UFC 4

As usual, virtually all martial artists of any significance were contacted by the promoters of the event. The other way they recruited was what later became known as the "Royce's challenge letters." Even Mike Tyson was "challenged" by Royce Gracie while in jail.{{cite journal|last=Gracie|first=Royce|title=How's Mike Tyson for a Big Name?|journal=Black Belt|date=December 1994|volume=32|number=12|page=15}}

UFC 4 used an eight-man tournament format, with the winner receiving $64,000. The event also featured three alternate fights. All seven tournament fights were shown on the live pay-per-view broadcast, as well as the Jason Fairn vs. Guy Mezger alternate fight.

The tournament had no weight classes or weight limits. Each match had no time limit or rounds, therefore no judges were used for the night. The referee for the night was "Big" John McCarthy. Royce Gracie won the event by defeating Dan Severn with a triangle choke. The card also featured the notorious fight between Keith Hackney and Joe Son; Hackney won via submission after landing a series of unanswered strikes to the groin of Joe Son.

Play-by-play announcer Bruce Beck and color commentator Jeff Blatnick were paired together for the first time on the pay-per-view and became the regular commentary team on UFC broadcasts up to and including UFC 15. They were joined by regular contributor Jim Brown.

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{{MMAevent card|Final}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Royce Gracie

| def.

| Dan Severn

| Submission (triangle choke)

|

| 15:49

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Semifinals|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Royce Gracie

| def.

| Keith Hackney

| Submission (armbar)

|

| 5:32

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Dan Severn

| def.

| Marcus Bossett

| Submission (arm-triangle choke)

|

| 0:52

| Steve Jennum was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Marcus Bossett.

}}

{{MMAevent card|Quarterfinals|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Royce Gracie

| def.

| Ron van Clief

| Submission (rear-naked choke)

|

| 3:49

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Keith Hackney

| def.

| Joe Son

| Submission (blood choke)

|

| 2:44

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Steve Jennum

| def.

| Melton Bowen

| Submission (armbar)

|

| 4:47

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Dan Severn

| def.

| Anthony Macias

| Submission (rear-naked choke)

|

| 1:45

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Alternate bouts|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Joe Charles

| def.

| Kevin Rosier

| Submission (armbar)

|

| 0:14

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Marcus Bossett

| def.

| Eldo Dias Xavier

| KO (strikes)

|

| 4:55

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Guy Mezger

| def.

| Jason Fairn

| TKO (corner stoppage)

|

| 2:13

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinals| RD2=Semifinals| RD3=Finals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|BRA}} Royce Gracie (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Ron van Clief (Karate)

| RD1-score1=SUB

| RD1-score2=3:59

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Keith Hackney (Kenpo)

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Joe Son (Taekwondo)

| RD1-score3=SUB

| RD1-score4=2:44

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|USA}} Steve Jennum (Ninjutsu)

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|USA}} Melton Bowen (Boxing)

| RD1-score5=SUB

| RD1-score6=4:47

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|USA}} Dan Severn (Wrestling)

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|USA}} Anthony Macias (Muay Thai)

| RD1-score7=SUB

| RD1-score8=1:45

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|BRA}} Royce Gracie

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Keith Hackney

| RD2-score1=SUB

| RD2-score2=5:32

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Marcus Bossett ¹

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Dan Severn

| RD2-score3=0:52

| RD2-score4=SUB

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|BRA}} Royce Gracie

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Dan Severn

| RD3-score1=SUB

| RD3-score2=15:49

}}

¹Steve Jennum was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Marcus Bossett.

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.{{cite book |last= Gerbasi|first= Thomas|date= 2011-10-17|title= UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship|location= New York|publisher= DK|page= 151|isbn=978-0756683610}}

• Fight of the Night: Royce Gracie vs. Dan Severn
• Knockout of the Night: Marcus Bossett {{small|def. Eldo Dias Xavier}}
• Submission of the Night: Royce Gracie {{small|def. Dan Severn}}

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• [http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-4-Revenge-of-the-Warriors-10 UFC 4 results at Sherdog.com]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110607060639/http://www.411mania.com/MMA/video_reviews/54545/History-of-the-UFC:-UFC-IV---Revenge-of-the-Warriors.htm UFC 4 fights reviews]
• [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20140317021859/http://www.mmamental.com/?q=node%2F106 MMA Mental History UFC 4]

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