UFC 1
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| UFC 1: The Beginning | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |
| Date | November 12, 1993 | |
| Venue | McNichols Sports Arena | |
| City | Denver, Colorado | |
| Attendance | 2,800 | |
| Buyrate | 86,000 [1] | |
| Event chronology | ||
| UFC 1: The Beginning | UFC 2: No Way Out | |
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.
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[edit] History
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 consisted of fights to the finish with no time limits. The match only ended 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.
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.
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.
[edit] Results
[edit] Alternate
Jason DeLucia vs
Trent Jenkins
- DeLucia wins by submission, rear naked choke at 0:52.
[edit] Quarterfinals
- Gordeau wins by TKO at 0:26, when the referee stepped in after a kick to the face by Gordeau.
- Rosier wins by TKO due to corner stoppage at 4:18.
- Gracie wins by submission at 2:18.
- Shamrock wins by submission due to a heel hook at 1:51.
[edit] Semifinals
- Gordeau wins by TKO due to corner stoppage at 1:03.
- Gracie wins by gi choke :57 seconds into the fight.
[edit] Finals
- Gracie wins by rear naked choke at 1:45.
[edit] UFC 1 brackets
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| Gerard Gordeau | W | ||||||||||||
| Teila Tuli | |||||||||||||
| Gerard Gordeau | W | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Rosier | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Rosier | W | ||||||||||||
| Zane Frazier | |||||||||||||
| Gerard Gordeau | |||||||||||||
| Royce Gracie | C | ||||||||||||
| Royce Gracie | W | ||||||||||||
| Art Jimmerson | |||||||||||||
| Royce Gracie | W | ||||||||||||
| Ken Shamrock | |||||||||||||
| Ken Shamrock | W | ||||||||||||
| Patrick Smith | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ Walter, Donald F. , Jr. Mixed Martial Arts: Ultimate Sport, or Ultimately Illegal? Grapplearts.com. December 8, 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2006.
[edit] External links
- UFC1 results at Sherdog.com
- UFC1 fights reviews
- Official UFC website
- First UFC forever altered combat sports


