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1996 In UFC
The year 1996 was 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 Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1996: *Amaury Bitetti *Brian Johnston *Dave Berry *Dieusel Berto *Don Frye * Fabio Gurgel *Gary Goodridge * Jack Nilson *Jerry Bohlander * Joe Moreira *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 See also * UFC * List of UFC champions * List of UFC events List of UFC events is a list of events held and scheduled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 In UFC
The year 1995 was the 3rd year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1995 the UFC held 4 events beginning with, ''UFC 5''. Title fights Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1995: *Andy Anderson *Asbel Cancio * Dave Beneteau *David Hood *Ernie Verdicia *Francesco Maturi *Gerry Harris *Geza Kalman *He-Man Ali Gipson *Jack McLaughlin *Joel Sutton *John Dowdy *John Matua * Jon Hess *Larry Cureton *Marco Ruas * Mark Hall *Oleg Taktarov *Onassis Parungao *Paul Varelans *Rudyard Moncayo *Ryan Parker *Scott Bessac * Tank Abbott *Todd Medina Events list See also * UFC * List of UFC champions * List of UFC events List of UFC events is a list of events held and scheduled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. UFC's first event, UFC 1, took place on November 12, 1993. Each UFC event c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Moreira
Jose Carlos Moreira is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and a former mixed martial artist. Career Mixed martial arts Following his long string of Jiu-Jitsu and Judo victories, Moreira decided to test his skills in mixed martial arts competition via the Ultimate Fighting Championship. On February 16, 1996, Moreira fought the six-foot-eight-inch, 360-pound Paul Varelans in the UFC 8 and lost by a narrow decision.Sherdog URL accessed on June 15, 2010 He competed again the following year at UFC 14, winning his first match against Yuri Vaulin by unanimous decision, putting him in the finals of the Middleweight bracket. After his bout however, the on-site doctor concluded Moreira showed signs of a concussion, and did not clear him to fight, leading to Moreira being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motor City Madness
The Horizon League men's basketball conference tournament is held annually at the end of the men's college basketball regular season. The tournament has been played each year since 1980. The winner of the tournament is designated the Horizon League tournament champion and receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The finals of the tournament are typically among the first held before the field for the NCAA tournament is announced. History and tournament format Through 2002, the entire tournament was hosted at a single venue. From 2003 through 2015, all first-round matches were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team involved. Hosting rights for the quarterfinals and semifinals were awarded to the winner of the regular season championship. The championship game was played at the home arena of the higher remaining seed. This format rewarded the regular-season champion and runner-up with a double-bye into the semifinals. The reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tournament
A tournament is a form of organized competition. Tournament may also refer to: * Tournament (medieval), a chivalrous competition of the Middle Ages * Tournament (solitaire), a solitaire card game * Tournament (graph theory), a kind of directed graph Media * ''The Tournament'' (TV series), a 2005–06 Canadian TV show * ''The Tournament'' (game show), a 2021–22 British game show * ''The Tournament'' (Clarke novel), a 2002 novel by Australian writer John Clarke * ''The Tournament'' (Reilly novel), a 2013 novel by Australian writer Matthew Reilly * ''The Tournament'' (Révoil), an 1812 painting by Pierre Révoil * Speedball 2: ''Tournament'', a 2007 videogame Films * ''The Tournament'' (1974 film) (Cantonese: ''Chung taai kuen taan sang sei chin''), a Hong Kong film featuring Yuen Wah * ''The Tournament'' (2009 film), an action film starring Robert Carlyle * Tournament (film), a 2010 Malayalam-language film * ''The Tournament'' (2015 film), a 2015 French film Other u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a city on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The city lies directly across the Savannah River from North Augusta, South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion. Augusta, the third most populous city in Georgia (following Columbus, Georgia, Columbus), is situated in the Fall Line region of the state. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Augusta had a 2020 population of 202,081, not counting the independent cities of Blythe, Georgia, Blythe and Hephzibah, Georgia, Hephzibah located within the boundaries of Augusta-Richmond County. It is the List of United States cities by population, 124th most populous city in the United States and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 92nd-largest metropolitan area. The process of consolidation between the city of Augusta and Richmond County, Georgia, Richmond County began with a 1995 referendum in the two jurisdictions. The merger was completed on July 1, 1996, but it excluded t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center
