Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vidmark / Trimark
• VHS Release Date: December 9, 1997
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304218265
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,583 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars UFC 8 a mediocre outing, July 28, 2001

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Jamie Innes (Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Fighting Championship 8 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

UFC 8, the David vs Goliath tournament was a good idea but fell short due to big names on the card and lack of skill of some of the competitors.

I won't give you a rundown on every detail, but I will highlight some of the pro's and cons of this tape, so you can best decide if you want it or not...

Pros:

- Good idea, big guys vs little guys. The big guy's don't always win. - Don "The Predator" Fry gives an impressive performance for a smaller guy. Great puncher. - Very good superfight between Kimo Lepoldo and Ken Shamrock for the Superfight championship.

Cons:

- Severe lack of skill/lack of effort/lack of action on the part of many of the big guys - Not enough big names on the card - Overall replay value of the fights very low. You won't be yearning to watch it again after seeing it once. The fights are generally mismatches but not in the way you would think it would go down.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome UFC, August 13, 2005

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Simply Ravishing (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Fighting Championship 8 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This tape features an 8 man tournament as well as the SuperFight between Ken Shamrock and Kimo. It is dubbed David vs. Goliath because of the huge difference in size between the competitors in the tournament. This features the first UFC appearance of both "The Predator" as well as "Big Daddy."

Quarterfinals: Don Frye vs. Thomas Ramirez- Frye makes short work of Ramirez in ten seconds, knocking him out.
Paul Varelans vs. Joe Moreira- This fight goes the distance and is a stand-up fight only. It does not go to the ground at all. Varelans wins all three judges' decisions because he was the aggressor throughout most of the fight. Moreira did get some solid hits in, but he was backing away while Varelans was moving forward.
Jerry Bohlander vs. Scott Ferrozzo- Very interesting fight here, Ferrozzo uses his size to his advantage with a lot of grappling, a couple of nice suplexes are landed and the fight goes to the ground. A lot of stalemates though as he gets Bohlander up against the fence. Bohlander comes up with the win with a tapout.
Paul Herrera vs. Gary Goodridge- Another short fight, Herrera shoots immediately but gets caught in a bad spot, and Goodridge nails him repeatedly with some nasty elbows and gets the KO.

Semi-Finals: Frye vs. Adkins*- *Varelans is replaced because of an injury and Adkins gets his spot in the tournament. Here we have a boxer vs. wrestler fight and we all know how these usually end up. Frye with an early takedown and starts throwing down punches, and Big John McCarthy stops it.
Bohlander vs. Goodridge- Nice ground fighting by both men until Goodridge nails two solid punches and McCarthy stops it.

The Superfight: Ken Shamrock vs. Kimo- This fight goes to the ground immediately. Kimo nails some solid punches but got caught in an ankle lock and taps out.

Final: Frye vs. Goodridge- Goodridge was looking good in the early portions of the fight, but made a mistake and Frye rolled him over and got control and gets a couple of short punches in. At first I thought Big John stopped it, then we see a towel thrown in the Octagon so I assume that was the reason. Either way a win for "The Predator" but a very nice showing by "Big Daddy" as well. Don Frye is the UFC 8 champion.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Predator, March 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ultimate Fighting Championship 8 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This UFC marked the debut of Don Frye, who was one of the best fighters in UFC history, showing a good mix of power and skill, with great heart. The format is also a treat, as big guys go at little guys, sometimes with surprising results.