In April 1995, following UFC 5 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Davie and Gracie sold their interest in the franchise to SEG and disbanded WOW Promotions.

The UFC had a reputation, especially in the early days, as an extremely violent event, as evidenced by a disclaimer in the beginning of the UFC 5 broadcast which warned audiences of the violent nature of the sport.

UFC 5 also introduced the first singles match, a rematch from the inaugural UFC featuring three time champion Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock, called " The Superfight.

The Best Damn Sports Show Period aired the first mixed martial arts match on American cable television in June 2002, as well as the main event showcasing Chuck Liddell vs. Vitor Belfort at UFC 37. 5.

| UFC 37. 5: As Real As It Gets

| UFC 17. 5

| UFC 15. 5

| Ultimate Ultimate 1996 UFC 11. 5

| UFC 5: The Return of the Beast

| Ultimate Ultimate 1995 UFC 7. 5

He is also a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and former # 1 ranked mixed martial arts ( MMA ) Heavyweight by Sherdog ; he was ranked # 5 before he announced his retirement at the end of 2011.

* UFC: On June 5, 2012, EA bought the rights to the UFC video game franchise from THQ.

The UFC on Fox 3 event took place at the arena on May 5, 2012.

Shamrock at a WWE | WWF event in 1998 wearing a t-shirt for the UFC 5 pay-per-view where he fought Royce Gracie for half an hour.

On April 5, 1995, at UFC 5, Shamrock finally got his rematch with Gracie in a match that would determine the UFC Champion.

Despite some fans holding the opinion that Shamrock unofficially won the UFC 5 Superfight with Gracie, the UFC was still without an official reigning Superfight champion.

UFC 52, the first event after the first season of The Ultimate Fighter featuring eventual-UFC Hall of Famer Chuck " The Iceman " Liddell avenging his defeat to fellow eventual-Hall of Famer Randy Couture, drew a pay-per-view audience of 300, 000, doubling its previous benchmark of 150, 000 set at UFC 40.

Following the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, the UFC's much-hyped rubber match between Liddell and Couture drew an estimated 410, 000 pay-per-view buys at UFC 57.

UFC 100 was unique in that it drew significant interest from ESPN, which provided extensive coverage of the event in the days preceding and following it.

Shamrock's mega drawing power was evident when the pay per view numbers came out for the event ; UFC 48 amazingly drew more pay per view buys than the ultra hyped super fight between mixed martial arts stars Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz one event earlier at UFC 47.

UFC 40 also garnered mainstream attention from massive media outlets such as ESPN and USA Today, something that was unfathomable for mixed martial arts at that point in time.

UFC 100 was a massive success garnering 1. 7 million buys under the drawing power of former NCAA wrestling champion and current WWE superstar Brock Lesnar and his rematch with former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir, Canadian superstar Georges St-Pierre going head-to-head with Brazilian knockout artist Thiago Alves, and Pride legend Dan Henderson opposing British middleweight Michael Bisping ; rival coaches on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.

Jones opened as a massive favorite ( 13-to-1 ) coming into the bout at UFC 152.

Rutten entered the UFC with a massive amount of hype ; he was undefeated in his last 19 fights and was touted by the organization as the greatest martial artist on the planet.

His final UFC victory was in a match that lasted for 16 minutes ( there were no rounds or time limits at the time ), during which he was continuously pinned underneath 260 pound ( 118 kg ) wrestler Dan Severn.

Many have suggested that the success of UFC 40 and the anticipation for Ortiz vs. Shamrock saved the UFC from bankruptcy ; the buyrates of the previous Zuffa shows averaged a mere 45, 000 buys per event and the company was suffering deep monetary losses.

For the rest of 2006, pay-per-view buy rates continued to skyrocket, with 620, 000 buys for UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie — featuring Royce Gracie's first UFC fight in 11 years — and 775, 000 buys for UFC 61 featuring the highly anticipated rematch between Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz, the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter 3.

In fact, the UFC had already broken the pay-per-view industry's all-time records for a single year of business, generating over $ 222, 766, 000 in revenue in 2006, surpassing both WWE and boxing.

Their 2010 measurements found samples taken at Ponte Tresa, Ostene and Port Ceresio to be " Heavily Polluted " ( more than 1, 000 UFC / 100ml intestinal enterococci and / or greater than E. coli 2000 UFC / 100ml ).

When it came, 14, 000 UFC members remained outside, calling themselves the United Free Church ( Continuing ).

In March 1953, the Árbenz Government expropriated unused UFC farmlands, for which the company was to be paid US $ 600, 000 — as determined by the UFC ’ s public tax-declaration of the worth of the unused farmland.

Shamrock, now an enormous star in Japan, defeated world kickboxing champion and future UFC Heavyweight Champion Maurice Smith and Alex Cook in the Opening Round of the 16 man King of Pancrase Tournament and Masakatsu Funaki and Manabu Yamada in the Second Round to become the first King of Pancrase before crowds of 11, 000 fans both nights at Tokyo ’ s Sumo Hall in December 1994.

Shamrock then defended his belt against Kimo Leopoldo at UFC 8 in February 1996 in front of 13, 000 + energetic fans in Puerto Rico.

UFC 40 sold out the MGM Grand Arena and sold 150, 000 pay per view buys, a rate over three times larger than the previous Zuffa events.

Many have suggested that the success of UFC 40 and the anticipation for Ken Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz saved the UFC from bankruptcy ; the buyrates of the previous Zuffa shows averaged a mere 45, 000 buys per event and the company was suffering deep monetary losses.

Yet later, when, in accordance with United Fruit Company's tax claims, the Árbenz Government offered to pay the UFC at the misrepresentative $ 3-per-acre rate, the United Fruit Company claimed that the true value of their land was $ 75 per acre, but refused to explain the increase of the financial-worth determination of the agricultural land.

Consequently, the United Fruit Company complained to and sought financial redress through the US Government ; and, in 1954, the US State Department demanded that the Árbenz Government pay $ 15, 854, 849 to the UFC, in payment of the true value of its farmland in the Pacific Ocean coast of Guatemala.

Hours before the event, the UFC suddenly instituted a 30 minute time limit, mainly due to pay per view time constraints.

Shamrock ultimately lost his suit against the UFC and was ordered by the court to pay Zuffa's attorney fees, totaling $ 175, 000.

In its 1952 tax returns, the UFC claimed the land was worth $ 3. 00 per acre.

The Decree 900 land reform especially threatened the agricultural monopoly of the United Fruit Company ( UFC ), the American multinational corporation that owned 42 per cent of the arable land of Guatemala ; which landholdings either had been bought by, or been ceded to, the UFC by the military dictatorships who preceded the Árbenz Government of Guatemala.

UFC programming will be aired on various Fox properties, including the Fox network ( which will air four live events per year, the first of which priemiered in November 2011 ), FX, and Fuel TV.

The UFC on Fuel TV 3: " Korean Zombie vs. Poirier " event was to be the first he had missed in 11 years with White staying home as per doctors orders.