NHB Arrives in Australia

By: Jacob Debets
An American expat living in Australia staged a no-holds-barred, winner-take-all tournament called the “Australasian Ultimate Fighting...

By: Jacob Debets
In early 1997, “no holds barred” entered its dark age. After becoming a breakout hit on pay-per-view on the back of UFC 1 tournament winner Royce Gracie and a subsequent influx of marketable headliners that included Ken Shamrock,...

By: Jacob Debets
Two organizations with the same three-letter name began a legal skirmish which would culminate in a trademark infringement lawsuit before the...

By: Jacob Debets
The day of the inaugural “Australasian Ultimate Fighting Championship” in Sydney, nobody in Australia—least of all the tabloid...

By: Jacob Debets
Opening an eight-man openweight tournament billed as the inaugural “Australasian Ultimate Fighting Championship,” the first modern MMA fight on Australian soil pit Mario Sperry against...