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By: Zach Arnold
When it comes to reviewing the last 20 years of history on the Japanese MMA scene, there is one name predominantly involved from start to...

By: Todd Martin
No rules, no scores and no time limits: this was how the Ultimate Fighting Championship presented itself when running its first event in 1993.

By: Brian Knapp
In the two decades since the Ultimate Fighting Championship was unveiled in Denver on Nov. 12, 1993, rivals have come and gone.

By: Mike Whitman
Nearly two years after the Ultimate Fighting Championship debuted on pay-per-view, the organization made its first and only trip to New York on...

By: Tristen Critchfield
Shortly after UFC 160 concluded, Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White gave the floor to a man who had not competed in nearly 10 months.

Talking with Jeff Sherwood, Ken Shamrock describes his look of amazement as he watched Gegard Gordeau eject Teila Tuli’s teeth with a soccer kick at...

Ken Shamrock discusses the controversies behind his submission loss to Royce Gracie at UFC 1 with Jeff Sherwood.

Sherdog.com Executive Editor Greg Savage talks with UFC 1 champion Royce Gracie.

Royce Gracie walks Sherdog.com Executive Editor Greg Savage through all three of his fights at UFC 1.

By: Todd Martin
How mixed martial arts and pop culture formed their symbiotic relationship.

Art Davie talks to Jordan Breen in regards to how the combatants of UFC 1 were selected.

By: Jack Encarnacao
From pay-per-view sideshow to network television ...

By: Jordan Breen
Women have always faced an uphill climb in combat sports, but MMA may have finally given them the outlet they have long sought.

Ultimate Fighting Championship co-founder Art Davie tells Sherdog.com how the original plans for the UFC were laid out.

Few had a better seat for the first Ultimate Fighting Championship than co-founder Art Davie.

By: Sherdog.com Staff
The UFC turns 20 years old this month.

By: Sherdog.com Staff
November marks the UFC’s 20th anniversary, and any trip down memory lane must include Dan Severn.

By: Sherdog.com Staff
“It was the greatest psychological warfare match ever thought up. … You had 10,000 people in the arena. Ken is basically more of a...

Campbell McLaren had no idea what he was getting into with UFC 1.

By: Tony Loiseleur
Speak to mixed martial artists who were active in the early 2000s, and many will reminisce about how amazing the sport was in Japan.

The early UFCs were a learning experience to say the least.

By: Sherdog.com Staff
“He had these three giant devotees with him, these three goony guys [screaming], ‘You’re insulting my sensei! You’re insulting my...

By: Sherdog.com Staff
“Jim was doing a lot of gang work, helping stop gang violence. He invited me out to his house, not telling me he was holding a meeting of...

By: Jack Encarnacao
Since the birth of the UFC, there has been a head stream of evolutions for mixed martial artists and the training in which they engage.

Zane Frazier breaks down his match at UFC 1 with Dave Mandel.

By: Mike Whitman
Some might scoff at the idea of a martial artist with no verifiable competition record being called the Father of Mixed Martial Arts, but that...

Zane Frazier tells Sherdog.com's Dave Mandel how he was invited to compete at UFC 1.

By: Mike Whitman
Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki squared off in a clash of styles on June 26, 1976.

By: Marcelo Alonso
The history of vale tudo can be traced back to 1914, when “Conde Koma” Mitsuyo Maeda landed on the shores of Porto Alegre, Brazil, for a...

By: Mike Whitman
A family originally known for its seemingly unbeatable style and fighting dominance might just be most revered for a famous loss.

By: Mike Whitman
While contemporary mixed martial artists practice a highly synthesized hybrid form of combat, the early days of the sport saw traditional...

UFC 1 participant Teila Tuli discusses his role in MMA history with Sherdog.com's Greg Savage.

UFC co-founder Rorion Gracie discusses the sport’s lineage with Jordan Breen.

By: Sherdog.com Staff
“No Holds Barred: Evolution” author Clyde Gentry recently joined the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Rewind” show to reflect on the UFC’s...

By: Sherdog.com Staff
“There were a few times, believe it or not, that [UFC matchmaker] Art Davie would have his own impromptu matches, that whoever won would actually get them into the event, and that was one of them. He had...

UFC co-founder Rorion Gracie talks with Jordan Breen.

By: Sherdog.com Staff
With the UFC’s 20th anniversary taking place in November, “No Holds Barred: Evolution” author Clyde Gentry joined the Sherdog Radio...

By: Joseph Santoliquito
The Ultimate Fighting Championship was born on Nov. 12, 1993 in Denver. This is the story of how it happened.

Gerard Gordeau tells Sherdog.com’s Greg Savage why he bit Royce Gracie at UFC 1.

By: Sherdog.com Staff
“Make no mistake, Rorion [Gracie] controlled Royce. Even when I interviewed Royce, Rorion insisted on being on the line. Anything Royce said...

The UFC held its first event 20 years ago this November.

Nov, 15, 2013
Jack Encarnacao is back for the final installment of the Sherdog Radio Network "Rewind" look back series. Joining him to close out the series is MMA...

Nov, 14, 2013
Jack Encarnacao is back for another installment of the "Rewind" look back series. Joining him to recap UFC's 131-150 were MMA journalists Luke Thomas...

Nov, 12, 2013
On this edition of the look back series from the Sherdog Radio Network's "Rewind" program Jack Encarnacao welcomes in The Fight Network's John Pollock...

Nov, 11, 2013
On this edition of the look back series from the Sherdog Radio Network's "Rewind" program Jack Encarnacao welcomes in MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani to...

Nov, 09, 2013
Jack Encarnacao welcomes in MMA journalist Jonathan Snowden on this installment of the "Rewinds" look back series. Jack and Jonathan take us through...

Nov, 07, 2013
Jack Encarnacao is back for another installment of the SRN "Rewind's Look Back" series. This time Jack sits down with UFC play-by-play man Jon Anik to...

Nov, 05, 2013
Jack Encarnacao returned to the Sherdog Radio Network for another installment of "The Rewind" special look back at 20 years of the Ultimate Fighting...

Nov, 03, 2013
Sherdog.com Administrative Editor Jordan Breen joined Jack Encarnacao on this edition of the "Rewind Lookback" special report. On this edition Jack and...

Nov, 01, 2013
Jack Encarnacao is back for another installment of the "Rewind'" look back on 20 years of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. On this edition Jack...

Oct, 30, 2013
Jack Encarnaco is back on the Sherdog Radio Network for another edition of the Sherdog Radio Network “Rewind.” Encarnacao welcomes in Sherdog.com...

Oct, 27, 2013
On this edition of the "Rewind" Jack Encarnacao returns to the Sherdog Radio Network. On this edition of the show Jack takes a look back at UFC's 31-40...

Oct, 22, 2013
The Sherdog Radio Network "Rewind" continued it's look back at twenty years of Ultimate Fighting Championship history. On this edition of the show Jack...

Oct, 20, 2013
The Sherdog Radio Network "Rewind" continues its painstaking journey through UFC history by shedding light on the so-called "Dark Ages" of the sport, when it was banned on cable pay-per-view. Longtime fight scribe Dave Meltzer joins host Jack Encarnacao to discuss UFC 11-20, a transformative time for the sport and the organization, as names like Tito Ortiz,...

Oct, 18, 2013
Part two of Jack Encarnacao's look back with Clyde Gentry on UFC's 6-10.

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