Login
Login

1996 in UFC

{{short description|UFC MMA events in 1996}}

{{Year in UFC

|name = 1996 in UFC

|image = Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (1993–1999).png

|image_size = 176px

|first_date = February 16, 1996

|last_date = December 7, 1996

|total_events = 5

|numbered_events = 4

|total_fights = 43

|title_fights = 2

|preceded_by = 1995 in UFC

|followed_by = 1997 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.

{{TOClimit|2}}

Title fights

{{MMAtitle}}

{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 1996}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|

| Ken Shamrock (c)

| def.

| Kimo Leopoldo

| Submission (kneebar)

|

| 4:24

| UFC 8

| For The UFC Superfight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|

| Dan Severn

| def.

| Ken Shamrock (c)

| Decision (split)

|

| 30:00

| UFC 9

| For The UFC Superfight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1996:

{{col-begin}}

{{col-break}}

{{col-break}}

{{col-break}}

{{col-end}}

Events list

{{Main|List of UFC events}}

class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%;"

! scope="col" | #

! scope="col" | Event

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Venue

! scope="col" | Location

! scope="col" | Attendance

013

|UFC The Ultimate Ultimate 2

|{{dts|1996|Dec|7}}

|Fair Park Arena

|Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.

|{{nts|6000}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-115-ultimate-ultimate-1996|title=UFC 11.5: Ultimate Ultimate 1996|publisher=tapology.com|accessdate=Oct 20, 2010}}

012

|{{sort|UFC 011|UFC 11: The Proving Ground}}

|{{dts|1996|Sep|20}}

|Augusta Civic Center

|Augusta, Georgia, U.S.

|{{nts|4500}}{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=ki-ufcelevn041309|title=UFC 11: Coleman by default|date=13 April 2009 |publisher=sports.yahoo.com|accessdate=Oct 19, 2010}}

011

|{{sort|UFC 010|UFC 10: The Tournament}}

|{{dts|1996|Jul|12}}

|Fair Park Arena

|Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.

|{{nts|4300}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-10-the-tournament|title=UFC 10: The Tournament|publisher=tapology.com|accessdate=Oct 20, 2010}}

010

|{{sort|UFC 009|UFC 9: Motor City Madness}}

|{{dts|1996|May|17}}

|Cobo Arena

|Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

|{{nts|10000}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-9-motor-city-madness|title=UFC 9: Motor City Madness|publisher=tapology.com|accessdate=Oct 20, 2010}}

009

|{{sort|UFC 008|UFC 8: David vs. Goliath}}

|{{dts|1996|Feb|16}}

|Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez

|Bayamón, Puerto Rico

|{{nts|13000}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-8-david-vs-goliath|title=UFC 8: David vs. Goliath|publisher=tapology.com|accessdate=Oct 20, 2010}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Ultimate Fighting Championship}}

{{UFC Events}}

Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship by year

Category:1996 in mixed martial arts