UFC 4

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UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
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The poster for UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 16, 1994
Venue Expo Square Pavilion
City Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Attendance5,857
Buyrate120,000
Event chronology
UFC 3: The American Dream UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors UFC 5: The Return of the Beast

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 16, 1994, at the Expo Center Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The event was seen live on pay-per-view, and later released on home video. [1] [2]

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Background

As usual, virtually all martial artists of any significance were contacted by the promoters of the event. The other way they recruited was what later became known as the "Royce's challenge letters." Even Mike Tyson was "challenged" by Royce Gracie while in jail. [3]

History

UFC 4 used an eight-man tournament format, with the winner receiving $64,000. The event also featured three alternate fights. All seven tournament fights were shown on the live pay-per-view broadcast, as well as the Jason Fairn vs. Guy Mezger alternate fight.

The tournament had no weight classes or weight limits. Each match had no time limit or rounds, therefore no judges were used for the night. The referee for the night was "Big" John McCarthy. Royce Gracie won the event by defeating Dan Severn with a triangle choke. The card also featured the notorious fight between Keith Hackney and Joe Son; Hackney won via submission after landing a series of unanswered strikes to the groin of Joe Son.

Play-by-play announcer Bruce Beck and color commentator Jeff Blatnick were paired together for the first time on the pay-per-view and became the regular commentary team on UFC broadcasts up to and including UFC 15 . They were joined by regular contributor Jim Brown.

Results

Final
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
N/A Royce Gracie def. Dan Severn Submission (triangle choke)15:49
Semifinals
N/A Royce Gracie def. Keith Hackney Submission (armbar)5:32
N/A Dan Severn def. Marcus Bossett Submission (arm-triangle choke)0:52 [lower-alpha 1]
Quarterfinals
N/A Royce Gracie def. Ron van Clief Submission (rear-naked choke)3:49
N/A Keith Hackney def. Joe Son Submission (blood choke)2:44
N/A Steve Jennum def.Melton BowenSubmission (armbar)4:47
N/A Dan Severn def. Anthony Macias Submission (rear-naked choke)1:45
Alternate bouts
N/A Joe Charles def. Kevin Rosier Submission (armbar)0:14
N/A Marcus Bossett def.Eldo Dias XavierKO (strikes)4:55
N/A Guy Mezger def.Jason FairnTKO (corner stoppage)2:13
  1. ↑ Steve Jennum was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Marcus Bossett.

UFC 4 bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Flag of Brazil.svg Royce Gracie (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Ron van Clief (Karate) 3:59
Flag of Brazil.svg Royce Gracie SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Keith Hackney 5:32
Flag of the United States.svg Keith Hackney (Kenpo) SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Son (Taekwondo) 2:44
Flag of Brazil.svg Royce Gracie SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Severn 15:49
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Jennum (Ninjutsu) SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Melton Bowen (Boxing) 4:47
Flag of the United States.svg Marcus Bossett 10:52
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Severn SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Severn (Wrestling) SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Macias (Muay Thai) 1:45

1 Steve Jennum was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Marcus Bossett.

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References

  1. ↑ "MMA - Man Cave Flashback: UFC 4 - Revenge of the Warriors". 411mania.com. 1994-12-16. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  2. ↑ "UFC 4 Review: Royce Gracie's Revenge and Dan Severn's Debut". Bleacher Report. 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  3. ↑ Gracie, Royce (December 1994). "How's Mike Tyson for a Big Name?". Black Belt. 32 (12): 15.
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