UFC 1 THE BEGINNING
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UFC 1 co-created by Rorion Gracie and Art Davie, used an eight-man tournament format, with the winner receiving $50,000.[5] The tournament featured fights with no weight classes, time-outs, or judges. The two rules, no biting or eye gouging, were to be enforced only by a $1,500 fine. The match only ended by submission, knockout, or the fighter's corner throwing in the towel. Gloves were allowed, as Art Jimmerson showed in his Quarterfinal bout against Royce Gracie, which he fought with one boxing glove.
Royce Gracie won the tournament by defeating Gerard Gordeau via submission due to a rear naked choke.[6] The refereesfor UFC 1 were João Alberto Barreto and Hélio Vigio, two veteran vale tudo referees from Brazil.
The commentary team for the pay-per-view was Bill Wallace, Jim Brown, and Kathy Long, 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.
Royce Gracie won the tournament by defeating Gerard Gordeau via submission due to a rear naked choke.[6] The refereesfor UFC 1 were João Alberto Barreto and Hélio Vigio, two veteran vale tudo referees from Brazil.
The commentary team for the pay-per-view was Bill Wallace, Jim Brown, and Kathy Long, 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.
They have put up a couple full events on YouTube recently-
The first Vitor UFC fight...
View: https://youtu.be/xkydmsTPmaE
The first Vitor UFC fight...
View: https://youtu.be/xkydmsTPmaE
All of you need to bow down to me
I watched this on Ppv by accident as my friend who did significant amounts of cocayane invited me and 5 other people over to smoke weed (well, they prolly did other drugs, but not me) and said “let’s watch this fighting shit that’s on”
And yes, haters, it did happen......I’m comfortable knowing I watched it and fuck off non believer, you wouldn’t understand....you never will, go back to the basement
I watched this on Ppv by accident as my friend who did significant amounts of cocayane invited me and 5 other people over to smoke weed (well, they prolly did other drugs, but not me) and said “let’s watch this fighting shit that’s on”
And yes, haters, it did happen......I’m comfortable knowing I watched it and fuck off non believer, you wouldn’t understand....you never will, go back to the basement
You got me beat. I didn't see it until 1995 when a friend had it on vhs. Started watching live events a year or two later when we got a hacked cable box, which was nice because I got to watch all the Pride events also. I used to record all the events so I didn't miss any.
Yeah man, ESPN/UFC has been releasing a lot of videos lately. It’s awesome!
And makes fight pass even more worthless hah
I’m going to piggyback on
@Hong Kong Schlong2 thread here. I just watched this one, and was just released today. Love all these vids they are putting out.
View: https://youtu.be/DherCJxcXCU
@Hong Kong Schlong2 thread here. I just watched this one, and was just released today. Love all these vids they are putting out. View: https://youtu.be/DherCJxcXCU
25 years later , now that ive payed to dupe all the dark years into a library they are starting to release them. They are trying to bring back the memories of the originals vs todays fights.
This thread is gold, thanks OP
That Vitor fight is what got me back into UFC, I saw the future of the sport in him right there.
LOL I remember finding it in a video store while staying with my grandparents. My grandfather still pretty much believed pro wrestling was real fighting, when I showed him the Belfort fight he was speechless.
I will not bow down to you friend. I watched this shit on purpose. I ordered it in my very first apartment in Benicia Ca. I had a bunch of guys from my work over to watch. I had an awesome fish tank too.
I started watching @ UFC 2. A friend at work was raging about UFC 1, telling me about Shamrock. I thought he'd be a big irish pikey that fights like this:
UFC 2 blew my mind, Scott Morris getting his skull caved in etc.
I was hooked for a while but then the fights started getting really terrible. Vitor picked me back up, then it lulled again for a while. Then PRIDE 2000 GP and Sakuraba locked me for good, started me training and I never went back.
UFC 2 blew my mind, Scott Morris getting his skull caved in etc.
I was hooked for a while but then the fights started getting really terrible. Vitor picked me back up, then it lulled again for a while. Then PRIDE 2000 GP and Sakuraba locked me for good, started me training and I never went back.
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LOL watching now... I forgot that one commentator was comically terrible with names
He must have said Teila Tuli's name 25 times, each time differently and every time wrong.
He must have said Teila Tuli's name 25 times, each time differently and every time wrong.
