BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Art Jimmerson https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Art Jimmerson, UFC 1 pioneer and professional boxer, dead at 60 https://www.badmma.com/art-jimmerson-ufc-1-pioneer-and-professional-boxer-dead-at-60.html https://www.badmma.com/art-jimmerson-ufc-1-pioneer-and-professional-boxer-dead-at-60.html#comments Thu, 09 May 2024 18:00:25 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/art-jimmerson-ufc-1-pioneer-and-professional-boxer-dead-at-60.html UFC pioneer and former professional boxer Art Jimmerson died Wednesday at 60, his family announced. Jimmerson’s daughter confirmed his death to ESPN, and his son, Christian Jimmerson, also announced the news on social media . Dear Friends and Family, it is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Art Jimmerson,” Christian wrote

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/art-jimmerson-ufc-1-pioneer-and-professional-boxer-dead-at-60.html/feed 0 The event that started it all: Watch UFC 1 in its entirety – 30 years later https://www.badmma.com/the-event-that-started-it-all-watch-ufc-1-in-its-entirety-30-years-later.html https://www.badmma.com/the-event-that-started-it-all-watch-ufc-1-in-its-entirety-30-years-later.html#comments Fri, 17 Nov 2023 04:04:19 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/the-event-that-started-it-all-watch-ufc-1-in-its-entirety-30-years-later.html UFC 295 marked the 30th anniversary of the promotion. Over three decades, the UFC – and the sport of MMA as a whole – has evolved tremendously. If evidence is needed, go back and watch the promotion’s first event ever – which is now available in full, for free. UFC 1 took place Nov. 12, 1993, at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver with a reported 7,800 fans in attendance. The one-night tournament-style fight card filled with openweight matchups featured eight fights.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/the-event-that-started-it-all-watch-ufc-1-in-its-entirety-30-years-later.html/feed 0 Video: UFC 1 competitors reunite for dinner 30 years later https://www.badmma.com/video-ufc-1-competitors-reunite-for-dinner-30-years-later.html https://www.badmma.com/video-ufc-1-competitors-reunite-for-dinner-30-years-later.html#comments Sun, 05 Nov 2023 18:37:17 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/video-ufc-1-competitors-reunite-for-dinner-30-years-later.html It was a reunion 30 years in the making. The UFC celebrates its 30th anniversary Nov. 12 and the promotion recently organized a get-together for the six remaining living tournament participants. The six pioneers met over dinner at an undisclosed location and shared drinks, food, laughs, and memories. The gathering was recorded and released in a video segment published Saturday entitled “ Fighter of the Roundtable .” On hand were Gerard Gordeau  and Taylor Wily (known as Teila Tuli during his fighting days), the two fighters from the first-ever UFC bout. UFC Hall of Famers Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie were also on hand, as were Art Jimmerson and Zane Frazier

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/video-ufc-1-competitors-reunite-for-dinner-30-years-later.html/feed 0 Video: UFC Q&A with Royce Gracie, Mark Coleman, Dan Severn, Art Jimmerson https://www.badmma.com/video-ufc-qa-with-royce-gracie-mark-coleman-dan-severn-art-jimmerson.html https://www.badmma.com/video-ufc-qa-with-royce-gracie-mark-coleman-dan-severn-art-jimmerson.html#comments Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:45:01 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/video-ufc-qa-with-royce-gracie-mark-coleman-dan-severn-art-jimmerson.html On the day of the UFC’s 20th anniversary show, how about a trip down memory lane with some UFC trailblazers, including Royce Gracie , Mark Coleman , Dan Severn  and Art Jimmerson ? The early UFC fighters took part in a truly entertaining Q&A session, host by UFC executive Reed Harris, prior to Friday’s UFC 167 fighter weigh-ins at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The fighters discussed the early days of the UFC, including the historic UFC 1 card, as well as their respective careers and the current state of MMA. Do yourself a favor and watch some of the sport’s pivotal figures talk about a bygone era of MMA

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/video-ufc-qa-with-royce-gracie-mark-coleman-dan-severn-art-jimmerson.html/feed 0 UFC 167 weigh-ins set for Friday in Las Vegas, Gracie, Coleman, Severn, Jimmerson host Q&A https://www.badmma.com/ufc-167-weigh-ins-set-for-friday-in-las-vegas-gracie-coleman-severn-jimmerson-host-qa.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-167-weigh-ins-set-for-friday-in-las-vegas-gracie-coleman-severn-jimmerson-host-qa.html#comments Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:45:28 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/ufc-167-weigh-ins-set-for-friday-in-las-vegas-gracie-coleman-severn-jimmerson-host-qa.html Official fighter weigh-ins for UFC 167 are set for Friday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The same venue then hosts the following night’s UFC 167 card, which features a main-event welterweight title fight between champion Georges St-Pierre and top contender Johny Hendricks, a light heavyweight bout between Rashad Evans and Chael Sonnen and a welterweight contenders fight between Rory MacDonald and Robbie Lawler.

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