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1996 in UFC Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (1993–1999).png 176px February 16, 1996 December 7, 1996 5 4 43 2 1995 in UFC 1997 in UFC
The year 1996 was the 4th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1996 the UFC held 5 events beginning with, UFC 8: David vs. Goliath.
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Title fights
Title fights in 1996
Ken Shamrock (c) def. Kimo Leopoldo Submission (kneebar) 4:24 UFC 8 For The UFC Superfight Championship.
Dan Severn def. Ken Shamrock (c) Decision (split) 30:00 UFC 9 For The UFC Superfight Championship.
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Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1996:
ISO Fighter BRA Amaury Bitetti USA Brian Johnston USA Dave Berry HTI Dieusel Berto USA Don Frye BRA Fabio Gurgel TTO Gary Goodridge USA Jack Nilson USA Jerry Bohlander BRA Joe Moreira
ISO Fighter USA John Campetella USA Julian Sanchez USA Keith Mielke JPN Koji Kitao USA Mark Coleman USA Mark Schultz USA Matt Andersen ISR Moti Horenstein USA Paul Herrera BRA Rafael Carino
ISO Fighter IRN Reza Nasri BRA Roberto Traven USA Sam Adkins USA Sam Fulton USA Scott Ferrozzo USA Scott Fiedler USA Steve Nelmark USA Tai Bowden USA Thomas Ramirez
Events list
List of UFC events
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance013UFC The Ultimate Ultimate 21996 Dec 7Fair Park ArenaBirmingham, Alabama, U.S.6000http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-115-ultimate-ultimate-1996 UFC 11.5: Ultimate Ultimate 1996 tapology.com Oct 20, 2010012UFC 011 UFC 11: The Proving Ground1996 Sep 20Augusta Civic CenterAugusta, Georgia, U.S.4500https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=ki-ufcelevn041309 UFC 11: Coleman by default 13 April 2009 sports.yahoo.com Oct 19, 2010011UFC 010 UFC 10: The Tournament1996 Jul 12Fair Park ArenaBirmingham, Alabama, U.S.4300http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-10-the-tournament UFC 10: The Tournament tapology.com Oct 20, 2010010UFC 009 UFC 9: Motor City Madness1996 May 17Cobo ArenaDetroit, Michigan, U.S.10000http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-9-motor-city-madness UFC 9: Motor City Madness tapology.com Oct 20, 2010009UFC 008 UFC 8: David vs. Goliath1996 Feb 16Coliseo Rubén RodríguezBayamón, Puerto Rico13000http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-8-david-vs-goliath UFC 8: David vs. Goliath tapology.com Oct 20, 2010
See also
UFC
List of UFC champions
List of UFC events
References
Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship by year
Category:1996 in mixed martial arts