This Year in UFC History - 1997
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Күн бұрынIn celebration of the UFC's 30th anniversary, take a look back at pinnacle years in the Octagon's existence.
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@immrsanchez 2 жыл бұрын
I was late to the party, cut my teeth on the ultimate fighter in 2007 whilst on a deployment. I then got a dodgy UFC box dvd set from Vietnam and watched UFC 1 to 75. I feel like I know all these fighters and their journeys. I'm more emotionally invested in UFC than any other sport in the world. Amazing what they have done with it. Bravo
@damekennedy9615 2 жыл бұрын
“I wanna be the championship.” -Tito Ortiz, 1997
@jessebarr9852 2 жыл бұрын
Lol he wants to be an inanimate object.
@frankiehitman2610 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂. Goddamn that's good.
@Chr1z4m 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@BW-xz6ol Жыл бұрын
UFC fighters are the best at articulating their dreams
@JohnnyButtons Жыл бұрын
He said “I want to be in the championship” he just used beinthe as one word lol
@ZaklnGritch 2 жыл бұрын
Almost never see Frank Shamrock acknowledged by the UFC
@JohnnyButtons Жыл бұрын
Sadly Zuffa erased Frank Shamrock and John Perretti, who both belong in the Hall of Fame.
@rogerioramos3224 10 ай бұрын
Se eu não engano ele saiu brigado do ufc na época..
@sayhitosteve2785 10 ай бұрын
You remember John Perretti? Very impressive. @JohnnyButtons
@JohnnyButtons 10 ай бұрын
@@sayhitosteve2785 I’m actually friends with John, and I have a quote in his book, “The Origin of a Species”…he’s an extraordinary guy.
@cecilevans9247 2 жыл бұрын
Bruce Buffer is proof that if you keep practicing your craft, you will improve and become excellence at what you do.
@fierce-green-fire8887 Ай бұрын
That “Randy the natural CoutuUUuRrrRReEeE” lol
@ffbear8078 2 жыл бұрын
Such a good year for mma becoming truly mixed martial arts, we got Vitor, tito, Randy and so many more
@ffbear8078 2 жыл бұрын
Not to mention Joe Rogans debut
@Ocelotonatiuh 2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Frank Shamrock too
@oddalfhutlur6760 2 жыл бұрын
Dont forget the legendary fight of Jesus Christ vs Hitler where Jesus submitted him with a flying camorra.. legendary
@watchmanonthewall14 2 жыл бұрын
@@ffbear8078 Not to mention that Rogan still had his hair.
@alessandrodelbianco6997 2 жыл бұрын
Frank Shamrock was a fucking beast.
@ibezzant 2 жыл бұрын
Facts! Him and Tito at UFC 22 was my favorite fight for years. Shame we didn't get to see him continue fighting in the UFC during his prime, left undefeated in the promotion.
@bigotonbrand 2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching UFC 1. I was in the 3rd grade and i was frightened by what i saw....this is the best sport of all!!!
@secret7jhkjhjkhkjh747 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it was very scary with no rules. Now a sport, and still good, but doesnt compare to the early UFC's, where you really were scared
@jasonmcalister5282 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah i still have UFC 1 on DVD its crazy how far its come!
@sixsis46 Жыл бұрын
Это не вид и не спорт😂😂😂бои гладиаторов😂
@knightArtorias123 2 жыл бұрын
0:19 that guy should be in the UFC hall of fame
@af7119 2 жыл бұрын
These fights are part of my formative teenage years. I have a soft spot in my heart for all these names.
@astheskylarksings 2 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy how these fights are just snap shots from my memory. I didn’t know anyone’s names except Ken Shamrock but I remember all of their fights vaguely
@sjahrizalratumarga7615 2 жыл бұрын
@@astheskylarksings😊😊😊😊
@zfergus79 2 жыл бұрын
Yup. I bought my first PPV, UFC IX in 1995.Tank Abbotts debut I believe. Love these old fights
@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo 2 жыл бұрын
Same dude remember there was a snapshot in time when everybody jumped to Miletich fighting systems 😂
@Joeycrisanto 2 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, I got into the Ufc pretty late (2016) so it’s amazing to see where this company has come from.
@Thor-Orion 2 жыл бұрын
I knew about it from when I was young and training in boxing. I would trade boxing instruction for jujitsu and Muay Thai instruction (since I also wrestled in my local inter-mural and in school) just so I would be well rounded in defending myself. But I never competed in mma even after I trained in it specifically, the pay just isn’t good.
