Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 2 once again takes place in Denver, Colorado, but at a different arena. This time there are 16 fighters, instead of 8, with the winner receiving $60,000. It is a tournament again with Style vs Style. And Royce Gracie is back, to defend his tournament win from UFC 1. Will he do it?
The DVD starts off with a recap of 7 of the preliminary bouts. The 3 announcers quickly go over the 14 fighters, their styles and who won. For me, this was the only real disappointing thing about the DVD. I don't see why they did not put all the fights on the DVD. I can see why during the PPV for time constraints, but this is a DVD, and there is room for it. Later, in the Special Features section of the DVD, they show 3 of the fights, but we still miss out on 4.
After the recap, they show the 8th bout of the tournament: Minoki Ichihara (Karate) vs Royce Grace (Jiu-Jitsu). Royce quickly takes Minoki down, and eventually submits him by armbar.
Next comes a recap of the differnt styles that will be on display in the Quarterfinals. They show a short segment on each of the 5 styles: Karate, Kickboxing, Kung Fu, Grapplers, and Exotics (ninja). This was informative for any new fans out there.
Now the Quarterfinal Matchups:
Scott Morris (ninja) vs Pat Smith (Kickboxing)
Johnny Rhodes (Karate) vs Fred Ettish (Karate)
Orlando Weit (Kickboxing) vs Remco Pardoel (grappler)
Jason DeLucia (Kung Fu) vs Royce Gracie (Jiu-Jitsu)
There were some great matchups in this UFC with some crazy knockouts and cool submissions. The ending to the Remco/Orlando fight is worth watching this DVD alone. The announcing team were a little better this UFC, but definitely not up to the fluidity that we currently see on Spike or the PPV's. This UFC also featured the debut of Big John McCarthy as the referee. I felt bad for the guy, because he refs every single bout.
For UFC 2, the disc still lacks alot of features. There are the fights, and then a Special Features section. The Special Features has an interview with Hall of Famer Royce Gracie,and then a Bonus Fights/Alternate Angles Part. But as I mentioned before, they only show 3 of the 7 preliminary bouts.
Overall, a great experience for the mixed martial arts fan of the "early days".
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