila Tuli in the first ever televised UFC fight. ...
Royce Gracie, pronounced Hoyce Gracie (born December 12, 1966) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. ...
UFC 1 bracket Gerard Gordeau is a mixed martial arts fighter from Amsterdam, Holland who competed against Teila Tuli in the first ever televised UFC fight. ...
Teila Tuli Teila Tuli was an amateur sumo wrestler from Hawaii; one of a select group of Americans to compete in Japan, where he rose to the level of the makushita class. ...
Gerard Gordeau is a mixed martial arts fighter from Amsterdam, Holland who competed against Teila Tuli in the first ever televised UFC fight. ...
Royce Gracie, pronounced Hoyce Gracie (born December 12, 1966) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. ...
Gerard Gordeau is a mixed martial arts fighter from Amsterdam, Holland who competed against Teila Tuli in the first ever televised UFC fight. ...
Royce Gracie, pronounced Hoyce Gracie (born December 12, 1966) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. ...
Art Jimmerson was a boxer, based in St. ...
Royce Gracie, pronounced Hoyce Gracie (born December 12, 1966) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. ...
Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11, 1964 in Macon, Georgia) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ...
Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11, 1964 in Macon, Georgia) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ...
Patrick Smith is an American Mixed Martial artist & professional kickboxer who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ...
References - ^ Walter, Donald F. , Jr. Mixed Martial Arts: Ultimate Sport, or Ultimately Illegal? Grapplearts.com. December 8, 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2006.
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