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UFC mixed martial arts event in 1994
The Ultimate Fighting Championship III
(later renamed
UFC 3: The American Dream
) was a
mixed martial arts (MMA)
event held by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
on September 9, 1994, at
Grady Cole Center
in
Charlotte
,
North Carolina
, United States. The event was seen live on
pay-per-view
in the
United States
, and was later released on
home video
.
History
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UFC 3
used an eight-man
tournament
format, with the winner receiving $60,000. The tournament had no weight classes or weight limits. Each match had no time limit or rounds; therefore no judges were used for the night. Competitors could only win a match by
submission
, throwing in the towel,
knockout
, or referee stoppage. This event marked the first time the referee was given the authority to stop the contest. The
referee
for the night was once again
"Big" John McCarthy
.
Replacement fighter
Steve Jennum
won the tournament by defeating
Harold Howard
via submission due to strikes, despite only fighting in the finals. Jennum was a replacement for
Ken Shamrock
, who made it to the finals but withdrew due to injury.
[2]
This was the first
UFC
tournament that was not won by
Royce Gracie
, who won his quarterfinal fight but withdrew as the semifinal fight was about to start, likely due to fatigue from the previous round.
[3]
After Jennum won
UFC 3
as an alternate,
UFC
instituted alternate qualifying bouts to balance out fatigue, and to lessen the advantage that alternates previously had entering the tournament without fighting quarterfinal bouts.
Results
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Jennum was a replacement for Ken Shamrock who withdrew due to injury.
- ^
Keith Hackney was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Felix Mitchell.
- ^
Due to fatigue sustained during the fight, Gracie was unable to continue in the tournament.
UFC 3
bracket
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1
Keith Hackney
was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Felix Mitchell.
2
Royce Gracie
's corner threw in the towel before the fight, so
Harold Howard
was given a bye into the final.
3
It was announced that
Ken Shamrock
was injured at the event and could not continue.
Steve Jennum
replaced him.
See also
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