This Year in UFC History

This Year in UFC History - 1994

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Жыл бұрын

In celebration of the UFC's 30th anniversary, take a look back at pinnacle years in the Octagon's existence.
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@iminsideyou2717 Жыл бұрын

Crazy to think there were people who went to ufc events and didn’t know what was going on. The commentator saying “what is a guard?” says how far the sport has gotten

@Maixo 11 ай бұрын

I remember UFC 1 and the crowd booing because they didn't understand why combatants were tapping out. I was involved in martial arts in the 80s - Karate Wado Ryu, Kung Fu Pai Lum and kick boxing - and there was endless debates about which was the best. The UFC opened everyone's eyes. As Jim Brown the Co-commentator remarked - fighting is not what we thought it was!

@kidfrankie54 Жыл бұрын

An active fighter in 2023 is 3 fights a year. Royce was out here getting 3 wins in a night.

@athishkiran1260 Жыл бұрын

I have this question why Royce never fought with sumo wrestlers like people who were because he simply couldn't take them down

@jamescrippen792 Жыл бұрын

@@athishkiran1260 oh he did

@jamescrippen792 Жыл бұрын

@@athishkiran1260 Akebono Taro

@domoshea4104 Жыл бұрын

He was also fighting far lesser competition

@ghagzor Жыл бұрын

Against fucking NOBODIES who can't fight lol

@Blackhaze3000 Жыл бұрын

These people paved the way, respect.

@williamdelong8265 Жыл бұрын

Remember going to the video store to get these fights lol. Blockbuster Video.

@starwatcher727 3 ай бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing from boxing gym to blockbuster those where the days! Take care!

@TheSamp00 Жыл бұрын

It is just crazy to think that these guys fought multiple opponents same night and had no idea who those opponents would be. Now we praise guys who will fight on few days notice when these guys fought without knowing their opponent but minutes before the fight

@ronaldflorencio7480 Жыл бұрын

I agree. And there is no weight classification back then.

@countcrotchula44 Жыл бұрын

Royce is the original rousimar. He doesn't let go when dudes tap

@ghagzor Жыл бұрын

Because his family owns UFC at the time. It was a glorified infomercial for Gracie JJ

@20undy10 Жыл бұрын

Early ufc was brutal

@nicumecu3116 Жыл бұрын

3 fights in 1 night respect to these warriors..

@USA849 8 ай бұрын

Chance one fight and they die for weeks or months 🤣

@NazriB 4 ай бұрын

Lies again? Associate Professor School Hunk

@aesquivel7514 Жыл бұрын

Even the kid Gracie drinking the Coca-Cola is dangerous😂😂😅😂

@cdaze7761 Жыл бұрын

old school ufc was the shit i miss the no holds barred tournament style

@sting1524 Жыл бұрын

Imagine Mario Yamasaki in early ufc. The casualties would be endless

@groundscum4-ps4pd Жыл бұрын

Mario “if he dies, he dies” Yamasaki

@CarringDevil 5 ай бұрын

🤣Several years on and you people still giving Mario shit!🤣🤣🤣😂

@BrushworkNL Жыл бұрын

Keith Hackney is the original BMF, Beat a 6'8 650lb man and then viscously punched Joe Son in the balls 11 times in a row. Legend

@Rammsteinfanboy2 Жыл бұрын

Bruh Keith Hackney was a Chad

@ghostfamilia Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@kevinx1893 Жыл бұрын

and he fought well against Gracie.

@sanperchannel9560 Жыл бұрын

That tall long kickboxer dude that kicked the guys teeth into the 6th row was a mean sob that could fr fight too

@kevinx1893 Жыл бұрын

@@sanperchannel9560 he gouged fighters eyes, caused a Japanese fight become blind.

@ef3602 Жыл бұрын

Please upload those 'UFC 25 Years in short' documentary videos! Congrats on 30 years UFC!