@kingjoshua8130 2 жыл бұрын
Facts me 2015
@D-Rizzle653 2 жыл бұрын
I started watching around 2008 that was best era in ufc, heavy metal style type cage fighting it was around before then but it was sorta more underground and people thought it was ultra violent
@markhill8150 2 жыл бұрын
@@D-Rizzle653starting watching myself around when Chuck Liddell was champ.
@bojiden9830 2 жыл бұрын
Was 205 your first card you watched?
@sportsbettingman 2 жыл бұрын
One of the overall best years ever for the UFC. Amazing review. Great times.
@mikevee9145 2 жыл бұрын
Frank Shamrock was wrecking people back then, I thought he killed Zinoviev when I saw that fight.
@ibezzant 2 жыл бұрын
That shit was insane. Slammed him on his head. 😵
@mickeyburnsmusic 2 жыл бұрын
Happy Anniversary to the JUST BLEED guy!
@Guaguadeath 2 жыл бұрын
The fucking Just Bleed guy they had to put him in here lmao 😂🤣 perfect
@la-li-lu-le-lo9444 Жыл бұрын
Man's a legend
@WORS06 2 жыл бұрын
The UFC and MMA really has come a long way since then, now its one of the best sport in the world🔥
@mr.brenman2132 2 жыл бұрын
It was one of the best sports then.
@CaveManSinceBC Жыл бұрын
Does anybody know the song in background at the start?
@JJZazz Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the news.
@arubuolaebenezer9986 2 жыл бұрын
Randy looks too skilled for that year wtf 😮, double leg takedown transitioning into rear naked choke was superb
@NaturalLanguageLearning 2 жыл бұрын
Was thinking the same thing. He looks like a modern MMA fighter. Couture was more well rounded in 1997 than most UFC heavyweights and light heavyweights in 2023.
@lowlowseesee 2 жыл бұрын
all the shit he was doing was so advanced. even the head butts to the occipital lobe from doggy lolol
@chonqmonk 2 жыл бұрын
@@lowlowseesee The ol' donkey punch head butt!
@arubuolaebenezer9986 2 жыл бұрын
@@NaturalLanguageLearning when Joe Rogan called him the best heavyweight ever, he was actually right. All opponents look totally mismatched.
@morgoth9526 2 жыл бұрын
Randy the man back in the day would just grind his opponents apart.
@LgnSknks541 2 жыл бұрын
I always forget the early onslaught that Maurice Smith survived before going on to win.
@kristaolson401 2 жыл бұрын
Underrated guy.
@dogsartandhealth 2 жыл бұрын
Things really started taking a turn here. You really start seeing the fundamental foundations of what we know as UFC now. Polished grappling mixed strikes and effective use of changing levels. Not surprisingly seeing Tito, Couture and Rogan make their appearances for the first time. I remember renting these from the video store when they were converted to VHS. Truly the beginning of a new epoch of sports.
@justsayin3600 3 ай бұрын
Rented my 1st UFC 1 and beyond at Blockbuster Video.
@cherobinson6371 2 жыл бұрын
I trained with Maurice Smith at Al Chengs Kickboxing in Vancouver Canada. Really nice Guy with Devastating Kicking Powers. He treated everyone as a Equal and seemed very humble even though he was WKA Heavyweight Champion for the past decade or so. Kick-boxers feared fighting Maurice
@GorillazINmist 2 жыл бұрын
Stop it.
@Thor-Orion 2 жыл бұрын
I always liked Maurice and Frank. They moved the sport forward in a massive way.
@wheelInmotion430 2 жыл бұрын
Great thing about MMA is it typically produces class act guys like him.
@lowlowseesee 2 жыл бұрын
i love 'powers' hahah thats awesome. you must be a bad ass training with those guys
@glizzygxd9672 2 жыл бұрын
The kick he hit Coleman with didn’t seem illegal to me
@jasonwagoner3201 2 жыл бұрын
Couture is so legendary. I use to train at his Gresham, Oregon Team Quest a long time ago. he got me into MMA and the UFC like 5000 chapters ago in my life before I became an ancient human
@tylerscott2116 Жыл бұрын
Vitor Belfort. I remember that guy was one of the first phenoms that had high level skill with not only a black in BJJ but in Judo as well. But then he was also incredibly dangerous with his boxing. Athletic freak with KO power, strength and speed. He was like BJ before BJ but a Brazilian who's an Athletic specimen.
