A.B.C. Selects MMA Record Keeper
Published by on March 25th, 2008
By MMAMemories.com: The Association of Boxing Commissions, know throughout boxing circles as the ABC, has for years appointed an official record keeper for boxing, which served as a centralized database to which all regulatory bodies could pull information. With the rapid emergence of mixed martial arts (MMA), the organization felt the need to engage a similar [...] (Read More)


Mir – Lesnar Fight Brings New, Broader Audience
February 9th, 2008 - The fight between Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar may prove to be a significant event in MMA history, one way or another. It was indeed the first time a competitor who was both an Olympic wrestler and a pro wrestling champion had ever competed in the UFC. It was not his experience with the WWE, but [...] (Read More)

UFC Shows: Las Vegas & Around The World
December 14th, 2007 - VIVA LAS VEGAS There has been a total of 102 live UFC events through the end of 2007. Thirty-nine of those events, or 38.2%, have been held in the state of Nevada, and all of those have been in Las Vegas. Each of those Las Vegas events have taken place since Zuffa LLC (Lorenzo Fertiita, Dana [...] (Read More)

Lists: The Internationals
December 14th, 2007 - There have been eight UFC shows that took place outside the United States. Here is the breakdown… * Ultimate Japan — 12/21/97 — Yokohama, Japan * Ultimate Brazil — 10/16/98 — Sao Paolo, Brazil * UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 — 11/19/99 — Chiba, Japan * UFC 25: UItimate Japan 3 — 4/14/00 — Tokyo, Japan * UFC 29: Defense [...] (Read More)

Title History – UFC World Champions
December 14th, 2007 - UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONS Fighter, Date won title (specific show) Mark Coleman, February 7 1997 (UFC 12) Maurice Smith, July 27 1997 (UFC 14) Randy Couture, December 21 1997 (UFC Japan) Bas Rutten, May 7 1999 (UFC 20) Kevin Randleman, November 19 1999 (UFC 23) Randy Couture (2nd reign), November 17, 2000 (UFC 28) Josh Barnett, March 22 2002 (UFC 36) Ricco Rodriguez, September 27 [...] (Read More)

Title History: PRIDE WORLD CHAMPIONS
December 14th, 2007 - HEAVYWEIGHT *Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira — defeated Heath Herring — November 3, 2001 (PRIDE 17), Tokyo, Japan * Fedor Emelianenko — defeated Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera — March 16, 2003 (PRIDE 25), Yokohama, Japan MIDDLEWEIGHT * Wanderlei Silva — defeated Kazushi Sakuraba — November 3, 2001 (PRIDE 17), Tokyo, Japan * Dan Henderson — defeated Wanderlei Silva — February 24, 2007 (PRIDE [...] (Read More)

UFC Tournament Winners & Runners – Up
December 14th, 2007 - UFC 1 Royce Gracie d. Gerard Gordeau — November 12, 1993 UFC 2 Royce Gracie d. Patrick Smith — March 11, 1994 UFC 3 Steve Jennum d. Harold Howard — September 9, 1994 UFC 4 Royce Gracie d. Dan Severn — December 16, 1994 UFC 5 Dan Severn d. Dave Beneteau — February 16, 1995 UFC 6 Oleg Taktarov d. David Abbott — July 14, 1995 UFC [...] (Read More)

MMA Rules: Unified Rules For Mixed Martial Arts
December 14th, 2007 - The fighting area canvas shall be no smaller than 18 feet by 18 feet and no larger than 32 feet by 32 feet. The fighting area canvas shall be padded in a manner as approved by the Commissioner, with at least one inch layer of foam padding. Padding shall extend beyond the fighting area and over the edge (Read More)

PANCRASE Title History: Designated & Open Weight
December 14th, 2007 - PANCRASE CHAMPIONS — Designated weight divisions FEATHERWEIGHT * Yoshiro Maeda — defeated Daiki Hata — August 27, 2006, Yokohama, Japan WELTERWEIGHT * Kiuma Kunioku defeated Takafumi Ito — July 28, 2002, Tokyo, Japan (Kunioku vacated title in September 2004) * Katsuya Inoue (was declared an interim champion by a special committee because the prospective opponent was injured) — May 1, 2005, [...] (Read More)

PRIDE FC: Odds & Ends
December 14th, 2007 - PRIDE GOES OUT FOR A RIDE Of the 68 events promoted by the Pride Fighting Championships, all but two of them were held in Japan. The other two took place at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, part of Dreamscape Entertainment’s attempt to spread the brand into international markets on the heels of its [...] (Read More)

Major Promotions First Shows
December 14th, 2007 - UFC 1: The Beginning McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado November 12, 1993 Quarterfinal bout: Gerard Gordeau d Teila Tuli Quarterfinal bout: Kevin Rosier d Zane Frazier Quarterfinal bout: Royce Gracie d Art Jimmerson Quarterfinal bout: Ken Shamrock d Patrick Smith Semifinal bout: Gerard Gordeau d Kevin Rosier Semifinal bout: Royce Gracie d Ken Shamrock Final bout: Royce Gracie d Gerard Gordeau PRIDE 1 Tokyo Dome [...] (Read More)

Archived Almanac Articles »

- Title History – UFC World Champions - December 14th, 2007
- Title History: PRIDE WORLD CHAMPIONS - December 14th, 2007
- UFC Tournament Winners & Runners – Up - December 14th, 2007
- MMA Rules: Unified Rules For Mixed Martial Arts - December 14th, 2007
- PANCRASE Title History: Designated & Open Weight - December 14th, 2007
- PRIDE FC: Odds & Ends - December 14th, 2007
- Major Promotions First Shows - December 14th, 2007
- Lists: Nevada’s Top 25 MMA Gates - December 14th, 2007
- Birth Places of Noted North American MMA Fighters - December 14th, 2007
- Colleges Attended By Noted MMA Fighters - December 14th, 2007
- MMA Rules: Fouls & Forbidden Acts - December 14th, 2007