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To mark the passing of UFC 100, FIGHT! Magazine compiled some interesting, funny, and sad data about the worlds largest mixed martial arts promotion. 1. It took Royce Gracie a total of 4:59 seconds to defeat Art Jimmerson, Ken Shamrock,…

When Dan “Punkass” Caldwell accepted complimentary tickets to UFC 26 from then-owners Semaphore Entertainment Group, he wasn’t sold the sport could be a pop-culture phenomenon. That moment didn’t come until UFC 40 Tito Ortiz battered Ken…

Alan Belcher doesn’t particularly care for his nickname “The Talent.” He earned it by picking up a guitar when he was young—not for his fighting skills. Fast-forward to his UFC debut against Yushin Okami at UFC 62 in 2006 and an insane…

(Dan "Punkass" Caldwell, Charles "Mask" Lewis, Tim "Skyscrape" Katz) It’s hard to imagine but some of the TapouT Crew’s shenanigans are too silly for television. On the road taping their show for Versus, Tim “Skyscrape” Katz, Dan…

Jacob “Stitch” Duran is known for closing cuts, not teaching guys how to open them up. But on a recent visit to Xtreme Couture, Duran found himself holding pads for an assortment of fighters. Martin Kampmann heard that Duran had…

The UFC wasn’t always the polished, glistening show it is now. On the road for most of the 1990’s, mixed martial arts was still the “wild, wild west” according to UFC announcer Bruce Buffer. Buffer recalled the night that iconic UFC bad…

It’s hard to believe a tall white guy in patchwork clothes and an afro wig wants to be inconspicuous but come fight time, Tim Katz is just there to watch the show like every other fan. But Katz isn’t like every other fan. Known…

"You tell me, when was the last time you saw fight stopped cause of cuts?" Jacob “Stitch” Duran said. While the Octagon canvas is frequently stained with blood, fights are rarely stopped due to cuts, and that’s largely due to the work…

Bruce Buffer has announced approximately 100 UFC events but his first still stands out. "Walking out, I never get nervous, I just get excited, but in that situation, I walked out in front of almost 10,000 people and we were still at a…

Jeanette Rankin, the first female United States congressional representative, said, "You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake." That was not the case for Saturday night's three-round war between Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida.…