1996 in UFC

The year 1996 was the 4th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1996 the UFC held 5 events beginning with, UFC 8: David vs. Goliath.

1996 in UFC
Information
First date	February 16, 1996
Last date	December 7, 1996
Events
Total events	5
UFC	4
Fights
Total fights	43
Title fights	2
Chronology
1995 in UFC 1996 in UFC 1997 in UFC

Title fights

Title fights in 1996
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
	Ken Shamrock (c)	def.	Kimo Leopoldo	Submission (kneebar)		4:24	UFC 8	[a]
	Dan Severn	def.	Ken Shamrock (c)	Decision (split)		30:00	UFC 9	[b]

1. For The UFC Superfight Championship.
2. For The UFC Superfight Championship.

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1996:

Amaury Bitetti Brian Johnston Dave Berry Dieusel Berto Don Frye Fabio Gurgel Gary Goodridge Jack Nilson Jerry Bohlander Joe Moreira

John Campetella Julian Sanchez Keith Mielke Koji Kitao Mark Coleman Mark Schultz Matt Andersen Moti Horenstein Paul Herrera Rafael Carino

Reza Nasri Roberto Traven Sam Adkins Sam Fulton Scott Ferrozzo Scott Fiedler Steve Nelmark Tai Bowden Thomas Ramirez

Events list

Main article: List of UFC events

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
013	UFC The Ultimate Ultimate 2	Dec 7, 1996	Fair Park Arena	Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.	6,000[1]
012	UFC 11: The Proving Ground	Sep 20, 1996	Augusta Civic Center	Augusta, Georgia, U.S.	4,500[2]
011	UFC 10: The Tournament	Jul 12, 1996	Fair Park Arena	Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.	4,300[3]
010	UFC 9: Motor City Madness	May 17, 1996	Cobo Arena	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.	10,000[4]
009	UFC 8: David vs. Goliath	Feb 16, 1996	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez	Bayamón, Puerto Rico	13,000[5]

See also

• UFC
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events