Early Pioneers of UFC: Royce Gracie, Ken Shamrock, Art Davie
Royce Gracie Royce Gracie was the first real superstar in mixed martial arts, though it can be argued that most…
Early Pioneers of the UFC: Rorion Gracie
He was one member of the legendary Gracie clan who did not make his name by fighting in officially-sanctioned MMA…
UFC 1 Starts With “Kick Heard ’round The World”
The Ultimate Fighting Championship got kicked off, literally, on November 12, 1993, at the 18,000-seat McNichols Arena in Denver. Without…
Is Ken Shamrock the Babe Ruth of MMA?
He may have never won a UFC event when it was in its tournament format, and it can not be…
Tank Abbott – Triumph & Trouble
Someday – and it won’t matter if it’s a hundred years into the future – when the list of the…
White Hot – Dana White’s Rule of the UFC
Dana White is far from your traditional company president. Unlike many of the major promoters in boxing, White is a…
Randy Couture – Rise & Fall & Rise Again
One of the more incredible competitors in the history of mixed martial arts has been Randy Couture, who could perhaps…
UFC 40: Mainstream Baby! Ortiz- Shamrock 1
One of the landmark events in UFC history took place when Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock stepped into the octagon…
UFC: Turning the Image Around, Stabilty For the Long Haul
The objective of the Zuffa-led UFC ownership in 2001 was to transform the organization and the sport in engaged in…
Early Rivals: Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie
Shamrock was bigger and stronger than Gracie, who came in at 176 pounds. He got Gracie to the mat early…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…