@markadler8968 Жыл бұрын

"We have a saying back home If your coming on COME ON!" I remember watching this back in the 90s and cracking up when this came on 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@rayzrealm Жыл бұрын

*The legend Big John froze when viewing a man who was on the brink of extinction. This is easily one of the most memorable videos on this channel.*

@jordanterry6248 Жыл бұрын

If you’re talking about Pat Smith and Scott Morris, then he didn’t freeze. The early shows were meant to only end in certain ways and he wasn’t supposed to stop fights except under specific situations.

@ghagzor Жыл бұрын

Dummy

@scottgomez-qc2yj 10 ай бұрын

@@jordanterry6248he almost let him kill him good thing the guy on top had mercy and realized he was out bc big John was not coming to the rescue that night imagine if he woulda kept elbowing him the way he did he prolly would be dead lol

@bigmaryhelen Жыл бұрын

How shit was John McCarthey back then? Guys were tapping for their life and Big John just stood and watched like he didn't know what tapping was.

@Bt26x Жыл бұрын

Dude the ref at UfC 1 was terrible about that.

@Fred-xo3ku 11 ай бұрын

Rest In Peace, Jim Brown, Jeff Blatnick, Patrick Smith and Emmanuel Yarborough. 🙏

@mjr8935 Жыл бұрын

Holy shit Severn was an animal.

@SJSnowdon Жыл бұрын

for me the early UFC was so special, and will always be my fave era. i started watching in 1994 here in the UK and have been hooked ever since .

@ZafiraSteve Жыл бұрын

Yep. Ditto. Was 15 years old

@vinceb.8363 Жыл бұрын

Dude how crazy was dan severn vs oleg taktarov. Just 8 knee drops to the face in a row

@andrewsheppard2404 Жыл бұрын

@@ZafiraSteveSame man, was 14 and have been hooked ever since.

@jaimejeronimo892 Жыл бұрын

@@andrewsheppard2404 wish i would’ve been there live man

@SJSnowdon Жыл бұрын

@@pjmack4351 I'm exactly the same I would normally save up and then buy a pride and a couple of UFC's if I could. I ended up liking pride more than the UFC after a while. During those dark cages pride was absolutely booming

@eccolane Жыл бұрын

What a success story over these 30y!! Congrats to this achievement and making MMA more legit, more entertaining.. more everything.

@mattreid8292 Жыл бұрын

@@beaualoevv one day you’ll wake up and regret posting over 1000 comments on one KZbin channel.

@DY-td3ku Жыл бұрын

I was the opposite When I first seen it I was expecting it to be like it is today with wheel kicks flying knees and spinning elbows I was super disappointed I thought martial arts doesn’t work they just roll around on the ground, I didn’t understand jiu jitsu I thought these big guys getting beat by Royce were just giving up cause they were puffed out

@Glassbarbecue_ Жыл бұрын

Its obviously more legit but is it more exciting? Watching these old clips was more exciting than their last PPV

@eccolane Жыл бұрын

@@Glassbarbecue_ good point, but I still believe that overall it is more entertaining. Fights as such have way better matchmaking -> more likely to get some back&forth battles and thrillers. The production overall around the fights is 1000x better and the social media content is great isn't it ? This like UFC embedded, slow motions..it's the full package imo :)

@mattreid8292 Жыл бұрын

@@beaualoevv one day you will wake up and regret doing all of this, your cats must love you.

@heartlessfox420 Жыл бұрын

I miss the Wild West days of the UFC

@kassius-leaaustin-shaw-sol5652 Жыл бұрын

Now we need 1995

@northtrue145 Жыл бұрын

I really hope they do the fans fav 30 fighters and have them all in the octagon like UFC 45

@robertkomninos4220 Жыл бұрын

It’s so good to see where it all started, thank you!

@wildberry752 Жыл бұрын

0:58 WOW that is where John Cena learned the stfu

@thirtythree504 Жыл бұрын

Definitely no early stoppages back then 😅

@alexanderloeb Жыл бұрын

😂 I love the announcers: “What is that, an arm lock?” “Oh, yeah. And he’s gonna break his arm-and he did it.” *they hug 3 seconds after*

@misterjaliscoelmascabron9327 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 the commentator.." they really attached his arm,,with tape" ,,😅

@lisetteeliseparis7070 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations and Happy Birthday year, UFC! Been checking you out since 2017. Love you!

