UFC 10
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 12th, 1996 | |||
| Venue | Fairgrounds Arena | |||
| City |  Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
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| Attendance | 4,300 | |||
| Buyrate | 96,000 | |||
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UFC 10: The Tournament was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 12th, 1996, at the Fairgrounds Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video. A fictional UFC 10, staged at the Grand Olympic Auditorium, is featured during one scene in the film Virtuosity, including an appearance from fighter Ken Shamrock.
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[edit] History
UFC 10 marked the UFC's return to the tournament format (which was removed in favor of single bouts at UFC 9). The card featured an eight man tournament, as well as two alternate bouts in case of an injury, and to fill time for the pay-per-view broadcast.
UFC was originally supposed to air this event from the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
UFC 10 featured the first appearance of Mark Coleman, who beat fan favorite Don Frye to win the tournament. It was also the first time that Bruce Buffer announced the fights inside the Octagon who replaced Rich Goins. (Bruce's brother Michael Buffer had announced at UFC 7.[1]) However, Rich Goins came back for UFC 11.
[edit] Results
[edit] Alternate bouts
Geza Kalman vs. 
Dieusel Berto
- Kalman defeated Berto via TKO (punches) at 5:57.
Sam Adkins vs. Felix Lee Mitchell
- Adkins defeated Mitchell via unanimous decision at 10:00.
[edit] Quarterfinals
- Don Frye vs. Mark Hall
- Frye defeated Hall via TKO (punches) at 10:21.
- Brian Johnston vs. Scott Fiedler
- Johnston defeated Fiedler via submission (punches) at 2:25.
- Coleman defeated Horenstein via submission (punches) at 2:43.
- Gary Goodridge vs. John Campetella
- Goodridge defeated Campetella via KO (punches) at 1:28.
[edit] Semifinals
- Frye defeated Johnston via submission (elbow) at 4:37.
- Coleman defeated Goodridge via submission (exhaustion) at 7:00.
[edit] Finals
- Mark Coleman vs. Don Frye
- Coleman defeated Frye via TKO (punches) at 11:34 to win the UFC 10 Tournament.
[edit] UFC 10 bracket
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Don Frye | TKO | |||||||||||
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Mark Hall | 10:21 | |||||||||||
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Don Frye | SUB | |||||||||||
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Brian Johnston | 4:37 | |||||||||||
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Brian Johnston | SUB | |||||||||||
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Scott Fiedler | 2:25 | |||||||||||
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Don Frye | 11:34 | |||||||||||
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Mark Coleman | TKO | |||||||||||
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Mark Coleman | SUB | |||||||||||
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Moti Horenstein | 2:43 | |||||||||||
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Mark Coleman | SUB | |||||||||||
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Gary Goodridge | 7:00 | |||||||||||
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Gary Goodridge | KO | |||||||||||
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John Campetella | 1:28 | |||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ McEwen, Matt (May 14, 2007). "The History of the UFC: UFC 7 - The Brawl in Buffalo". MMA Universe. http://www.mmauniverse.com/events/reports/the-history-of-the-ufc-ufc-7-the-brawl-in-buffalo.
