UFC MMA events in 1996
1996 in UFC First date February 16, 1996 Last date December 7, 1996 Total events 5 UFC 4 Total fights 43 Title fights 2
The year 1996 is 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 .
Title fights [ ]
Title fights in 1996
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Event
Notes
Ken Shamrock (c)
def.
Kimo Leopoldo
submission (kneebar)
4:24
UFC 8
[a]
Dan Severn
def.
Ken Shamrock (c)
split decision
30:00
UFC 9
[b]
^ For The UFC Superfight Championship .
^ For The UFC Superfight Championship .
Debut UFC fighters [ ]
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1996:
John Campetella
Julian Sanchez
Keith Mielke
Koji Kitao
Mark Coleman
Mark Schultz
Matt Andersen
Moti Horenstein
Paul Herrera
Rafael Carino
Reza Nasri
Roberto Traven
Sam Adkins
Sam Fulton
Scott Ferrozzo
Scott Fiedler
Steve Nelmark
Tai Bowden
Thomas Ramirez
Events List [ ]
Main article: List of UFC events
#
Event
Date
Venue
Location
Attendance
013
UFC The Ultimate Ultimate 2
Dec 7, 1996
Fair Park Arena
Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.
6,000 [1]
012
UFC 11: The Proving Ground
Sep 20, 1996
Augusta Civic Center
Augusta, Georgia , U.S.
4,500 [2]
011
UFC 10: The Tournament
Jul 12, 1996
Fair Park Arena
Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.
4,300 [3]
010
UFC 9: Motor City Madness
May 17, 1996
Cobo Arena
Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
10,000 [4]
009
UFC 8: David vs. Goliath
Feb 16, 1996
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez
Bayamón , Puerto Rico
13,000 [5]
See also [ ]
UFC
List of UFC champions
List of UFC events
References [ ]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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Upcoming events are in italics
Flagship events Fight Nights (on Spike TV) UFC on Versus/UFC Live
Vera vs. Jones
Jones vs. Matyushenko
Sanchez vs. Kampmann
Kongo vs. Barry
Hardy vs. Lytle
Cruz vs. Johnson
UFC on Fox
Velasquez vs. dos Santos
Evans vs. Davis
Diaz vs. Miller
Shogun vs. Vera
Henderson vs. Diaz
Johnson vs. Dodson
Henderson vs. Melendez
Johnson vs. Moraga
Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
Henderson vs. Thomson
Werdum vs. Browne
Lawler vs. Brown
dos Santos vs. Miocic
Gustafsson vs. Johnson
Machida vs. Rockhold
Dillashaw vs. Barão 2
dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Johnson vs. Bader
Teixeira vs. Evans
Holm vs. Shevchenko
Maia vs. Condit
VanZant vs. Waterson
Shevchenko vs. Peña
Johnson vs. Reis
Weidman vs. Gastelum
Lawler vs. dos Anjos
Jacaré vs. Brunson 2
Emmett vs. Stephens
Poirier vs. Gaethje
Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Lee vs. Iaquinta 2
UFC on FX
Guillard vs. Miller
Alves vs. Kampmann
Johnson vs. McCall
Maynard vs. Guida
Browne vs. Bigfoot
Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
Belfort vs. Bisping
Belfort vs. Rockhold
UFC on Fuel TV Fight Nights (on FS1, FS2, FXX, or UFC Fight Pass) UFC on ESPN (or ESPN2) Fight Nights (on ESPN+) UFC on ABC
Holloway vs. Kattar
Vettori vs. Holland
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