BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » emmanuel yarborough https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Today in MMA History: When Royce Gracie couldn’t continue and all hell broke loose https://www.badmma.com/today-in-mma-history-when-royce-gracie-couldnt-continue-and-all-hell-broke-loose.html https://www.badmma.com/today-in-mma-history-when-royce-gracie-couldnt-continue-and-all-hell-broke-loose.html#comments Sun, 09 Sep 2018 20:00:54 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/today-in-mma-history-when-royce-gracie-couldnt-continue-and-all-hell-broke-loose.html While the organization was still very much in its infancy in 1994, one important UFC truth had already been established by the promotion’s third event: Royce Gracie was the man to beat. With seven victories in seven trips to the octagon and two tournament titles to his name, Gracie was no longer the skinny Brazilian kid in the funny pajamas. He was a submission master, a warrior representing his family’s incredible art, which was quickly revolutionizing the art of combat. On Sept. 9, 1994, the UFC went outside of Colorado for the first time, traveling to North Carolina, where Charlotte’s Grady Cole Center played host to “UFC 3: American Dream,” an eight-man, open-weight, single elimination tournament.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/today-in-mma-history-when-royce-gracie-couldnt-continue-and-all-hell-broke-loose.html/feed 0 Early UFC star Emmanuel Yarborough passes away at 51 https://www.badmma.com/early-ufc-star-emmanuel-yarborough-passes-away-at-51.html https://www.badmma.com/early-ufc-star-emmanuel-yarborough-passes-away-at-51.html#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2015 01:28:19 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/early-ufc-star-emmanuel-yarborough-passes-away-at-51.html Emmanuel Yarborough , the massive sumo wrestler who famously took on karate expert Keith Hackney at UFC 3, died Monday at the age of 51. The promotion announced the former fighter’s death Tuesday after a post on the popular Underground forum from retired MMA fighter Gary Myers. UFC co-creator Art Davie also confirmed Yarborough’s passing on his official Facebook page. Yarborough passed away in Richmond, Va.; the cause of death was not disclosed. In a statement from his longtime manager, Beatrice H.

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