UFC 9

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name = UFC 9: Motor City Madness


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = May 17 1996
venue = Cobo Arena
city = Detroit, Michigan
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"UFC 9: Motor City Madness" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 17 1996, at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.

History

UFC 9 was the first UFC production not to feature the tournament format (which was brought back by popular demand at UFC 10), instead it was an entire card of predetermined matchups. The card featured seven bouts, including a "Superfight" between Dan Severn and Ken Shamrock, and an alternate bout to fill time for the pay-per-view broadcast.

The UFC drew national criticism leading up to the event, due in large part to Arizona Senator John McCain's letter writing campaign against the "brutal spectacle" of no holds barred fighting. [ [http://www.grapplearts.com/Mixed-Martial-Arts-3.htm] ] After a legal battle in the Detroit courts up until the day of the show, the UFC was allowed to continue, with modified rules.

The special rules included no closed fisted strikes – a rule which referee 'Big' John McCarthy attempted to enforce, but with little success. Before the show, fighters were warned not to use closed fisted strikes under penalty of arrest. Although many fights that night included closed fisted striking, no fighters were arrested.

Due in large part to this special rule, the Superfight between Dan Severn and Ken Shamrock is widely considered one of the worst MMA fights of all time, with the fighters circling each other for nearly 20 minutes with little or no contact.

Following the legal battle over UFC 9, Senator John McCain was successful in pulling UFC pay-per-view broadcasts from numerous cable systems, including TCI cable. [ [http://www.grapplearts.com/Mixed-Martial-Arts-3.htm] ]

Results

Main bouts

*"'Don Frye vs Amaury Bitetti :Frye wins by TKO (Strikes) at 9:30

*"'Mark Hall vs Koji Kitao :Hall wins by TKO (Broken nose) at 0:47

*"'Mark Schultz vs Gary Goodridge :Shultz wins by TKO (Stoppage due to bleeding) at 12:00

*Rafael Carino vs Matt Andersen:Carino wins by submission (strikes) at 5:33

*"'Cal Worsham vs Zane Frazier :Worsham wins by submission (strikes) at 3:17

Alternate bout

*Steve Nelmark vs Tai Bowden:Nelmark wins by TKO (cut) at 7:23

uperfight

*"'Dan Severn vs Ken Shamrock :Severn wins by split decision at 30:00

External links

* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?EventID=16 UFC9 results at Sherdog.com]
* [http://www.411mania.com/MMA/video_reviews/55585/History-of-the-UFC:-UFC-IX---Motor-City-Madness.htm UFC9 fights reviews]
* [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]