@henryargueta8480 Жыл бұрын

This is real fighting, we should take it back to this

@justinsmith424 Жыл бұрын

Dave Severn vs Oleg was awesome

@magicalfrijoles6766 Жыл бұрын

Mario Yamasaki watches these and wonders why Royce lets go of his submissions so early.

@bakester55 Жыл бұрын

RIP Jim Brown

@user-qq4ii3xl4k Жыл бұрын

Best mixed martial arts organization of all time

@derschwachling6352 Жыл бұрын

0:01 the first recorded power slap fight

@NPC_10 Жыл бұрын

Happy 30 Years of the UFC,and Happy 10 Years of me being a huge fans of UFC. Cheers!

@jhunt5578 Жыл бұрын

OG UFC was real life Bloodsport.

@dixinbuttz44 Жыл бұрын

awe I wanted to see the one boxing glove 🥊

@Justinw303 11 ай бұрын

That was in UFC 1, was covered in the 1993 video on this channel

@user-qe3eu7hn1l Жыл бұрын

Uncle Dana , we want Ngannou vs Jones , even if it is in the ufc or outside.. make this fight happen

@lisetteeliseparis7070 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Right on and agree!

@domoshea4104 Жыл бұрын

Dana tried to get it made. Ngannou didn’t want it.

@user-qe3eu7hn1l Жыл бұрын

@@domoshea4104 agree , but now it's the perfect time

@domoshea4104 Жыл бұрын

@@user-qe3eu7hn1l how is it the prefect time when he’s been released from the UFC & signed with PFL? There’s absolutely no chance of this fight happening.

@williamdelong8265 Жыл бұрын

Once in a lifetime! Now.

@tommeSVK Жыл бұрын

Royce Gracie's team got a similar vibe to Charles Oliveria's team

@wildberry752 Жыл бұрын

nah the Gracie family is a bunch of pompous pricks and they basically rigged this whole event so Royce would win

@ghostfamilia Жыл бұрын

Btw i miss the old ufc theme song that was defo fight music 😅

@thelevelbeyondhuman Жыл бұрын

Imagine being a random Nebraska police officer and being able to say you won one of the very first UFC tournaments

@ooutroladodamoeda7349 Жыл бұрын

I would pay to see a fighting championship with old rules (the few old rules). This is the closest to a real combat.

@thegreathutt Жыл бұрын

idk who would sanction fights with nutshots and strikes to the back of the head tho.. it's a good thing that they implemented some more rules

@TheSeptuagint Жыл бұрын

The only rules were no eye gouging and no fishhooking

@ooutroladodamoeda7349 Жыл бұрын

@@TheSeptuagint and bite?

@samcooke343 Жыл бұрын

They have rules for a reason though, you would get some horrific injuries and deaths with no rules in the modern sport.

@Ben-cl2co Жыл бұрын

Man we need a tournament like these. This shit was so cool. Can you imagen? with all the stars of today

@Neon-Lines Жыл бұрын

idk feels like the old fighters were built different

@tommynichols4090 Жыл бұрын

Royce Gracie should have been DQ'd for not releasing the arm bar when he tapped.

Ай бұрын

That's right...no need to fracture the forearm of this poor guy...😐

@Dondlo46 Жыл бұрын

You had to be an animal to compete in the old UFC, imagine taking multiple fights in a night

@idntjerkoffinbars Жыл бұрын

Keith Hackney was the shit. That dude had some really really good stand-up. Shame he didn't get to showcase it. Sharp ass feint game too

@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu Жыл бұрын

Royce Gracie and Charles Oliveira could be related And Tony Robbins looks like their giant long lost brother

@JT-hs3pe Жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too when he walked out. Looked like young olives

@cosminparaschiv1084 Жыл бұрын

That sequence at 2:39 is disturbing. UFC was so vicious back in the days.

