UFC 9
{{short description|UFC mixed martial arts event in 1996}}
{{Infobox MMA event
| name = UFC 9: Shamrock vs. Severn 2
| image = Ufc 9.JPG
| promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
| date = May 17, 1996
| venue = Cobo Arena
| attendance = 10,000
| gate =
| buyrate = 141,000
| purse =
| previousevent = UFC 8: David vs. Goliath
| followingevent = UFC 10: The Tournament
}}
UFC 9: Motor City Madness was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 17, 1996, at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The event was seen live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on home video.
History
UFC 9 was the first UFC production not to feature the tournament format (which was brought back by popular demand at UFC 10). Instead, it featured an entire card of regular bouts. The card featured seven bouts and an alternate bout to fill time for the pay-per-view broadcast.
The main event was the highly anticipated rematch between reigning UFC Superfight Champion Ken Shamrock and number one contender Dan Severn, who had fought one year earlier at UFC 6 for the UFC Superfight Championship, with Shamrock reigning victorious.
The UFC drew national criticism leading up to the event, due in large part to Arizona Senator John McCain's letter writing campaign against the "brutal spectacle" of no holds barred fighting.{{cite web|url=http://www.grapplearts.com/Mixed-Martial-Arts-3.htm|title=Mixed Martial Arts: Ultimate Sport, or Ultimately Illegal? Part 3 - Grapplearts|date=12 December 2008|access-date=26 August 2018}} After a legal battle in the Detroit courts up until 4:30 p.m. on the day of the show, the UFC was allowed to continue, but with modified rules.
The special rules included no closed fisted strikes to the head and no headbutts – a rule that referee John McCarthy attempted to enforce, but with little success. Before the show, fighters were warned not to use closed fisted strikes under penalty of arrest. Although many fights that night included closed fisted striking, no fighters were arrested.
Due in part to this special rule, the Superfight between Dan Severn and Ken Shamrock is widely considered one of the worst MMA fights of all time, with the fighters circling each other for nearly 20 minutes with little or no contact.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/2/4/3951260/ufc-history-severn-vs-shamrock-2-what-really-happened-at-ufc-9|title=The secret story behind the worst UFC fight ever|access-date=28 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/revisiting-ufc-9-the-night-mma-lost-its-punches/|title=Revisiting UFC 9: The Night MMA Lost Its Punches - FIGHTLAND|access-date=28 August 2018}}
Aftermath
Following the legal battle over UFC 9, Senator John McCain was successful in pulling UFC pay-per-view broadcasts from numerous cable systems, including TCI cable, which greatly hurt pay-per-view buy rates.
Results
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{{MMAevent card|Superfight Championship}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| def.
| Ken Shamrock (c)
| Decision (split)
|
| 30:00
| For the UFC Superfight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| def.
| Tai Bowden
| TKO (doctor stoppage)
|
| 7:25
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| Cal Worsham
| def.
| TKO (punches)
|
| 3:14
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| Rafael Carino
| def.
| Matt Andersen
| TKO (punches)
|
| 5:32
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| def.
| TKO (cut)
|
| 12:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| def.
| TKO (doctor stoppage - broken nose)
|
| 0:40
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| Don Frye
| def.
| TKO (knees and punches)
|
| 9:22
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Encyclopedia awards
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= 157|isbn=978-0756683610}}
- Fight of the Night: Don Frye vs. Amaury Bitetti
- Knockout of the Night: Mark Hall
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-9-Motor-City-Madness-16 UFC 9 Results from Sherdog.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090122050649/http://411mania.com/MMA/video_reviews/55585/History-of-the-UFC:-UFC-IX---Motor-City-Madness.htm UFC 9 fights reviews]
- [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]
- [http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/2/4/3951260/ufc-history-severn-vs-shamrock-2-what-really-happened-at-ufc-9 UFC History - Severn vs. Shamrock 2: what really happened at UFC 9]
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Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship flagship events
Category:1996 in mixed martial arts
Category:Mixed martial arts in Michigan
Category:Sports competitions in Detroit