•24 ft by 24 ft •All supporting poles are covered with pads•Canvas floor

Old UFC

• Started in 1993• Few Rules No biting, ‘fish-hooking’ an opponent’s face, eye gouging and throat

strikes. Were the only things illegal.

• Crazy Ideas Alligator Moats and Electric Fences

UFC’s excuse for few rules –

“To allow fighters of many disciplines to compete fairly and freely, without inhibiting any particular style. This (initial) format existed to encourage competition, not injury,"

The lack of rules actually led to more injuries and lack of fairness

UFC 1

• The Beginning' (Nov. 12, 1993)

• Allowed a limitless number of five-minute rounds

• Contests typically lasted no more than one or two rounds.

• Royce Gracie, first Champion, ground fighter

UFC 2

• March 11, 1994

• Rounds and time limits were removed

• ‘Main event' fights were still in progress as the allotted pay-per-view time block ended

• Fans got mad, and time limits were put back in for all fights.

No Weight Classes

• A fight that has gained notoriety in old UFC was between Kempo fighter Keith Hackney and American sumo Emmanuel Yarbrough. The biggest man to ever be inside the Octagon, Yarbrough measured 6'8" and weighed 668lbs.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYoF3F3nbBY

Old UFC Continued

• The tourney of Dec. 16, 1995 was the first UFC event to feature judges.

• Judges would score fights and determine a winner, if no one tapped out or was knocked out during the time limits of the fight.

Old UFC

• Ground fighters ruled the first 4 years of UFC.

• By UFC 8, seven out of eight fights were won by fighters who did not specialize in ground tactics.

• The first four years saw a change to a more direct style of fighting in UFC, the next four years saw UFC slowly create better rounded rules of fighting, for the safety and fairness of the fighters

• By January 2001 the New UFC was born

4-6 oz. gloves, 100% leather

Weight Classes

• Lightweight - over 145 lbs. to 155 lbs.

• Welterweight - over 155 lbs. to 170 lbs.

• Middleweight - over 170 lbs. to 185 lbs.

• Light Heavyweight - over 185 lbs. to 205 lbs.

• Heavyweight - over 205 lbs. to 265 lbs.

Fight Durations

• Non-Championship Bouts 3 Rounds• Championship Bouts 5 Rounds• All rounds are 5 minutes• 1 minute breaks between each round

Fouls/Point Deductions

• Head Butting• Hair Pulling• Striking the spine or back of the head• Kicking the head of a grounded opponent.• Holding the shorts or gloves of an

opponent.• Attacking an opponent after the bell• No groin or throat strikes

Ways to Win

1. Submission by:        Physical tap out.        Verbal tap out. 

2. Technical knockout

3. Knockout

Win via Scorecard

• Unanimous Decision• Split Decision• Majority Decision• Unanimous Draw• Split Draw• Majority Draw

Knockouts

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYnOo6W3aZ0

Bibliography

• "UFC." 2007. Zuffa. 25 Nov 2007. <http://www.ufc.com/>.

• Montgomery, Cliff. "The History of UFC." Extreme Pro Sports. 2007. 25 Nov 2007. <http://www.extremeprosports.com/full_contact_fighting/history_of_ufc.html>.