This Year in UFC History - 1997
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In celebration of the UFC's 30th anniversary, take a look back at pinnacle years in the Octagon's existence.
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@immrsanchez 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
@bigotonbrand 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 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 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😂
@cecilevans9247 Жыл бұрын
Bruce Buffer is proof that if you keep practicing your craft, you will improve and become excellence at what you do.
@af7119 Жыл бұрын
These fights are part of my formative teenage years. I have a soft spot in my heart for all these names.
@astheskylarksings 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 Жыл бұрын
@@astheskylarksings😊😊😊😊
@zfergus79 Жыл бұрын
Yup. I bought my first PPV, UFC IX in 1995.Tank Abbotts debut I believe. Love these old fights
@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo Жыл бұрын
Same dude remember there was a snapshot in time when everybody jumped to Miletich fighting systems 😂
@Joeycrisanto 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 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 Жыл бұрын
Facts me 2015
@D-Rizzle653 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 Жыл бұрын
@@D-Rizzle653starting watching myself around when Chuck Liddell was champ.
@bojiden9830 Жыл бұрын
Was 205 your first card you watched?
@ZaklnGritch Жыл бұрын
Almost never see Frank Shamrock acknowledged by the UFC
@JohnnyButtons 11 ай бұрын
Sadly Zuffa erased Frank Shamrock and John Perretti, who both belong in the Hall of Fame.
@rogerioramos3224 9 ай бұрын
Se eu não engano ele saiu brigado do ufc na época..
@sayhitosteve2785 9 ай бұрын
You remember John Perretti? Very impressive. @JohnnyButtons
@JohnnyButtons 9 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.
@ffbear8078 Жыл бұрын
Such a good year for mma becoming truly mixed martial arts, we got Vitor, tito, Randy and so many more
@ffbear8078 Жыл бұрын
Not to mention Joe Rogans debut
@Ocelotonatiuh Жыл бұрын
Don't forget Frank Shamrock too
@oddalfhutlur6760 Жыл бұрын
Dont forget the legendary fight of Jesus Christ vs Hitler where Jesus submitted him with a flying camorra.. legendary
@watchmanonthewall14 Жыл бұрын
@@ffbear8078 Not to mention that Rogan still had his hair.
@arubuolaebenezer9986 Жыл бұрын
Randy looks too skilled for that year wtf 😮, double leg takedown transitioning into rear naked choke was superb
@NaturalLanguageLearning 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 Жыл бұрын
all the shit he was doing was so advanced. even the head butts to the occipital lobe from doggy lolol
@chonqmonk Жыл бұрын
@@lowlowseesee The ol' donkey punch head butt!
@arubuolaebenezer9986 Жыл бұрын
@@NaturalLanguageLearning when Joe Rogan called him the best heavyweight ever, he was actually right. All opponents look totally mismatched.
@morgoth9526 Жыл бұрын
Randy the man back in the day would just grind his opponents apart.
@alessandrodelbianco6997 Жыл бұрын
Frank Shamrock was a fucking beast.
@ibezzant 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.
@cherobinson6371 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 Жыл бұрын
Stop it.
@Thor-Orion Жыл бұрын
I always liked Maurice and Frank. They moved the sport forward in a massive way.
@wheelInmotion430 Жыл бұрын
Great thing about MMA is it typically produces class act guys like him.
@lowlowseesee Жыл бұрын
i love 'powers' hahah thats awesome. you must be a bad ass training with those guys
@glizzygxd9672 Жыл бұрын
The kick he hit Coleman with didn’t seem illegal to me
@WORS06 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 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.
@mikevee9145 Жыл бұрын
Frank Shamrock was wrecking people back then, I thought he killed Zinoviev when I saw that fight.
@ibezzant Жыл бұрын
That shit was insane. Slammed him on his head. 😵
@damekennedy9615 Жыл бұрын
“I wanna be the championship.” -Tito Ortiz, 1997
@jessebarr9852 Жыл бұрын
Lol he wants to be an inanimate object.
@frankiehitman2610 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂. Goddamn that's good.
@Chr1z4m Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@BW-xz6ol Жыл бұрын
UFC fighters are the best at articulating their dreams
@JohnnyButtons 11 ай бұрын
He said “I want to be in the championship” he just used beinthe as one word lol
@Guaguadeath 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
@dogsartandhealth 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 Ай бұрын
Rented my 1st UFC 1 and beyond at Blockbuster Video.
@mickeyburnsmusic Жыл бұрын
Happy Anniversary to the JUST BLEED guy!
@sportsbettingman Жыл бұрын
One of the overall best years ever for the UFC. Amazing review. Great times.