James Brown Arena (formerly known as Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center) was a multi-purpose complex located in Augusta, Georgia. It was managed by Comcast Spectacor#Spectra Experiences, Spectra Experiences. The arena seated 8,000 and was renamed the James Brown Arena, in honor of musician James Brown on August 22, 2006. The James Brown Arena was the former home of the ECHL's Augusta Lynx from 1998 to 2008, the AF2's Augusta Stallions from 2000 to 2002, Augusta Spartans from 2006 to 2007, and the Southern Professional Hockey League's Augusta RiverHawks from 2010 to 2013. The Arena hosted UFC 11. The arena has also hosted many concerts and pro wrestling events, including ECW (WWE), ECW's December to Dismember (2006), December to Dismember in 2006. Many acts have played the arena including Elton John, Van Halen, Rush (band), Rush, Heart (band), Heart, Bob Seger, REO Speedwagon, Kiss (band), KISS, Bon Jovi, Molly Hatchet, John Cougar, Kansas (band), Kansas, Charlie Daniels Band, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Proving Ground
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, Jefferson County. The population was 200,733 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Alabama, second-most populous city in Alabama, and estimated at 196,357 in 2024. The Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama, Birmingham metropolitan area had a population of 1.19 million in 2020 and is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama and List of metropolitan statistical areas, 47th-most populous in the US. Birmingham serves as a major regional economic, medical, and educational hub of the Deep South, Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion, Piedmont, and Appalachian regions. Founded in 1871 during the Reconstruction Era of the United States, Reconstruction era, Birmingham was formed through the merger of three smaller communities, most notably Elyton, Alabama, Elyton. It quickly grew into an industrial and transportation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Park Arena
The W. F. "Bill" Harris State Fair Arena (called Bill Harris Arena or Fair Park Arena) is a 5,000-seat multipurpose indoor arena located at the Birmingham CrossPlex (formerly Alabama State Fairgrounds). The arena is used primarily for basketball, but also hosts concerts and other events. The arena has previously served as the home of the Birmingham Magicians and the Birmingham Blitz of the American Basketball Association and the Alabama Outlawz of X-League Indoor Football. It is named in honor of Bill Harris, longtime athletics director for Birmingham City Schools. In 2022, it served as the venue for the artistic roller skating and inline hockey competitions at the 2022 World Games. Professional teams In 1985, the Puerto Rico Coquis of the Continental Basketball Association considered moving to Birmingham, but discussions with the Alabama State Fair Authority did not progress quickly enough to secure a commitment. The CBA did come to the Bill Harris Arena in 1991 when the Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Ultimate 1996
''UFC: The Ultimate Ultimate 2'' (also known as ''Ultimate Ultimate 1996'', ''UFC 11.5'' or ''Ultimate Ultimate '96: The Tournament of Champions'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 7, 1996. The event took place at the Fair Park Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and released on home video. History The card featured an eight-man tournament with two alternate bouts, and was the UFC's second "Ultimate Ultimate" tournament, held to find the best of the winners and runners up from past UFC events. This event was the first to introduce the "no grabbing of the fence" rule. Ken Shamrock appeared as a guest on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' on the mainstream network NBC to promote the event, a groundbreaking moment for the young sport of mixed martial arts. UFC 10 and UFC 11 champion Mark Coleman was originally scheduled to compete in the tournament but was forced to withdraw fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Ferrozzo
Scott Ferrozzo (born April 26, 1965) is an American retired mixed martial artist, who is perhaps best known for his fights in the early days of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. During his fighting career he participated in UFC 8, UFC 11, and UFC 12. Ferrozzo also happened to be managed by current UFC announcer Bruce Buffer. Career Ferrozzo first participated in the Ultimate Fighting Championship at its UFC 8 event in 1996. He was offered that fight after video tapes of his participation in the Atlanta Pit Fights. He was defeated by Jerry Bohlander via submission in the first round of the UFC 8 tournament. Ferrozo returned to the UFC seven months later at UFC 11, defeating Sam Fulton in an alternate bout prior to the start of the pay-per-view broadcast. By doing so, Ferrozzo secured a spot as an alternate on the card, which meant that if a fighter on the main card was unable to continue to the next round, Ferrozzo would be used as a substitute. He ended up replacing the man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Traven
Roberto "Spider" Traven (born September 16, 1968) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist whose fighting style is based in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and submission wrestling. He was a sporty person growing up, it took him 16 years to find Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but straight away he picked up tuition with one of the most highly decorated coaches of all time, Romero Cavalcanti AKA “Jacaré”. His natural ability for BJJ was clear from the get-go and the fact that he was obstinate made a recipe for a good fighter. Training 3 times per day alongside other historical figures such as Fabio Gurgel, Leo Vieira, Jamelão and many others, Traven managed to reach the grade of black belt within 4 years, an almost record breaking time frame in BJJ. Traven started coaching at the “Academia Strike”, and soon pulled out one of his students, Muzio de Angelis, to help him with the classes. The team grew strong, but the venue ended closing in 1997. Roberto Traven did not give up and he re-opened his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
