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UFC's second biggest event to date was also in Canada, as UFC 129 held at Rogers Centre featured a record-breaking attendance of 55,724. [139] The United Kingdom has been home to 18 events. The first was UFC 38 held in London in 2002. UFC returned to the United Kingdom in 2007 with UFC 70, and visited Northern Ireland for UFC 72.
[13] [14] This led to the creation of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and begun with the UFC 1 event, held in Denver in November 1993. [15] [16] The sport was initially criticized for being too violent and brutal. [17] [18] The sport of mixed martial arts was banned in 1997 in New York. [19]
On December 16, 1994, Royce Gracie became the first fighter to reach 10 fights in the UFC. [1]On July 7, 2007, Tito Ortiz became the first fighter to reach 20 fights in the UFC.
Commentator, UFC commissioner and was instrumental in helping the UFC get regulated by athletic commissions. Bob Meyrowitz: July 10, 2016 [40] UFC Fan Expo UFC co-creator and owner from UFC 6 until it was sold to Zuffa in January 2001. Joe Silva July 6, 2017 [41] UFC Hall of Fame Ceremony, 2017 UFC matchmaker from 1997 to 2016. Bruce Connal ...
List of UFC events is a list of events held and scheduled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. UFC's first event, UFC 1 , took place on November 12, 1993.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (later renamed UFC 1: The Beginning) was the first mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), held at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, United States, on November 12, 1993.
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On January 16, 2006, UFC President Dana White announced that Royce Gracie would return to the UFC to fight UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes on May 27, 2006, at UFC 60. This was a non-title bout at a catchweight of 175 lb. under UFC/California State Athletic Commission rules.