UFC 3
UFC 3: The American Dream | |||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | ||
Date | September 9, 1994 | ||
City | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
Venue | Grady Cole Center | ||
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UFC 3: The American Dream was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on September 9, 1994, at Grady Cole Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event was seen live on pay-per-view in the United States, and was later released on home video. UFC 3 used an eight-man tournament format, with the winner receiving $60,000. The tournament had no weight classes or weight limits. Each match had no time limit or rounds; therefore no judges were used for the night. Competitors could only win a match by submission, throwing in the towel, knockout, or referee stoppage. The referee for the night was "Big" John McCarthy.
Steve Jennum won the tournament by defeating Harold Howard via submission due to strikes, despite only fighting in the finals. This was the first UFC tournament that was not won by Royce Gracie (who could not continue due to fatigue). After Jennum won the UFC 3 tournament as an alternate, the UFC instated alternate qualifying bouts to balance out fatigue, and lessen the advantage that alternates previously had entering the tournament without fighting quarterfinal bouts.
Results
Main card
Quarterfinal bout: Emmanuel Yarborough vs Keith Hackney
Despite a more than 400 pound (181 kg) weight disadvantage, Hackney defeated Yarborough via submission due to strikes at 1:59. Yarborough is the largest ever contestant in a UFC event, at 6'8" 618 lb, according to the introduction by the ring announcer. Although other fighters have been listed at 6'8" or taller, no other fighter has even been listed at 500 lb.
Quarterfinal bout: Ken Shamrock vs Christophe Leninger
Shamrock defeated Leninger via submission due to strikes at 4:49.
Quarterfinal bout: Roland Payne vs Harold Howard
Howard defeated Payne via knockout at 0:46.
Quarterfinal bout: Royce Gracie vs Kimo Leopoldo
Gracie defeated Leopoldo via submission due to an armbar at 4:40. Due to fatigue and dehydration sustained during the fight, Gracie was unable to continue in the tournament.
Semifinal bout: Ken Shamrock vs Felix Mitchell
Shamrock defeated Mitchell via submission due to a rear naked choke at 4:36. Mitchell was a replacement for Hackney, who could not continue due to injury. Due to injury Shamrock sustained in this fight, he was unable to continue in the tournament.
Semifinal bout: Harold Howard vs Royce Gracie
Howard won by forfeit due to Gracie bowing out of the tournament. As Shamrock was injured in his semifinal bout, and the second alternate was taking his place in the finals, there were no alternates left to fight Howard, who automatically advanced to the finals.
Finals bout: Steve Jennum vs Harold Howard
Jennum defeated Howard via submission due to strikes at 1:31. Jennum was a replacement for Shamrock, who was injured during his semifinal bout.
UFC 3 bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Keith Hackney | ||||||||||||||
Emmanual Yarborough | ||||||||||||||
Felix Lee Mitchell1 | ||||||||||||||
Ken Shamrock | ||||||||||||||
Ken Shamrock | ||||||||||||||
Christopher Leninger | ||||||||||||||
Steve Jennum3 | ||||||||||||||
Harold Howard | ||||||||||||||
Harold Howard | ||||||||||||||
Roland Payne | ||||||||||||||
Harold Howard | ||||||||||||||
Forfeit2 | ||||||||||||||
Royce Gracie | ||||||||||||||
Kimo Leopoldo |
1Keith Hackney was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Felix Lee Mitchell.
2Royce Gracie was forced to withdraw due to fatigue. His corner threw in the towel just as the fight was about to start. Because he didn't withdraw, but conceded after entering the ring, no alternate was used.
3Ken Shamrock was forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Steve Jennum.