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Overview of the events of 1996 in sports
1996 in sports
describes the year's events in world sport.
Men's professional
Men's amateur
Women's professional
Steeplechases
Flat races
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1996 in chronological order.
Before 1997, the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
(UFC) was considered the only major MMA organization in the world and featured much fewer rules then are used in modern MMA.
Date
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Event
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Alternate Name/s
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Location
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Attendance
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PPV Buyrate
|
Notes
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February 16
|
UFC 8: David vs. Goliath
|
?
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Bayamon
,
Puerto Rico
|
13,000
|
160,000
|
UFC rule change, timed rounds were changed to two 10-minute rounds for first two rounds of the tournament and a single 15-minute round in the tournament final and superfights. Introduction of judges. First MMA event to draw criticism from politicians.
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May 17
|
UFC 9: Motor City Madness
|
?
|
Detroit
,
Michigan
,
US
|
10,000
|
?
|
First UFC event not to feature a tournament, however it was not the last.
Closed fisted strikes to the head were banned for this event only, however this was not enforced.
Following this event the UFC was removed from airing events on numerous cable systems, including
TCI
cable.
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July 12
|
UFC 10: The Tournament
|
?
|
Birmingham
,
Alabama
,
US
|
4,300
|
?
|
This event was originally going to be held at the
Providence Civic Center
in
Providence
, Rhode Island.
|
September 20
|
UFC 11: The Proving Ground
|
?
|
Augusta
,
Georgia
,
US
|
4,500
|
?
|
?
|
December 7
|
The Ultimate Ultimate 2
|
Ultimate Ultimate 1996
UFC 11.5
|
Birmingham
,
Alabama
,
US
|
6,000
|
?
|
|
- January: England - The
1995?96 Rugby Football League season
ends with Wigan declared champions.
- March 29: Paris ? the new
Super League
competition, the first ever season of professional rugby to be played in summer, begins with new team
Paris Saint-Germain
's first match: a 30?24 win over
Sheffield Eagles
at
Charlety Stadium
before 17,873.
- April 27: London, England - The
1996 Challenge Cup
tournament culminates in
St Helens
' 40?32 victory over
Bradford Bulls
in the final at
Wembley Stadium
before a crowd of 75,994.
- June 3: Sydney, Australia - The
1996 State of Origin series
is wrapped up as
New South Wales
defeat
Queensland
18?6 in Game II at the
Sydney Football Stadium
before a crowd of 41,955.
- June 26: Cardiff, Wales - The
1996 European Rugby League Championship
is won by
England
who defeated
Wales
26?12 at
Cardiff Arms Park
before a crowd of 5,245
- August 31: Salford, England - The 1996 Student Rugby League World Cup culminates in Australia's 28 - 16 defeat of Samoa
- September 29: Sydney, Australia - The
1996 ARL season
culminates the
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
' 20?8 grand final victory over the
St. George Dragons
at the
Sydney Football Stadium
before a crowd of 40,985
- The
1996 Queensland Cup Season
is won by the
Toowoomba Clydesdales
- Super League I
ends with St. Helens being crowned champions for finishing on top of the League
- The
Great Britain national team
go on a their
tour of the Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand
.
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Sports by year (1951?2000)
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