Media The first ever champ vs. champ fight in UFC history went down 16 years ago yesterday

[Simple Southerner]

It was 16 years yesterday damn how time flies back when you mostly had to earn your way into a champ vs champ fight

 

[Goodfella86]

And 5 years before that, 21 years ago, BJ Penn defeated Matt Hughes on the same night GSP made his UFC debut.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Rampage vs Hendo?

 

[Simple Southerner]

Rampage vs Hendo?

Good point.
although that was a pride vs UFC champ rather than a UFC vs ufc champ

 

[loisestrad]

Aren't you supposed to celebrate on the actual day? Imo, this is a happy birthday yesterday kinda situation.

 

[tritestill]

MMA HISTORY

 

[Shaolin Alan]

The first Champ vs Champ fight in UFC was Dan vs Ken 2; arguably the most exciting fight ever!!

 

[Dr. Rose]

Rampage vs Hendo?

Excellent point! I have always wondered, although not advertised as such, would UFC 14 be considered a unification of UFC and Battlecade HW champions? Also what about the old school super fights. That would be UFC 6. Or how about UFC 5 when Shamrock as Pancrase champ going against Royce Gracie, 3x UFC Champ? idk, maybe I am just full of shit

 

[jeff7b9]

My 30th birthday party.

I had around 50 or so people at my first house I owned, party mostly centered around the bar I built/upgraded in the basement.


LSD, Absinthe, keg, band, fucking great night.

My mother in law stopped by when I was right about peaking on acid to give my wife a dresser and my beautiful friends ran interference, went upstairs, moved that giant piece of furniture for me so I wouldn't have to deal with that ornery old bag and ruin my trip.

Then GSP kicked the ever loving dogshit out of BJ.

I remember it oddly well, all things considered.


Time flies.

 

[joy2day]

The first Champ vs Champ fight in UFC was Dan vs Ken 2; arguably the most exciting fight ever!!

That fight got kind of slow. The barnburner was when these two fought at UFC 6.

I think if you look at everything before it, the first proper champ vs champ was Coleman vs Severn. Severn was on a long winning streak, beating Sham and winning the UU 1. Coleman had looked unbeatable when he devastated Frye and won the UFC 10 title.

 

[Lycandroid]

My 30th birthday party.

I had around 50 or so people at my first house I owned, party mostly centered around the bar I built/upgraded in the basement.


LSD, Absinthe, keg, band, fucking great night.

My mother in law stopped by when I was right about peaking on acid to give my wife a dresser and my beautiful friends ran interference, went upstairs, moved that giant piece of furniture for me so I wouldn't have to deal with that ornery old bag and ruin my trip.

Then GSP kicked the ever loving dogshit out of BJ.

I remember it oddly well, all things considered.


Time flies.

That was the way to do it. I used to do the same thing back in that era have an epic party and have a couple bands play. Nobody seems down for that kind of thing these days

 

[RockyLockridge]

why he punch cage for?

 

[Pitier of Fools]

Rampage vs Hendo?

One of my favorite fights ever. I remember after that fight Rampage saying he hurt his fists on Dan's chin.