@Justinw303 11 ай бұрын

Besides the first couples elbows that might have been called as 12-6, everything else is still legal today.

@ChasingElizabeth Жыл бұрын

Those guys were ready to go to war with multiple opponents in one night. You’ll be lucky if you can get ALJAMAINE STERLING to fight twice a year 😂😂😂

@maxschubert3153 Жыл бұрын

That it BS. Aljo is suuper active look it up! Don’t believe the narrative out there.

@chriZzZzZzable Жыл бұрын

I have to say it's a bit disgusting watching royce holding onto submissions way past of the ref calling the fight.

@anthonydavenport1841 Жыл бұрын

God the refs were fucking blind for like the first ten minutes of the video. “Oh he broke his arm” fool was only tapping for 10 seconds😂

@BadselS Жыл бұрын

Back then nobody gave a fuck if he broke your arm, the fight goes on untill you are buried in Shadow Realm

@yenohtnA Жыл бұрын

“All of these highlights- just beg the question; how good is Conor McGregor really?” - Chael watching this, probably

@SpyroTek Жыл бұрын

These ‘probably’ quotes you post aren’t going down too well.

@JayR-ct8pv Жыл бұрын

Damn Gracie was super dirty holding on to every sub after the ref stopped it, smh

@eaglekeeper7608 Жыл бұрын

It really was a unique and special time in the early years. I know so much has been reshaped and the format drastically changed since then but it got me thinking could there still not be some cup like one night competitions once in a while also? An 8 or 16 man last man standing tournament using the current rules but with specially adapted rounds would be epic?

@DennisTried Жыл бұрын

There are last man standing tournaments still happening, it's just mostly Striking Combat Sports like Kickboxing, Muay Thai or Lethwei. I haven't seen or heard of any MMA tournaments of this kind in today's era - but who knows what the future will bring.

@nikoredone 11 ай бұрын

Love these!

@itspeejaystv4994 Жыл бұрын

they should’ve been doing these since january as mini episodes every month

@Maixo Жыл бұрын

Great compilation 👍

@anghusmorgenholz1060 11 ай бұрын

Royce's entrance in the first one was brilliant. Walked out in a Gi tfat was so new you could still see the creases from the package. He stood awkwardly and in no way looked like he was a threat. The only guy not fooled was Bill 'superfoot' Wallace. He tells his co-host, he tells Jim Brown. Royce strangely posted up threw a weird punch or two, maybe a basic front kick. His opponents saw that snd moved on him. Then they lost

@mikereed3915 Жыл бұрын

Royce was a savage.

@BamBamKiwi Жыл бұрын

splet fag wrong

@BrushworkNL Жыл бұрын

Royce took one look at Harold Howard bouncing around looking fresh and said Fuckkkkk that

@sweetswing1 Жыл бұрын

😂

@phillipbottrell Жыл бұрын

brings back some awesome memories

@rileyjothecorso9732 Жыл бұрын

Back in the VHS and renting movies from the video store days 🤔

@patrickjohnson1309 8 ай бұрын

The UFC's journey,is just one of the great journeys!! MMA/UFC is the greatest story in the history of sports,from where it was,to where it's is today!!

@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu Жыл бұрын

5:02 Love how Gracie was holding on to the choke even after John stopped it As soon as the ref touches you shouldn't you know to stop what you're doing? That looked deliberate

@ffbear8078 Жыл бұрын

The rules were pretty loose back then. He probably didn't want to risk them restarting the match if he let go too early

@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu Жыл бұрын

@@ffbear8078 Surely Royce could see him tapping. Surely he knew the ref was stopping the fight from there.

@ffbear8078 Жыл бұрын

@Mr.Wolfchamp 1999 yeah tbf rewatched it and you right those holds were just long

@Gratefulfellow Жыл бұрын

Royce's Grace was mean holding into that guy's arm until he broke it. That is just mean. If any Fighter tried this right now in the UFC. Dana would expell that fighter from the UFC and third career would be ruined.