@SkinnyVinnie 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!
@jasonwagoner3201 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
@Laneganswake 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 Жыл бұрын
I mean rogan is only 29 here
@chonqmonk Жыл бұрын
Cerebral? You mean those head butts to the cerebellum?
@LgnSknks541 Жыл бұрын
I always forget the early onslaught that Maurice Smith survived before going on to win.
@kristaolson401 Жыл бұрын
Underrated guy.
@NateSmith87 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 Жыл бұрын
yeah and the way they came up is crazy. they didnt meet til like 14 years ago or some shit lol.
@NateSmith87 Жыл бұрын
@@lowlowseesee fuckin wild
@jasonmcalister5282 Жыл бұрын
I still have UFC 1 on DVD! Its crazy how far its come!
@morgoth9526 Жыл бұрын
I've got vhs of all the oldies and Pride bloody excellent 👌
@af7119 Жыл бұрын
Roid Fest 1997. But it was still awesome. Everyone was on the same playing ground.
@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.
@FatherFirst 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!!!
@knightArtorias123 Жыл бұрын
0:19 that guy should be in the UFC hall of fame
@skiff88 Жыл бұрын
These at fantastic!! Please keep them coming 🔥🙏
@EBurstyn Жыл бұрын
That fight theme anthem that they still use is incredible. So happy it’s still in the mix.
@justsayin3600 Ай бұрын
It would be awesome to play this during milestone anniversaries of UFC.
@80srocknroller 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!
@itcomestrue7682 Жыл бұрын
They need to make where are they now episode of that just bleed guy at 0:20
@random__joe 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
@SJSnowdon 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 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 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 ✌
@markwrenn5965 Жыл бұрын
Aw they left out Joe calling Belfort "Victor" 😂
@maik4638 Жыл бұрын
Joe "handsome" Rogan
@SkinnyVinnie 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.
@sorrowkane.Records Жыл бұрын
Nice 'video Legend. Fighters" .
@markwrenn5965 Жыл бұрын
Tito speaking mostly clearly is shocking. Pre CTE
@declamatory Жыл бұрын
It sure didn't take much to tire out Mark Coleman!
@watchmanonthewall14 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 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 Жыл бұрын
@@ibezzantand with shoes on, imagine the skilled fighters today wearing shoes and throwing kicks
@kingjames1586 Жыл бұрын
Coleman always had cardio issues 🤷🏽
@sonomama82 Жыл бұрын
OLD SCHOOL UFC IS LIT 😂
@SkinnyVinnie Жыл бұрын
I miss headbutts.
@bojiden9830 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if Coleman was on every steroid or just half the steroids 😅
@chrisbarnhart3143 5 ай бұрын
About a half cup
@justsayin3600 Ай бұрын
@@chrisbarnhart3143you mean before filling up a cup it melted
@darXcore 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.
@stayclashy3433 Жыл бұрын
John McCarthy has been there since the very beginning with Joe Rogan and Bruce Buffer.
@scarred10 Жыл бұрын
UFC 2 ,not the beginning ,it was helio vigio and barreto,2 bjj red belts in the first 1 one.
@1LotusNoir Жыл бұрын
What UFC would be without ... the just bleed guy
@Mischief103 Жыл бұрын
This was the best video The UFC has ever made on KZbin! They should do every year!
@Yungbeck Жыл бұрын
Please continue to drop these! So sick
@tjp8663 Жыл бұрын
Love the old belts
@scarred10 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.
@resykz 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 😅
@willmorris12345 Жыл бұрын
People forget how much of a beast Tito Ortiz was because he’s become such a meme😂
@astheskylarksings Жыл бұрын
Maurice Smith, what are you doing my G? Finish your food!!! 🤔
@carson21211 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.
@FakeGyllenhaal Жыл бұрын
6:19 Left guy's gameplan was to punch so unbelievably telegraphed as to confuse his opponent to get hit anyway.
@AndreiKenshin24 Жыл бұрын
Mike Goldberg and Chuck Liddell era
@dinkyramirez9866 Жыл бұрын
1997 The Birth Of "The Natural" 💪
@80srocknroller 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
@MightyThor655 Жыл бұрын
these kind of ufc videos are my favorite
@part1801 3 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.
@manuelthomsen3406 Жыл бұрын
Mckarty soo powerful 😂
@CRR8980 Жыл бұрын
I didn’t know The Natural wore yoga pants before they were cool😂
@JohnnyButtons 11 ай бұрын
1997-2003 was a golden age of MMA.
