Ultimate Ultimate 1996
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 7, 1996 | |||
| Venue | Fair Park Arena | |||
| City |  Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Attendance | 6,000 | |||
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The Ultimate Ultimate 2 (also referred to as "Ultimate Ultimate 1996" and "UFC 11.5") was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 7, 1996. The event took place at the Fair Park Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and released on home video.
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[edit] History
The card featured an eight man tournament with two alternate bouts, and was the UFC's second "Ultimate Ultimate" tournament, held to find the best of the winners and runners up from past UFC events.
This event was the first to introduce the "no grabbing of the fence" rule.
The Ultimate Ultimate 1996 also marked the final no holds barred appearance of UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock before leaving the NHB fighting world to go into the World Wrestling Federation. Shamrock would not return to the UFC until 2002 at UFC 40.
[edit] Results
[edit] Alternate bouts
- Mark Hall vs Felix Lee Mitchell
- Hall wins by TKO at 1:45.
- Steve Nelmark vs Marcus Bossett
- Nelmark wins by submission (choke) at 1:37.
[edit] Quarterfinals
- Shamrock wins by submission (Forearm Choke) at 5:49. Shamrock was unable to continue in the tournament because of a broken hand he suffered after pinning Johnston up against the cage and unleashing a series of punches.
- Frye wins by submission (fatigue) at 11:19.
- Abbott wins by submission (strikes) at 2:51.
- Kimo wins by TKO due to strikes at 9:08.
[edit] Semifinals
- Tank Abbott vs Steve Nelmark (alternate)
- Abbott wins by KO at 1:03. Nelmark was an alternate for Ken Shamrock, who could not continue due to a broken hand.
- Frye wins by submission (Achilles Hold) at 0:20. Hall was an alternate for Kimo Leopoldo.
[edit] Finals
- Frye wins Ultimate Ultimate 96 by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:22.
[edit] Ultimate Ultimate 96 bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Ken Shamrock | |||||||||||||
| Brian Johnston | |||||||||||||
| Tank Abbott | |||||||||||||
| Steve Nelmark 1 | |||||||||||||
| Tank Abbott | |||||||||||||
| Cal Worsham | |||||||||||||
| Tank Abbott | |||||||||||||
| Don Frye | |||||||||||||
| Don Frye | |||||||||||||
| Gary Goodridge | |||||||||||||
| Don Frye | |||||||||||||
| Mark Hall 2 | |||||||||||||
| Kimo Leopoldo | |||||||||||||
| Paul Varelans | |||||||||||||
1Ken Shamrock withdrew due to injury, and was replaced by alternate Steve Nelmark.
2Kimo Leopoldo withdrew due to fatigue, and was replaced by alternate Mark Hall.