@SpyroTek Жыл бұрын

@@ffbear8078 You were right the first time. In one of the matches from UFC 1 Royce’s opponent blatantly tapped, Royce let go, but for so,e reason the ref let them carry on again. Ever since then Royce made extra sure with every submission.

@nicholasmoreo7658 Жыл бұрын

Harold Howard is a legend

@Amostrand3 5 ай бұрын

Ive been watching UFC since '94. It was when Royce Gracie was still fighting. Kimo, Dan Severn, Ken Shamrock. Real MMA artists! When it started like the Tough Man contest. No dramatic build ups. Just best of the best against the greatest UFC fighter Royce Gracie! I loved watching him fight, and win!

@jeromeofmarmite8914 Жыл бұрын

He’s coming in with Sumoooooo and JUdooooo lol

@SpeedyStone130 Жыл бұрын

Dang it was dope back then!!

@skuxxskits Жыл бұрын

2:45 I think that's the most brutal and gory knockout I've ever seen in my life..

@CompleteProducer84 Жыл бұрын

Another similar one is Gary Goodridge's crucifiix KO. It reminds me a bit of this one in that the opponent is just so helpless

@misterrr7 Жыл бұрын

@@CompleteProducer84 I like ko Pardoel vs Wiet also. 8 elbows to the head

@wheatley9601 Жыл бұрын

0:12 aljo in ONE championship

@monkmode9853 Жыл бұрын

They should bring back the old trunks , they can wear those sponsor, unique even more better on ea games, and for the fighters

@totalmartyrdom Жыл бұрын

Early UFC aesthetics had soul, now it looks very corporate and bland. They need to have the 30 years logo for all events.

@shinobi404 Жыл бұрын

Старая школа👊 Круто 💪....за один вечер по три боя проводили😉

@ozzyg82 Жыл бұрын

Bring back the old days of no holds barred. That sh*t looked brutal. 😅

@mattm8098 Жыл бұрын

9:35 damn John. How times have changed

@buckboogie7685 Жыл бұрын

That was cool, the game came along way!!

@andrewsheehy9938 Жыл бұрын

UFC in 1994 was the Wild West.

@dano1307 Жыл бұрын

Big John has come a long way lol those were some laaaaaate stopages

@WarriorFromV4LH4LL4 Жыл бұрын

Why doesn't Gracie ever let go when the opponent taps?

@esteveking7135 Жыл бұрын

Royce would not let go of the submission on all his finishes. Dirty

@Ilias24. Жыл бұрын

Remember there was time ufc 90 was a thing!!!!! I saw it live Now were at ufc 290.... Damn i feel old haha😂

@saucyateo6492 Жыл бұрын

the glazing on royce is crazy

@talkingfights Жыл бұрын

pay the fighters more- it's embarrassing having fighters post-fight beg for performance bonuses to feed their families. fighters are getting paid 12k to show in the biggest mma organization in the world.

@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu Жыл бұрын

3:27 Such a great stoppage by the ref Nice 🙄🙄

@hardstylegrandpa1516 Жыл бұрын

Imagine Mario Yamasaki in that era 😵

@davegreathead9946 Жыл бұрын

The founding fathers right there! 💯

@MrStraightGangsta Жыл бұрын

joyful childhood memories

@nxo91 Жыл бұрын

Gracie was the real OG of BJJ.

@SIRCAM73 Жыл бұрын

18:53 Royce Gracie vs Dan Severn "The Beast"

@quintonstevenson292 Жыл бұрын

I slowed the video down at 8:30 and it appears to me that the guy by the gate out side of the cage actually opens the cage door rather than it accidentally being opened by the fighters. He then appears to tell commands to one of the fighters so I'm assuming he wanted his fighter in a better position so he forced the reset. Idk could be totally wrong and way too high

@Justinw303 11 ай бұрын

I thought you were crazy at first, but after reviewing it, you might actually be right.