UFC 2

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UFC 2: No Way Out
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The poster for UFC 2: No Way Out
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 11, 1994
Venue Mammoth Gardens
City Denver, Colorado
Attendance2,000
Event chronology
UFC 1: The Beginning UFC 2: No Way Out UFC 3: The American Dream

The Ultimate Fighting Championship Part II (later renamed UFC 2: No Way Out) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 11, 1994, at Mammoth Gardens in Denver, Colorado. [1] The event was seen live on pay-per-view in the United States, [2] and was later released on home video.

Contents

History

UFC 2 featured a sixteen-man tournament format, the first and only one in UFC history, with the winner receiving $60,000. The first seven bouts were not aired on the live pay-per-view broadcast nor were they on the home video version (VHS). The tournament had no weight classes or weight limits. Matches had no time limit or rounds, therefore no judges were used. [3] Competitors could only win a match by submission, by the opponent's corner throwing in the towel, or by knockout.

UFC 2 marked the debut of referee John McCarthy, arguably the most famous referee in the sport of MMA. [4] Since this was the only 16-man tournament in UFC history, Royce Gracie is the only person to have ever fought and won four fights in one night in the UFC. [5]

Stuntman and co-creator of the UFC Ben Perry joined the announcing crew for the first time in UFC 2. He was quoted that evening as introducing Scott Morris into the ring by saying: "We don’t know much about Scott Morris, because he is a Ninja". [6] This event did a buyrate of 300,000. [7]

Results

Final
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
N/A Royce Gracie def. Patrick Smith TKO (submission to punches)1:17
Semifinals
N/A Patrick Smith def.Johnny RhodesSubmission (guillotine choke)1:07
N/A Royce Gracie def. Remco Pardoel Submission (lapel choke)1:31
Quarterfinals
N/A Patrick Smith def.Scott MorrisKO (elbows)0:30
N/AJohnny Rhodesdef.Fred EttishSubmission (rear-naked choke)3:07 [a]
N/A Remco Pardoel def. Orlando Wiet KO (elbows)1:29
N/A Royce Gracie def. Jason DeLucia Submission (armbar)1:07
Opening Round
N/AScott Morrisdef.Sean DaughertySubmission (guillotine choke)0:20
N/A Patrick Smith def.Ray WizardSubmission (guillotine choke)0:58
N/AJohnny Rhodesdef.David LevickiTKO (submission to punches)12:13
N/AFrank Hamakerdef.Thaddeus LusterTKO (corner stoppage)4:52
N/A Orlando Wiet def.Robert LucarelliTKO (knees)2:50
N/A Remco Pardoel def.Alberto Cerro LeonSubmission (armlock)9:51
N/A Jason DeLucia def.Scott BakerTKO (submission to punches)6:41
N/A Royce Gracie def.Minoki IchiharaSubmission (lapel choke)5:08
  1. Frank Hamaker was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Fred Ettish. Another alternate was Trent Jenkins. but didn't fight. it is showing UFC 2 ending credit. There was no alternate match because there was no time in the round of 16.

UFC 2 bracket

Opening Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Morris (Ninjitsu) SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Daugherty (Taekwondo) 0:20
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Morris 0:30
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Smith KO
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Smith (Kickboxing) SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Ray Wizard (Karate) 0:58
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Smith SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Rhodes 1:07
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Rhodes (Karate) SUB
Flag of the United States.svg David Levicki (Wing Chun) 12:13
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny RhodesSUB
Flag of the United States.svg Fred Ettish (Karate) 13:07
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frank Hamaker (Sambo) SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Thaddeus Luster (San Soo) 4:52
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Smith 1:17
Flag of Brazil.svg Royce Gracie TKO
Flag of France.svg Orlando Wiet (Muay Thai) TKO
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Lucarelli (Kickboxing) 2:50
Flag of France.svg Orlando Wiet 1:29
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Remco Pardoel KO
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Remco Pardoel (Judo) SUB
Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Cerra Leon (Pencak Silat) 9:51
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Remco Pardoel 1:31
Flag of Brazil.svg Royce Gracie SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Jason Delucia (Kung Fu) SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Baker (Karate) 6:41
Flag of the United States.svg Jason Delucia 1:07
Flag of Brazil.svg Royce Gracie SUB
Flag of Brazil.svg Royce Gracie (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) SUB
Flag of Japan.svg Minoki Ichihara (Karate) 5:08

1 Frank Hamaker was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Fred Ettish.

See also

References

  1. "UFC 2 - No Way Out". Sherdog.com. 1994-03-11. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  2. "UFC 2: No Way Out". Tapology. 1994-03-11. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  3. Sandomir, Richard (March 8, 1994). "TV SPORTS; Death Is Cheap: Maybe It's Just $14.95". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  4. "'Big' John McCarthy to referee UFC on Versus". USA Today. June 26, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  5. Gentry, Clyde (2005). No Holds Barred: Ultimate Fighting and the Martial Arts Revolution . ISBN   9781903854303.
  6. "Prelude to UFC 100: Greatest Quotes In UFC History". Bleacher Report . July 10, 2009.
  7. "The Pay per View Revolution in Wrestling". 2015-06-17.