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The two rules were no biting or eye gouging. The first UFC tournament had no weight classes, rounds, time-outs, or judges.

UFC1 was held at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, on November 12, 1993. How do these two benchmark events compare? I wanted to look at these two organizations first events side by side. Both these organizations increased the production value and quality of their presentation significantly over the years.īoth organizations participated in transforming these events from a spectacle into a sport. None of the organizations in Japan grew to the size and legend that was the Pride Fighting Championships. Japan already had a number of martial arts-related organizations, such as Pancrase and Shooto.

The first UFC was not just noteworthy for being the first Ultimate Fighting Championship tournament, but it was also the first event of its kind in North America. Later, both rivaled for supremacy in the sport of mixed martial arts. Here is a look at how the maiden voyage for each organization played out.Ī couple of decades ago, two mixed martial arts organizations were born in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the Pride Fighting Championship. Specifically, the inaugural UFC and Pride Fighting Championship started a revolution in combat sports that is now only fully realized. Royce Gracie (photo credit Mike Lano © MMATorch) The origins of MMA will forever be shrouded in legend.