UFC 8

UFC mixed martial arts event in 1996

UFC 8: Shamrock vs. Leopoldo

The poster for UFC 8: Shamrock vs. Leopoldo

Promotion| Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date| February 16, 1996
Venue| Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum
City| Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Attendance| 13,000
Buyrate| 300,000[1]
Event chronology
| Ultimate Ultimate 1995 | UFC 8: Shamrock vs. Leopoldo  | UFC 9: Motor City Madness

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UFC 8: David vs. Goliath was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 16, 1996, at Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. It is the only UFC event held in Puerto Rico[2] and was later released on home video.

## History

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UFC 8 was the first UFC event located outside of the Continental United States. It featured an eight-man tournament, and a UFC Superfight Championship fight between reigning UFC champion Ken Shamrock and Kimo Leopoldo. The event also featured one alternate fight, which was not shown on the live pay-per-view broadcast. The tournament had no weight classes, or weight limits. A 10-minute time limit was imposed for all matches in the tournament except Superfight and final (15 minutes).

The event's matchups pitted larger fighters against smaller fighters, hence the term "David vs. Goliath". Local promoter for the historical first and only professional mixed martial arts event was Richy Miranda-Cortese, whose company Sports & Entertainment Ltd had to take local Government officials to Federal Court in order to avoid cancellation of the event by the Government. Among those government officials was Governor Pedro Rosselló and Sports and Recreation Director Erick Labrador. The presentation of the event developed into a new boxing commission rules and regulations and Imposition of a banning Law that was later overturned after Miranda-Cortese fought it in court.

The tournament championship fight featured Don Frye against Gary Goodridge, with Frye taking the victory when Goodridge tapped out.

Just days before the show, the Puerto Rican government made a ruling banning the event. Two days before the card, Cablevision became the first major carrier, of what over the next few years would become nearly every major cable system in North America, to ban the show, stating it never expected to air UFC or similar type of programming ever again.[2] The event is also notable as being the first MMA event to draw criticism, including Michigan politician Calvin McCard’s on site protests at UFC 8. These protests would spark the nationwide movement against MMA in 1996, spearheaded by Arizona Senator John McCain, which would later temporarily push the sport in the United States underground in 1997.[3]

## Results

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Superfight Championship

Weight class  |  |  |  | Method  | Round  | Time  | Notes
N/A  | Ken Shamrock (c)  | def.  | Kimo Leopoldo | Submission (kneebar)  |  | 4:24  | [a]
Finals
N/A  | Don Frye | def.  | Gary Goodridge | TKO (submission to punches)  |  | 2:14  |
Semifinals
N/A  | Don Frye | def.  | Sam Adkins | TKO (doctor stoppage)  |  | 0:48  | [b]
N/A  | Gary Goodridge | def.  | Jerry Bohlander | TKO (punches)  |  | 5:31  |
Quarterfinals
N/A  | Don Frye | def.  | Thomas Ramirez  | KO (punch)  |  | 0:08  |
N/A  | Paul Varelans | def.  | Joe Moreira | Decision (unanimous)  |  | 10:00  | [c]
N/A  | Jerry Bohlander | def.  | Scott Ferrozzo | Submission (guillotine choke)  |  | 9:03  |
N/A  | Gary Goodridge | def.  | Paul Herrera  | KO (elbows)  |  | 0:13  |
Alternate bouts
N/A  | Sam Adkins | def.  | Keith Mielke  | TKO (submission to punches)  |  | 0:50  |

1. ^ Shamrock defended the UFC Superfight Championship.
2. ^ Adkins replaced Paul Varelans, who was injured in his Quarterfinal bout.
3. ^ Due to a broken foot sustained in this fight, Varelans was unable to continue in the tournament and was replaced by Sam Adkins.

## UFC 8 bracket

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| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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|  Don Frye (Wrestling) | KO | | |
|  Thomas Ramirez (Baguazhang) | 0:08 |
| |  Don Frye | TKO |
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| | |  Sam Adkins * | 0:48 |
|  Paul Varelans (Wrestling) | DEC |

|  Joe Moreira (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) | 10:00 |
| |  Don Frye | SUB |
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| | |  Gary Goodridge | 2:14 |
|  Jerry Bohlander (Shootfighting) | SUB | |

|  Scott Ferrozzo (Wrestling) | 9:03 |
| |  Jerry Bohlander | 5:31 |
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| | |  Gary Goodridge | TKO |
|  Gary Goodridge (Kuk Sool Won) | KO |

|  Paul Herrera (Wrestling) | 0:13 |

* Due to injury sustained in this fight, Varelans was unable to continue in the tournament and was replaced by Sam Adkins.

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## Encyclopedia awards

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The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.[4]

* Fight of the Night: Gary Goodridge vs. Jerry Bohlander
* Knockout of the Night: Gary Goodridge def. Paul Herrera
* Submission of the Night: Jerry Bohlander def. Scott Ferrozzo

## See also

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* Ultimate Fighting Championship
* List of UFC champions
* List of UFC events
* 1996 in UFC

## References

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1. ^ Hawaii Martial Arts News & Rumors - Dedicated to Hawaii-Specific Martial Arts News & Rumors
2. ^ a b c Meltzer, Dave (2009-04-09). "UFC 8: No small Frye". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
3. ^ Walter, Donald F. Jr. (2008-12-12). "Mixed Martial Arts: Ultimate Sport, or Ultimately Illegal? Part 3". grapplearts.com. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
4. ^ Gerbasi, Thomas (2011-10-17). UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. New York: DK. p. 156\. ISBN 978-0756683610.

## External links

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* UFC 8 Results from Sherdog.com
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