UFC 1

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UFC 1: The Beginning
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.

[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

• Gerard Gordeau vs Teila Tuli

Gordeau wins by TKO at 0:26, when the referee stepped in after a kick to the face by Gordeau.

• Kevin Rosier vs Zane Frazier

Rosier wins by TKO due to corner stoppage at 4:18.

• Royce Gracie vs Art Jimmerson

Gracie wins by submission at 2:18.

• Ken Shamrock vs Patrick Smith

Shamrock wins by submission due to a heel hook at 1:51.

[edit] Semifinals

• Gerard Gordeau vs Kevin Rosier

Gordeau wins by TKO due to corner stoppage at 1:03.

• Royce Gracie vs Ken Shamrock

Gracie wins by gi choke :57 seconds into the fight.

[edit] Finals

• Royce Gracie vs Gerard Gordeau

Gracie wins by rear naked choke at 1:45.

[edit] UFC 1 brackets

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• UFC1 results at Sherdog.com
• UFC1 fights reviews
• Official UFC website
• First UFC forever altered combat sports