ESPN article on the Ultimate Ultimate 96

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Funaki Masakatsu #1 -
Attila -
Funaki Masakatsu #1 - The UU96 remains one of my favorite MMA events ever, and is possibly my favorite UFC event ever.

Same here. Can you imagine if Vitor and Coleman didn't get injured and were in it? Most stacked 8-man tournament ever.

That would have been insane.

IIRC, Shamrock originally demanded to Art Davie that Davie bracket it so that Ken fought Tank FIRST, in the semifinals, so that he wouldn't have to risk Tank losing in the first round and missing the chance to fight him. Davie declined because he wanted to match the top fighters with lesser fighters in the first round and build up the matchups from there.

That backfired pretty good on Art. Tank-Ken would have been a battle and both guys were probably at their peaks in skill at the UU96.

Yeah, never liked the first round matchmaking for the tournament. I understand the 1-8 seed-style of matchmaking for a tournament, but it also deprived the fans of the matches that they wanted to see.

Ken vs. Tank would have been amazing.

Why have a pointless rematch between Frye and Goodridge when there were so many more interesting matchups to be made? I would have loved to see Frye vs. Kimo in the first round.

Johnston vs. Worsham

Varelans vs. Goodridge

That would have been the ideal setup, imo.

Ironically, this line-up maintains the original brackets, but switches the fights around.

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CLINTK9 7 Member Since: 4/20/05 Posts: 7062	Varalens was a BEAST that night. both Ken & Frye would have had thier hands full with him in the 1st! You have ignored this user.

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Funaki Masakatsu #1 132 Member Since: 9/18/09 Posts: 2784	CLINTK9 - Varalens was a BEAST that night. both Ken & Frye would have had thier hands full with him in the 1st! I don't know about that...Polar Bear was really big but he never struck me as particularly skilled. I think Frye's crisp boxing would make short work of him and Ken had way too many weapons. You have ignored this user.

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Chappie 9 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 3710	With the prima dona like egos of Ken, Tank, Ruas, and few of the other early UFC stars, it would have been interesting to see a chubby, unassuming Igor V come in a wreek havok on the field. You have ignored this user.

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Funaki Masakatsu #1 -
CLINTK9 - Varalens was a BEAST that night. both Ken & Frye would have had thier hands full with him in the 1st!
I don't know about that...Polar Bear was really big but he never struck me as particularly skilled. I think Frye's crisp boxing would make short work of him and Ken had way too many weapons.

that particular night Varlens was HUGE and pumped ready to go. the skills obviously are in Kens and fryes favor, but if big Paul was holding his own up top, FRYE is MUCH Smaller, and one of those guys went for a TD and landed underneath like Kimo. they would have took beatings as well. Varelens wasnt great, but that night he was ready, and bigger than normal. would love to have seen it.

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CLINTK9 7 Member Since: 4/20/05 Posts: 7064	I was there live right by the aisle when Varelens was coming down yellin, he was game that night. You have ignored this user.

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thomase 7 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 877	Ttt for a great thread and article! Love it! :) Big 'English' Tom You have ignored this user.

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Funaki Masakatsu #1 132 Member Since: 9/18/09 Posts: 2786	thomase - Ttt for a great thread and article! Love it! :) Big 'English' Tom Great to see you posting Big Tom!!! You have ignored this user.

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SamboReigns 3 Member Since: 2/4/06 Posts: 791	What a great read, thanks for posting. You have ignored this user.

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CLINTK9 7 Member Since: 4/20/05 Posts: 7065	IF only UU96 was Actually the 8 BEST fighters in UFC up to that point. It would have been: Royce, Ken, Severn, Oleg, Tank, Ruas, Frye & Coleman! And I would have bracket them like this: Gracie/Taktarov Severn/Coleman Frye/Ruas Shamrock/Tank MAN, THAT would have been AWESOME! You have ignored this user.

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Rear Naked Chode 174 Edited: 12/08/12 4:38 AM Member Since: 11/20/12 Posts: 193	Awesome read, and lol@ nelmark saying he wasn't knocked out. Dude got totally nelmarked. You have ignored this user.

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Bucephalus 588 Member Since: 10/22/12 Posts: 963	Hall accepted money from Frye to throw their fight so that Frye would have the energy to beat Tank. It's a known worked match. Hall came out later and told the whole story. It's pretty funny that the article in ESPN has a pic from that fight on the first page. You have ignored this user.

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