@Laneganswake 2 жыл бұрын
Dang look at pre TRT Rogan, he looks like a kid. Couture one of the most cerebral fighters of all time. Awesome to see his wrestling showcased
@jiujitsumonkey1 2 жыл бұрын
I mean rogan is only 29 here
@chonqmonk 2 жыл бұрын
Cerebral? You mean those head butts to the cerebellum?
@FatherFirst 2 жыл бұрын
It's insane how far this amazing sport has come. How advanced the fighters of today are compared to back then. Man I absolutely love this sport!!!
@NateSmith87 2 жыл бұрын
Bruce Buffer progressed, too. Love to see it. The Buffer brothers are and have been an integral part of my existence as a boxing/mma fan. The fight world would be missing something if the Buffer brothers didn't exist.
@lowlowseesee 2 жыл бұрын
yeah and the way they came up is crazy. they didnt meet til like 14 years ago or some shit lol.
@NateSmith87 2 жыл бұрын
@@lowlowseesee fuckin wild
@bojiden9830 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if Coleman was on every steroid or just half the steroids 😅
@chrisbarnhart3143 6 ай бұрын
About a half cup
@justsayin3600 3 ай бұрын
@@chrisbarnhart3143you mean before filling up a cup it melted
@SkinnyVinnie 2 жыл бұрын
People forget and don’t give Maurice Smith his flowers he deserves, this current gen of fans have no idea who he is and it’s a shame. He was one of the forgotten forefathers of the UFC!
@jasonmcalister5282 2 жыл бұрын
I still have UFC 1 on DVD! Its crazy how far its come!
@morgoth9526 2 жыл бұрын
I've got vhs of all the oldies and Pride bloody excellent 👌
@skiff88 2 жыл бұрын
These at fantastic!! Please keep them coming 🔥🙏
@EBurstyn 2 жыл бұрын
That fight theme anthem that they still use is incredible. So happy it’s still in the mix.
@justsayin3600 3 ай бұрын
It would be awesome to play this during milestone anniversaries of UFC.
@1LotusNoir 2 жыл бұрын
What UFC would be without ... the just bleed guy
@JohnnyButtons Жыл бұрын
1997-2003 was a golden age of MMA.
@Mischief103 Жыл бұрын
This was the best video The UFC has ever made on KZbin! They should do every year!
@maik4638 2 жыл бұрын
Joe "handsome" Rogan
@markwrenn5965 2 жыл бұрын
Aw they left out Joe calling Belfort "Victor" 😂
@af7119 2 жыл бұрын
Roid Fest 1997. But it was still awesome. Everyone was on the same playing ground.
@astheskylarksings 2 жыл бұрын
Maurice Smith, what are you doing my G? Finish your food!!! 🤔
@Yungbeck 2 жыл бұрын
Please continue to drop these! So sick
@SJSnowdon 2 жыл бұрын
i once met Mark Coleman at Pride 32 the real deal in Vegas before his fight with Fedor, after the press conference he was kind enough to go and mix with the fans waiting, i said hello and had a pic, and he was the coolest nicest fighter I've ever met. it was sad to see him fall to the great Fedor but he will be forever immortalized in the Hall of Fame and rightly so. this era was so awesome!
@chonqmonk 2 жыл бұрын
I met Frank Shamrock in a restaurant in Sacramento in 2000 (or maybe '01); I was leaving the bar when I saw him eating, went over to say hi and stuff. He was an absolutely cool guy too...
@SJSnowdon 2 жыл бұрын
@@chonqmonk youre braver than me haha i would never approach a fighter when they are eating, i would respectivly at least wait till they was leaving haha in a better mood with a full belly ✌
@willmorris12345 2 жыл бұрын
People forget how much of a beast Tito Ortiz was because he’s become such a meme😂
@CRR8980 2 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know The Natural wore yoga pants before they were cool😂
@80srocknroller 2 жыл бұрын
1997 was the year that the UFC World Heavyweight Championship was born and Mark Coleman became the first ever UFC World Heavyweight Champion defeating Dan Severn for that belt and it was also the beginning of the first of three UFC World Heavyweight Championship reigns to Randy The Natural Couture!
@SkinnyVinnie 2 жыл бұрын
I miss headbutts.
@markwrenn5965 2 жыл бұрын
Tito speaking mostly clearly is shocking. Pre CTE
@MightyThor655 2 жыл бұрын
these kind of ufc videos are my favorite
@declamatory 2 жыл бұрын
It sure didn't take much to tire out Mark Coleman!
