BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » gerard gordeau https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 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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