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UFC 10 featured the first appearance of Mark Coleman, who beat fan favorite Don Frye to win the tournament. It was also the first time that Bruce Buffer announced the fights inside the Octagon, replacing Rich Goins. (Bruce's brother Michael Buffer had announced at UFC 6 and UFC 7. [1])
The fight would unify the UFC Superfight Championship with the UFC tournament championship and determine the first ever UFC Heavyweight Champion. Mark Coleman was a late substitution for Don Frye , who had earned the rematch with Severn after winning the Ultimate Ultimate 1996 , but was unable to participate in UFC 12 because of injuries he had ...
Mark Coleman (born December 20, 1964) is an American retired mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and amateur wrestler. Coleman was the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournament champion, the first UFC Heavyweight Champion, and the Pride Fighting Championships 2000 Open Weight Grand Prix champion. At UFC 82 Coleman was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
Donald Frye (born November 23, 1965) is an American former mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, and actor.In MMA, he was one of the sport's earliest well-rounded fighters and won the UFC 8 and David vs. Goliath 96 tournaments and finished as runner-up at UFC 10 in his first year of competition.
The submission loss came after Severn avoided Gracie's submission efforts for 15 minutes, the longest UFC fight up until that time. He was the first world-class wrestler to enter the UFC, foreshadowing the period of dominance by wrestlers such as Don Frye in UFC 8 and 9 and Mark Coleman in UFC 10 and 11.
Coleman made his professional MMA debut at UFC 10.With his solid wrestling background and physical power he won six fights in a row. He beat fighters including Don Frye, Gary Goodridge and Dan Severn, en route to winning the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournaments and the first ever UFC Heavyweight title.
Frye won by Achilles lock submission in twenty seconds. [1] Referee John McCarthy later wrote in his autobiography Let's Get It On!: "Unfortunately, this night was the second time I felt I was refereeing a fixed bout. In the semifinals, Don Frye and Mark Hall met in a rematch of their UFC 10 bout. In their first encounter Frye had beaten the ...
Mark Coleman: def. Don Frye: Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Quinton Jackson: def. Mikhail Ilyukhin: Submission (Knee to the Body) 1 6:26 Alistair Overeem: def. Mike Bencic TKO (Submission to Knee to the Body and Punches) 1 3:44 Daiju Takase: def. Anderson Silva: Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 8:33 Kazuhiro Hamanaka: def. Antônio Schembri: Decision ...