This event marked the beginning of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and the start of a new era in combat sports. On November 12, 1993, the first UFC event was held in Denver, Colorado. Eight fighters from different martial arts backgrounds competed in a single-elimination tournament to
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The year 1993 was the 1st year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 1993 had only 1 UFC event, UFC 1.