@watchmanonthewall14 2 жыл бұрын
Huge, strong man with LOTS of muscles that need LOTS of oxygen. When he emptied his tank by not pacing himself, those muscles no longer helped him.
@ibezzant 2 жыл бұрын
At UFC (15?) Coleman gassed really bad and got head kicked by Pete Williams. KO'd him clean. Still to this day a top 10-15 head kick KO in UFC history.
@matthewsalazar4553 2 жыл бұрын
@@ibezzantand with shoes on, imagine the skilled fighters today wearing shoes and throwing kicks
@kingjames1586 2 жыл бұрын
Coleman always had cardio issues 🤷🏽
@SkinnyVinnie 2 жыл бұрын
Who remembers the Tough Man contests they used to have around the country open to anyone who wants to to compete in? UFC was def materialized because of the existence of that. My dad won the Tough Man that was held in Maine.
@darXcore 2 жыл бұрын
Those were the days, so glad I got to witness them first hand, miss'em desperately. Not including Couture vs. Belfort I at UFC 15 is criminal though.
@scarred10 2 жыл бұрын
Mo smith and pete Williams were the first strikers to shut down the elite wrestlers who couldnt strike,then along came Randy who could do it all.
@dinkyramirez9866 2 жыл бұрын
1997 The Birth Of "The Natural" 💪
@80srocknroller 2 жыл бұрын
And Randy The Natural Couture won the UFC World Heavyweight Championship three times while he also won the UFC World Light Heavyweight Championship two times
@frankiecal3186 2 жыл бұрын
The most Christian name for an event " Judgement Day"
@sonomama82 2 жыл бұрын
OLD SCHOOL UFC IS LIT 😂
@Upsidedownandinsideout Жыл бұрын
0:18 gosh, he must have had a lot of curry the night before
@stayclashy3433 2 жыл бұрын
John McCarthy has been there since the very beginning with Joe Rogan and Bruce Buffer.
@scarred10 2 жыл бұрын
UFC 2 ,not the beginning ,it was helio vigio and barreto,2 bjj red belts in the first 1 one.
@glizzygxd9672 2 жыл бұрын
The first kick smith landed on Coleman was completely legal I thought
@GSPfan10 2 жыл бұрын
14:25 - That kick was legal. BJM got it wrong.
@SorrowkaneYT 2 жыл бұрын
Nice 'video Legend. Fighters" .
@AndreiKenshin24 2 жыл бұрын
Mike Goldberg and Chuck Liddell era
@manuelthomsen3406 2 жыл бұрын
Mckarty soo powerful 😂
@Joseph-lz5er 2 жыл бұрын
It seems like EVERYONE was on the juice in 1997.
@tjp8663 2 жыл бұрын
Love the old belts
@User78813 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my GOODNESS that Tito Ortiz fight was brutal
@justsayin3600 3 ай бұрын
He was a beast back in the day.
@AlxThSeal 2 жыл бұрын
Crazy to think our sport has come so far from such humble beginnings, from being bashed by uninformed public and media outlets, to the fastest growing and one of the biggest sports / entertainment branches ever, AND YET, we somehow still haven't gotten rid of the plague that is weight-cutting. Time to fix that, everyone will be better off; the athletes, the fans, and the company.
@FakeGyllenhaal 2 жыл бұрын
6:19 Left guy's gameplan was to punch so unbelievably telegraphed as to confuse his opponent to get hit anyway.
@morgoth9526 2 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching these on vhs and early pay per view...Old school Randy and Vitor...Coleman excellent 👌
@supercoollooking 2 жыл бұрын
When Joe had hair and everyone was on juice mma heaven lol
@goodsolonius7305 Жыл бұрын
The just bleed guy will forever go down as a legend of combat sports
@sugewhitejacoby8654 2 жыл бұрын
Its amazing that Bruce Buffer has carved out a career by announcing fights in the UFC. His networth of $14 million
@frankiehitman2610 2 жыл бұрын
He rode with the UFC since the start. Loyal and a great hype you up announcer.
@sugewhitejacoby8654 2 жыл бұрын
@@frankiehitman2610 agreed !
@part1801 4 ай бұрын
The size differences in some of these fights makes them seem more like backyard scraps with a bunch of your friends standing around. I remember all of my friends in 93 going crazy watching these when the UFC first started.
