UFC 2

The Ultimate Fighting Championship Part II (later renamed UFC 2: No Way Out) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on March 11, 1994, at Mammoth Gardens in Denver, Colorado.[1] The event was seen live on pay-per-view in the United States,[2] and was later released on home video.

UFC 2: No Way Out
The poster for UFC 2: No Way Out.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 11, 1994
VenueMammoth Gardens
CityDenver, Colorado
Attendance2,000
Event chronology
UFC 1: The Beginning UFC 2: No Way Out UFC 3: The American Dream

History

UFC 2 featured a sixteen-man tournament format, the first and only one in UFC history, with the winner receiving $60,000.

The first seven bouts were not aired on the live pay-per-view broadcast, but were on the home video version.

The tournament had no weight classes or weight limits. Matches had no time limit or rounds, therefore no judges were used.[3]

Competitors could only win a match by submission, by the opponent's corner throwing in the towel, or by knockout.

UFC 2 marked the debut of referee John McCarthy, arguably the most famous referee in the sport of MMA.[4]

Since this was the only 16-man tournament in UFC history, Royce Gracie is the only person to have ever fought and won four fights in one night in the UFC.[5]

Stuntman and co-creator of the UFC Ben Perry joined the announcing crew for the first time in UFC 2. He was quoted that evening as introducing Scott Morris into the ring by saying: "We don’t know much about Scott Morris, because he is a Ninja".[6]

This event did a buyrate of 300,000.[7]

Results

Final
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
N/A Royce Gracie def. Patrick Smith Submission (punches) 1:17
Semifinals
N/A Patrick Smith def. Johnny Rhodes Submission (guillotine choke) 1:07
N/A Royce Gracie def. Remco Pardoel Submission (lapel choke) 1:31
Quarterfinals
N/A Patrick Smith def. Scott Morris KO (elbows) 0:30
N/A Johnny Rhodes def. Fred Ettish Submission (bulldog choke) 3:07 [lower-alpha 1]
N/A Remco Pardoel def. Orlando Wiet KO (elbows) 1:29
N/A Royce Gracie def. Jason DeLucia Submission (armlock) 1:07
Opening Round
N/A Scott Morris def. Sean Daugherty Submission (guillotine choke) 0:20
N/A Patrick Smith def. Ray Wizard Submission (guillotine choke) 0:58
N/A Johnny Rhodes def. David Levicki Submission (punches) 12:13
N/A Frank Hamaker def. Thaddeus Luster Submission (armlock) 4:52
N/A Orlando Wiet def. Robert Lucarelli TKO (corner stoppage) 2:50
N/A Remco Pardoel def. Alberto Cerro Leon Submission (forearm choke) 9:51
N/A Jason DeLucia def. Scott Baker Submission (triangle Choke) 6:41
N/A Royce Gracie def. Minoki Ichihara Submission (lapel choke) 5:08
  1. Frank Hamaker was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Fred Ettish.

UFC 2 bracket

Opening Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Scott Morris (Ninjitsu) SUB
Sean Daugherty (Karate) 0:20
Scott Morris 0:30
Patrick Smith KO
Patrick Smith (Taekwondo) SUB
Ray Wizard (Karate) 0:58
Patrick Smith SUB
Johnny Rhodes 1:07
Johnny Rhodes (Karate) SUB
David Levicki (Wing Chun) 12:13
Johnny Rhodes SUB
Fred Ettish (Karate) 1 3:07
Frank Hamaker (Sambo) SUB
Thaddeus Luster (San Soo) 4:52
Patrick Smith 1:17
Royce Gracie SUB
Orlando Wiet (Muay Thai) TKO
Robert Lucarelli (Kickboxing) 2:50
Orlando Wiet 1:29
Remco Pardoel KO
Remco Pardoel (Jujutsu) SUB
Alberto Cerra Leon (Pencak Silat) 9:51
Remco Pardoel 1:31
Royce Gracie SUB
Jason Delucia (Shaolinquan) SUB
Scott Baker (Kickboxing) 6:41
Jason Delucia 1:07
Royce Gracie SUB
Royce Gracie (BJJ) SUB
Minoki Ichihara (Karate) 5:08

1 Frank Hamaker was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Fred Ettish.

See also

References

  1. "UFC 2 - No Way Out". Sherdog.com. 1994-03-11. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  2. "UFC 2: No Way Out". Tapology. 1994-03-11. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  3. Sandomir, Richard (March 8, 1994). "TV SPORTS; Death Is Cheap: Maybe It's Just $14.95". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  4. "'Big' John McCarthy to referee UFC on Versus". USA Today. June 26, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  5. Gentry, Clyde (2005). No Holds Barred: Ultimate Fighting and the Martial Arts Revolution.
  6. "Prelude to UFC 100: Greatest Quotes In UFC History". July 10, 2009.
  7. "The Pay per View Revolution in Wrestling". 2015-06-17.
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