1994 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
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- Super Bowl XXVIII – the Dallas Cowboys (NFC) won 30–13 over the Buffalo Bills (AFC)
- Location: Georgia Dome
- Attendance: 72,817
- MVP: Emmitt Smith, RB (Dallas)
- Note: It is the fourth consecutive Super Bowl appearance by the Bills as well as their fourth consecutive loss. This is also the first (and thus far only) time that the same two teams have met in consecutive Super Bowls.
- Orange Bowl (1993 season):
- October 23 – in a game where the New Orleans Saints beat the Los Angeles Rams 37–34 Robert Bailey of the Rams sets the NFL record for longest punt return (103 yards) and Tyrone Hughes of the Saints sets the NFL single game record for kickoff return yards (304) and most return yards (347) and ties the single game record for kickoff returns returned for touchdown (2).
- October 31 – In a rainy and windy game at Soldier Field on Monday Night Football, Dick Buktus' and Gale Sayers' Jerseys were retired at Halftime, but the Bears were blown away by Brett Favre and the Packers, 6–33.
- November 13 – Drew Bledsoe sets NFL single game records for pass attempts (70) and pass completions (45) helping New England Patriots beat Minnesota Vikings 26–20.
Men's professional
Men's amateur
Women's professional
The following is a list of major noteworthy kickboxing events during 1994 in chronological order.
Before 2000, K-1 was considered the only major kickboxing promotion in the world.
Date |
Event |
Location |
Attendance |
Notes |
March 4 |
K-1 Challenge |
Tokyo, Japan |
15,000 |
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April 30 |
K-1 Grand Prix '94 |
Tokyo, Japan |
11,000 |
Second K-1 World Grand Prix. Tournament features eight competitors, rather than sixteen like the year before. |
May 8 |
K-2 Plus Tournament 1994 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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Features eight-man light heavyweight (76–79 kg/167-174 lbs) tournament. First K-1 event held outside Japan. |
September 18 |
K-1 Revenge |
Tokyo, Japan |
14,000 |
|
December 10 |
K-1 Legend |
Nagoya, Japan |
9,550 |
First K-1 event to feature a mixed martial arts bout. |
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1994 in chronological order.
Before 1997, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was considered the only major MMA organization in the world and featured many fewer rules than are used in modern MMA.
Date |
Event |
Alternate Name/s |
Location |
Attendance |
PPV Buyrate |
Notes |
March 11 |
UFC 2: No Way Out |
UFC 2 The Ultimate Fighting Championship 2 |
Denver, Colorado, US |
2,000 |
300,000 |
UFC rule change, time limits were dropped. Groin strikes became legal again, however still illegal to grab the genitals. Cage design was modified. The first and only sixteen-man tournament in UFC history. |
September 9 |
UFC 3: The American Dream |
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Charlotte, North Carolina, US |
— |
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UFC rule change, referee is officially given the right to stop a fight. Kicking with shoes is banned, however this rule was quickly discarded. |
December 16 |
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, US |
5,857 |
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UFC rule change, After tournament alternate Steve Jennum won UFC 3 by winning only one bout, alternates (replacements) were required to win a pre-tournament bout to qualify for the role of an alternate. |
(see links, above, for individual medals)