UFC 8

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UFC 8: David vs. Goliath
Details
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date February 16, 1996
Venue Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum
City San Juan, Puerto Rico
Attendance 13,000
Pay-per-view chronology
Ultimate Ultimate 1995 UFC 8: David vs. Goliath UFC 9: Motor City Madness

UFC 8: David vs. Goliath was a mixed martial arts event held by Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 16, 1996, at Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The event was broadcast live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video. UFC 8 featured an eight-man tournament, and a UFC Superfight between Ken Shamrock and Kimo Leopoldo. The event also featured one alternate fight, which was not shown on the live pay-per-view broadcast. The tournament had no weight classes, or weight limits. A 10 minute time limit was imposed for all matches in the tournament. Also, this was the first UFC where three judges scored the fights - in order to eliminate any potential draws - possibly in response to UFC 7 where a draw was declared after 33 minutes of the Superfight where Ken Shamrock fought Oleg Taktarov. The referee for the night was 'Big' John McCarthy. The event's matchups pitted larger fighters against smaller fighters, hence the term "David vs. Goliath".

UFC 8 was the first appearance of fan favorite fighters Don Frye and Gary Goodridge, who both scored stunning knockouts that would be featured extensively on future UFC highlight reels. The championship fight featured Frye vs. Goodridge, with Frye taking the victory via strikes 2:14 into the fight.

The event is also notable as being the first MMA event to draw criticism, including local politician Calvin McCard’s on site protests at UFC 8. These protests would spark the nationwide movement against MMA in 1996, spearheaded by Arizona Senator John McCain, which would later temporarily push the sport in the United States underground in 1997. [1]

Contents

[edit] Alternate Bouts

Adkins wins by submission due to strikes at 0:50.

[edit] Quarterfinals

Goodridge wins by KO due to elbow strikes at 0:13.

Bohlander wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 9:05.

Varelans wins by unanimous decision at 10:00. Due to injury sustained in this fight, Varelans was unable to continue in the tournament and was replaced by Sam Adkins.

Frye wins by KO at 0:08. This is currently tied for the fastest victory in UFC history.

[edit] Semifinals

Goodridge wins by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes) at 5:32.

Frye wins by TKO (doctor stoppage due to cut) at 0:48. Adkins replaced Paul Varelans, who was injured in his Quarterfinal bout.

[edit] Finals

Don Frye wins the UFC 8 Tournament by submission due to strikes at 2:14.

[edit] UFC 8 bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
   Don Frye    
 Thomas Ramirez    
     Don Frye    
     Sam Adkins*    
 Paul Varelans  
   Joe Moreira    
       Don Frye  
     Gary Goodridge  
   Jerry Bohlander    
 Scott Ferrozzo    
     Jerry Bohlander  
     Gary Goodridge    
 Gary Goodridge  
   Paul Herrera    
  • Due to injury sustained in this fight, Varelans was unable to continue in the tournament and was replaced by Sam Adkins.

[edit] Superfight

Superfight: Ken Shamrock vs. Kimo Leopoldo Shamrock wins by submission (kneebar) at 4:24.

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