UFC 5

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The poster for UFC 5: Gracie vs. Shamrock 2
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateApril 7, 1995
Venue Independence Arena
City Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance6,000
Buyrate260,000 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors UFC 5: Gracie vs. Shamrock 2 UFC 6: Clash of the Titans

UFC 5: The Return of the Beast was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 7, 1995, at the Independence Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. [2] The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.

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History

UFC 5 used an eight-man tournament format, with the winner receiving $50,000. [3] The event also featured the first ever UFC Superfight, as well as two alternate fights, which were not shown on the live pay-per-view broadcast. [4] The tournament had no weight classes or weight limits, and the fights had to end by submission, throwing in the towel, knockout, or referee stoppage, and thus, no judges were used. Fight judges and weight classes would finally become part of the UFC framework in UFC 8 and UFC 12 respectively. [5] [6]

The Superfight match was the main attraction, and the winner of this fight would become the reigning UFC Champion. It consisted of rivals Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock facing off in the most anticipated match in UFC history to that date, which lead to the highest pay-per-view buyrate the UFC had achieved. [7] Up to this point, Ken Shamrock's only defeat in the UFC was to Royce Gracie in UFC 1. Unfortunately for fans, the resulting bout has been ranked as one of the worst fights in MMA history, often described as "boring" and "35 minutes of Ken Shamrock laying on top of Royce Gracie."

UFC 5 was the first UFC event to feature any kind of time limits since UFC 1. [5] A 20-minute time limit was imposed for the quarterfinal and semi-final round matches in the tournament. The finals of the tournament and the Superfight had a 30-minute time limit. The Superfight overran to 31 minutes before incorporating an on-the-spot decision to extend the fight by a further five minutes. [8] As there was still no winner, the match was declared a draw.

In the tournament side of the event, Dan Severn won in the finals by defeating Dave Beneteau via a keylock submission. The referee for the night was 'Big' John McCarthy.

This UFC event was the last with the involvement of UFC co-creator Rorion Gracie, ostensibly because of the introduction of time-limits, which ran counter to his family's ethos of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in which fights should go to a finish. [4] Gracie and his partner Art Davie later sold WOW Promotions, co-promoters of the event, to WOW's partner, Semaphore Entertainment Group. [3] Royce Gracie also ended his involvement following Rorion's departure until he returned for UFC 60.

This event saw the implementation of a fight time limit in order to present the entire show in the allotted satellite time.[ citation needed ] The show ran 2 hours and 40 minutes, which was 40 minutes "over" the scheduled time, but UFC purchased 3 hours of satellite pay-per-view time in preparation.[ citation needed ] This was unlike UFC 4, where many PPV providers cut the show off after the first 2 hours.[ citation needed ]

With this event, many of the fighters received nicknames, including:

Results

Superfight Championship
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
N/A Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie Draw36:06 [lower-alpha 1]
Final
N/A Dan Severn def. Dave Beneteau Submission (americana)3:01
Semifinals
N/A Dave Beneteau def.Todd MedinaTKO (submission to strikes)2:12 [lower-alpha 2]
N/A Dan Severn def. Oleg Taktarov TKO (cut)4:21
Quarterfinals
N/A Jon Hess def.Andy AndersonTKO (punches)1:23
N/ATodd Medinadef.Larry CuretonSubmission (forearm choke)2:55
N/A Oleg Taktarov def.Ernie VerdiciaSubmission (choke)2:23
N/A Dan Severn def. Joe Charles Submission (rear-naked choke)1:38
Alternate bouts
N/A Dave Beneteau def.Asbel CancioTKO (punches)0:21
N/A Guy Mezger def.John DowdyTKO (punches)2:02
  1. ↑ Superfight Championship bout: After 30 minutes of grappling, the referee stood both fighters up and had them fight a 5 minute overtime round. Neither fighter was able to achieve decisive victory and the match was declared a draw.
  2. ↑ Beneteau replaced Jon Hess, who had broken his hand during his first match.

UFC 5 bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Hess (Kung Fu) TKO
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Anderson (Taekwondo) 1:23
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Beneteau 1TKO
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Medina 2:12
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Medina (Jeet Kune Do) SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Larry Cureton (Kickboxing) 2:55
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Beneteau 3:01
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Severn SUB
Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Taktarov (Sambo) SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Ernie Verdicia (Kenpo) 2:23
Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Taktarov 4:21
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Severn TKO
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Severn (Wrestling) SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Charles (Judo) 1:38

1 Jon Hess was fined $2,000 for fouls committed in his fight. He withdrew with a hand injury, and was replaced by Dave Beneteau.

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