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The ‘Ultimate’ Defeat for MMA in NY
A month prior to the fateful appearance of Senator John McCain on Larry King Live, politicians were taking action in New York to ensure that the "evil" that was mixed…
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UFC Plays The Cable Card – Hits it Big
The UFC has always used pay-per-view as the center of its revenue streams. But not long after Zuffa has purchased the UFC, it became apparent that in order to accomplish…
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UFC: New Owners, Turning the Corner, Speeding Up The Game
It is important to note a few of the critical factors in the growth of the UFC. One of them was the utilization of channels open to it through the…
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The Octagon, A Man Named Milius, and His Imprint on The UFC
It would be very difficult to chronicle the early history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship without mentioning the considerable part played in it by a man named John Milius. Not…
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The UFC Original Eight, Fighters Hard To Find, No Rules
Everything about the Ultimate Fighting Championship was so new at the outset that they could hardly be blamed for making a few rules up on the fly. For example, the…
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The Ultimate “Challenge” Turns Into an Event
By the time Helio Gracie had finished with competitive fighting, the next generation of the Gracie family was ready to pick up the ball and run with it. Helio’s last…
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MMA The “Outlaw” Sport Went To “Outlaw” States
The Ultimate Fighting Championship was not the type of event that was going to meet very well with the subtleties of regulation. As originally mapped out, it was a wild,…
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The Rise and Fall of PRIDE FC, Fedor Emelianenko
If there ever was a serious contender that competed with the UFC for the attention of MMA fans, it was the PRIDE Fighting Championships. Located in Japan, the organization, owned…
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The IFC Saga – Wild West Days
Originally, the organization that bears the name "International Fighting Championships" ran under the monicker "Ultimate Warriors." The first show took place on March 30, 1996 in the unlikely venue of…
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PRIDE Goes Out For A Ride in Vegas
PRIDE GOES OUT FOR A RIDE Of the 68 events promoted by the Pride Fighting Championships, all but two of them were held in Japan. The other two took place…
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Fly By Night MMA Companys, That Flew Low
When it appeared that the UFC was going to be successful and that a market indeed existed for mixed martial arts, there was really no shortage of opportunists who heard…
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Promoting Extreme Fighting – Extreme Headaches
Donald Zuckerman was one of the few mixed martial arts promoters who was able to, at least for a moment, position himself alongside the Ultimate Fighting Championships in terms of…
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UFC 1 – Bill Wallace Superfoot put Foot in Mouth
The presence of writer-director John Milius provided some "star power" for the Ultimate Fighting Championship with investors and within some elements of the entertainment industry, but Milius was not a…
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Unified MMA Rules Brought a Sense of Order
By Charles Jay It may be the mistaken impression on the part of some people that the UFC invented the rules that are in place for mixed martial arts competition…
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MMA Rules: Unified Rules For Mixed Martial Arts
UNIFIED RULES FOR MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE NEW JERSEY STATE ATHLETIC CONTROL BOARD SUBCHAPTER 24A; MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES 13:46-24A.1 Weight classes of mixed martial artists…