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The year 1997 was the fifth year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1997, the UFC held five events beginning with UFC 12: Judgement Day.

Title fights

Title fights in 1997
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Heavyweight Mark Coleman def. Dan Severn submission (neck crank) 2:57 UFC 12: Judgement Day [a]
Heavyweight Maurice Smith def. Mark Coleman (c) unanimous decision 21:00 UFC 14: Showdown [b]
Heavyweight Maurice Smith (c) def. Tank Abbott submission (exhaustion) 8:08 UFC 15: Collision Course [c]
Light Heavyweight Frank Shamrock def. Kevin Jackson submission (armbar) 1 0:16 UFC Ultimate Japan [d]
Heavyweight Randy Couture def. Maurice Smith (c) majority decision 1 21:00 UFC Ultimate Japan [e]
  1. ^ Coleman defeated Severn to become the inaugural UFC Heavyweight Champion.
  2. ^ Smith defeated Coleman to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.
  3. ^ Smith defeated Abbott to remain the UFC Heavyweight Champion.
  4. ^ Shamrock defeated Jackson to become the inaugural the Light Heavyweight Champion.
  5. ^ Couture defeated Smith to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion. However, he was stripped of the title in October 1998 due to a contract dispute.

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1997:

Events list

Main article: List of UFC events
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
14 UFC 12: Judgement Day Feb 7, 1997 Dothan Civic Center Dothan, Alabama, U.S. 3,100[1]
15 UFC 13: The Ultimate Force May 30, 1997 Augusta Civic Center Augusta, Georgia, U.S. 5,100[2]
16 UFC 14: Showdown Jul 27, 1997 Boutwell Auditorium Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. 5,000[3]
17 UFC 15: Collision Course Oct 17, 1997 Casino Magic Bay St. Louis Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S. —
18 UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan Dec 21, 1997 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan 5,000[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "UFC 12: Judgement Day". tapology.com. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  2. ^ "UFC 13: Ultimate Force". tapology.com. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  3. ^ "UFC 14: Showdown". tapology.com. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  4. ^ "UFC 15.5: Ultimate Japan". tapology.com. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_in_UFC