@JayLang7 Жыл бұрын
Joe’s face doubled in size since then. Whoa!
@NateSmith87 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.
@AlxThSeal 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.
@emescabral3245 Жыл бұрын
Caramba mano!! O Belford nessa época devia ter uns 19 anos e já era um monstro, nem pescoço tinha. Com certeza já fazia amor com o suco.
@GSPfan10 Жыл бұрын
14:25 - That kick was legal. BJM got it wrong.
@sadgod361 Жыл бұрын
Vitor and Mark looked juiced the hecked up
@felipecool598 Жыл бұрын
Raw and uncut!!
@morgoth9526 Жыл бұрын
I grew up watching these on vhs and early pay per view...Old school Randy and Vitor...Coleman excellent 👌
@JJZazz Жыл бұрын
Where is the "Just Bleed Guy"?
@JJZazz Жыл бұрын
James Ladner
@davidyu9747 Жыл бұрын
love the origination days of UFC. But dang, the way Coleman, Vitor, Kerr were juiced...goodness it's crazy
@glizzygxd9672 Жыл бұрын
The first kick smith landed on Coleman was completely legal I thought
@MilMaska Жыл бұрын
Nice cameos by Joe Rogan there
@EmperorsNewWardrobe Жыл бұрын
0:18 gosh, he must have had a lot of curry the night before
@christophereubanks2900 Жыл бұрын
Upload Ufc 30 years 1998 please
@liamquinn1981 Жыл бұрын
this makes me feel so old haha. great times... could hardly get it on PPV, had to get the VHS in a sketchy video store months later lol.
@legacyteam5581 Жыл бұрын
I forgot Randy Couture fought Ludvig Borga.
@in-silence8836 Жыл бұрын
モーリススミス コールマン シャムロック… PRIDEやpanclassで活躍してたの懐かしく思う
@nightmarethon Жыл бұрын
21:58 was Eddie Alvarez's wife already in the crowds back then???
@User78813 Жыл бұрын
Oh my GOODNESS that Tito Ortiz fight was brutal
@justsayin3600 Ай бұрын
He was a beast back in the day.
@gnutscha Жыл бұрын
coleman had the typical red juice glow, looking scary af
@andrewsheehy9938 Жыл бұрын
At 0:18, the Just Bleed Guy GIF is born.
@zibberebbiz Жыл бұрын
I took a nap during Smith/Coleman but otherwise this video is another banger, loving the series
@supercoollooking 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
@lowlowseesee Жыл бұрын
buff was still fluttering on this oooooo sounds (when he butchers couture) even then. he does that with Louisiana when he announces dustin til this very day hahahaha
@jrocktalks6308 Жыл бұрын
Servern had the weakest punches for such a powerful man.
@ibezzant Жыл бұрын
Dan would slap dudes 😂. Possibly didn't want to break his hands but he couldn't punch to save his life.
@НиколайСинкин-н5о Жыл бұрын
Ренди Катюр лучший боец всех времён
@xxxxbigrich5752 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 😂
@mrsrex 3 ай бұрын
Time traveller in the intro holding the "belfort the real deal Not holyfield" sign 😂
@bobbysmith9881 Жыл бұрын
Frank vs Tito was a great fight 🎉
@Yogibull.. Жыл бұрын
22:51 Randy Coutuuuuuuuuuure!
@JTJ92 Жыл бұрын
What happened to these videos...when is 1998 and more dropping? these were great
@guillermonaranjo4537 Жыл бұрын
Belfort was a war machine 😂
@wisdomandchaos Жыл бұрын
Back in the days!
@ianedmonds9191 11 ай 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.
@frankiecal3186 Жыл бұрын
The most Christian name for an event " Judgement Day"
@sugewhitejacoby8654 Жыл бұрын
Its amazing that Bruce Buffer has carved out a career by announcing fights in the UFC. His networth of $14 million
@frankiehitman2610 Жыл бұрын
He rode with the UFC since the start. Loyal and a great hype you up announcer.
@sugewhitejacoby8654 Жыл бұрын
@@frankiehitman2610 agreed !
@kiowahorse2561 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.
@joshthemediocre7824 Жыл бұрын
I actually watched MMA back at this time but i didn't become a big fan until Chuck showed up and Chuck n Tito had their rivalry. Ths was MMA before that and it might as well be the stone age. Not a jab or leg kick in sight, no technique, i'm surprised UFC pre Chuck made fans out of anyone. It was combat that wasn't boxing, that is the only thing i probably liked about it back then. Great memories though.
@inthekingdom1996 11 ай бұрын
Buff has definitely sharpened up his bit since then 😂