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Ultimate Fighting Championship - The Ultimate Ultimate [VHS]

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The UU was the first time that the UFC really brought out some big guns and had 4 previous champions: Dan "The Beast" Severn UFC 5, Oleg Taktarov UFC 6, Marco Ruas UFC 7 and Steve Jennum UFC 3, take on some of the best competition that has never won the gold in, Tank Abbott, Paul Varelans, Dave Beneteau and replacing Pat Smith due to injury, Keith Hackney who had 2 memorable fights with Emmanuel Yarbrough and Royce Gracie. The UU however was missing 2 big names in Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie.

This was also the first time that score card judges would be used (and which Ruas argued against in a decision). This one also had a little bit of both kind of UFC action such as the bare knuckle striking and of course the ground techniques and submissions that have won it in the past.

The first round is really good. The matches are extremely fast paced (even for a few grappling matches) and it was very technical as well. However after that, some of the matches really dragged on in the semis and final. Granted yes you have to expect that from grappling matches but even after referee Big John McCarthy would stand up the fighters, it went back to the ground right away.

I'd still check out this one, it's still pretty good. Again, aside from Hackney and Abbott, this is mostly a night for the grapplers. Also check out Ultimate Ultimate 2 because that one is a lot faster and also check out UFC 2, 3 and 6.

I know a lot of people consider the UFC all about blood and violence. Well, this event proves that to win you need technique. This show had some great fighters, including Dan Severn, David "Tank" Abbott, Oleg Taktarov, Marco Ruas, Dave Beneteau, Paul Varelans, and Keith Hackney, all proven warriors in The Octagon( Steve Jennum is not a proven warrior). This event is really the UFC at its finest. It really makes you miss the old days of UFC. Now, if you want to see all out brawls, I suggeast UFC 1, UFC 2, OR UFC 6. Any UFC fan owes it to themselves to own this piece of UFC history.

The Ultimate Ultimate was a rare, but very anticipated event. It was rare because todays fighters fight for more money, and to pay for their appearances in an event like this would put the UFC out of business. Still the UU (for short), was awesome to watch. Four past UFC tourney champs,(Jennum, Severn,Taktarov, and Ruas) vs. three proven contenders(Abbott, Varelans, Beneteau, and Hackney). The first round saw quicker than expected results, while the second round saw marathon matches. This was the first UFC with judges, something Marco Ruas would object to. In the final, a rematch of a fight that was stopped due to a cut. There was a lot of blood, but again the judges would decide the outcome. A key name, Royce Gracie, was absent from this show. With the time-limits and judges, he really had no choice but to watch. A great show, but some lackluster fights towards the end.

This is a very entertaining event. The last 8-man tournament in UFC history. Tank Abbott puts on his best performance. Don Frye in his last NHB fight, as well as Ken Shamrock (he might be coming back soon, though). My 3rd favorite NHB event of all time.

The Ultimate Ultimate 2(UU2), looked damn good on paper. One week before the event, the names read as such: Coleman, Shamrock, Frye, Goodridge, Johnston, Abbott, Worsham, and Varelans. While the last 2 weren't the best, they were tough. But before showtime, we find out that Coleman cannot fight due to an infection. Kimo would replace him and battle Varelans to an all out war. All the favorites would win their first matches, but injuries would stop the progress(of 2) to the next round. The final was a quick, but a rollercoaster of a fight, there were many blows thrown, a lot of blood spewed, and a knockdown or two(of sorts). I guess the only disappointment was Ken Shamrock, this would be his last UFC to date. He has fought in Japan as early as May2000, but he is missed here in U.S. soil and PPV.

COME DON FRYE VS TANK ABBOTT. Knockout or a Sub Mission every fight. Gary Goodridge VS Don Frye rematch.

This UFC shows you how crucial a slip can be in a NHB fights. Most the fights are fairly boring, and there is speculation that Frye paid Hall to take a dive so that he would be fresh for the finals. If you're a UFC fan, I recommend getting it, otherwise get UFC's 2 or 6.

This is one of the best UFC in the history, Tank made it great, Ken shamrock in one of his better fights, Kimo and Varelans was simply explosive, and Don " The Predator" Frye showing why he was consider by many the best all around fighter

It was a good event. The fighters gave it their all. Wish the superfight was better,but the rest was well worth it.

Four UFC champs, three runners-up, and another good fighter battled for $150,000. This is the first UFC event where there were judges involved. This was a solid event, but nothing really spectacular.