1996_in_UFC Knowpia

1996 in UFC
1996 in UFC
Information
First date	February 16, 1996
Last date	December 7, 1996
Events
Total events	5
UFC	4
Fights
Total fights	43
Title fights	2
Chronology

The year 1996 was the 4th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1996 the UFC held 5 events beginning with, UFC 8: David vs. Goliath.

Title fights edit

Title fights in 1996
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
	Ken Shamrock (c)	def.	Kimo Leopoldo	submission (kneebar)		4:24	UFC 8	^[a]
	Dan Severn	def.	Ken Shamrock (c)	split decision		30:00	UFC 9	^[b]

^ For The UFC Superfight Championship.
^ For The UFC Superfight Championship.

Debut UFC fighters edit

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1996:

John Campetella
Julian Sanchez
Keith Mielke
Koji Kitao
Mark Coleman
Mark Schultz
Matt Andersen
Moti Horenstein
Paul Herrera
Rafael Carino

Reza Nasri
Roberto Traven
Sam Adkins
Sam Fulton
Scott Ferrozzo
Scott Fiedler
Steve Nelmark
Tai Bowden
Thomas Ramirez

Events list edit

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
013	UFC The Ultimate Ultimate 2	Dec 7, 1996	Fair Park Arena	Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.	6,000^[1]
012	UFC 11: The Proving Ground	Sep 20, 1996	Augusta Civic Center	Augusta, Georgia, U.S.	4,500^[2]
011	UFC 10: The Tournament	Jul 12, 1996	Fair Park Arena	Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.	4,300^[3]
010	UFC 9: Motor City Madness	May 17, 1996	Cobo Arena	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.	10,000^[4]
009	UFC 8: David vs. Goliath	Feb 16, 1996	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez	Bayamón, Puerto Rico	13,000^[5]