@НиколайСинкин-н5о 2 жыл бұрын
Ренди Катюр лучший боец всех времён
@gnutscha 2 жыл бұрын
coleman had the typical red juice glow, looking scary af
@JayLang7 2 жыл бұрын
Joe’s face doubled in size since then. Whoa!
@JJZazz Жыл бұрын
Where is the "Just Bleed Guy"?
@JJZazz Жыл бұрын
James Ladner
@NateSmith87 2 жыл бұрын
Maurice Smith out there playing with his food in reference to Mark. What the fuck. It's like he was trying to sell a win to Mark with his hesitation.
@kiowahorse2561 2 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ. I don't care what number he lands on whoever's list, Dan Sevren is the scariest man to see walking your way to catch a fair one in the octagon.
@davidyu9747 2 жыл бұрын
love the origination days of UFC. But dang, the way Coleman, Vitor, Kerr were juiced...goodness it's crazy
@kaiserkarl1750 2 жыл бұрын
Couture, Ortiz, Shamrock : all tomato's friends reunited in the same video. Kudos to the intern who put this up.
@genghiskhan1836 2 жыл бұрын
F Shamrock was one bad MF
@zibberebbiz 2 жыл бұрын
I took a nap during Smith/Coleman but otherwise this video is another banger, loving the series
@resykz 2 жыл бұрын
Is there a release schedule for the This Year In UFC History series? Just getting into UFC and I've already rinsed through the first load of videos in one sitting 😅
@UFCFightSimulations 2 жыл бұрын
where’s 1998???
@guillermonaranjo4537 2 жыл бұрын
Belfort was a war machine 😂
@legacyteam5581 2 жыл бұрын
I forgot Randy Couture fought Ludvig Borga.
@sadgod361 2 жыл бұрын
Vitor and Mark looked juiced the hecked up
@adrianpate4694 2 жыл бұрын
Pretty boy Joe Rogan with the earing 😂
@carson21211 2 жыл бұрын
Can't deny the impact that Randy Couture and Mark Coleman had on this sport. Tito and Vitor as well. Anytime is a good time to start being a fan of Mixed Martial Arts. Relive the past and catch-up. It's like nothing else.
@kattanaosaka7593 2 жыл бұрын
This men is organic
@itcomestrue7682 2 жыл бұрын
They need to make where are they now episode of that just bleed guy at 0:20
@random__joe 2 жыл бұрын
I can't remember what channel it was( Napoleon Blownapart?) But I remember seeing a little segment on the dude and I believe he said he kinda stopped following MMA when they implemented the new rules and weight classes
@Boxinghockey23 2 жыл бұрын
Wtf was Smith waiting for? Had Coleman dead to rights forever and did nothing
@justjoe8397 2 жыл бұрын
The video doesnt show the timer but they fought for 21 minutes with most of that one continuous round. Anyone would be gassed by the end of that.
@WoeIsLee 2 жыл бұрын
Hes reachin for my grapes, tryna play that violin and cheese.
@shouldawoulda1984 2 жыл бұрын
All these fighters' voices were so much higher pitched....pre HGH LOL
@kingjames1586 2 жыл бұрын
Joe & Dana’s enormous coconut’s have more than doubled in size since 1997 🤷🏽
@felipecool598 2 жыл бұрын
Raw and uncut!!
@nathantheghost7768 2 жыл бұрын
GIVE MARK COLEMAN A PENSION
@ghagzor 2 жыл бұрын
Holy shit was 97' the year of "Just Bleed" dude?
@ianedmonds9191 Жыл бұрын
That shamrock fight was wild. I had to slow the fight down to the slowest youtube could provide to understand what happened. Crazy fast reflexes. Luv and Peace.
@andrewsheehy9938 2 жыл бұрын
At 0:18, the Just Bleed Guy GIF is born.
@mrsrex 4 ай бұрын
Time traveller in the intro holding the "belfort the real deal Not holyfield" sign 😂
@BettyWyteMMA 2 жыл бұрын
That kick was 100% legal
@mattroberts4016 2 жыл бұрын
What a terrible standard of fighting. So glad it's evolved so much
@xxxxbigrich5752 2 жыл бұрын
What’s crazy is I live in NYC and Bruce Beck is the Sports reporter for NBC channel 4! I remember watching this event in 97 while in college I became a full fan that nite! Been watching the UFC Before Dana was around! When Joe was a young man 😂
The World of Boxing!
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