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How a UFC Impostor Became Australia’s First NHB Event »

Jacob Debets takes a deep dive into 1997's “Australasian Ultimate Fighting Championship.” STORY »
NHB ARRIVES IN AUSTRALIA
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How a UFC Imposter Became Australia's First NHB Event: An Interview with Jacob Debets Ben Duffy sat down with Australian contributor Jacob Debets to talk about his most recent work for Sherdog, a landmark article about the first...
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Prologue: How a UFC Impostor Became Australia’s First NHB Event An American expat living in Australia staged a no-holds-barred, winner-take-all tournament called the “Australasian Ultimate Fighting...
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Part 1: How a UFC Impostor Became Australia’s First NHB Event 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,...
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Part 2: How a UFC Impostor Became Australia’s First NHB Event Two organizations with the same three-letter name began a legal skirmish which would culminate in a trademark infringement lawsuit before the...
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Part 3: How a UFC Impostor Became Australia’s First NHB Event The day of the inaugural “Australasian Ultimate Fighting Championship” in Sydney, nobody in Australia—least of all the tabloid...
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Part 4: How a UFC Impostor Became Australia’s First NHB Event 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...
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Part 5: How a UFC Impostor Became Australia's First NHB Event Within minutes of the great Mario Sperry beating Chris Haseman to win the “Australasian Ultimate Fighting Championship,” the eight-sided...


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