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5 Things You Might Not Know About UFC 1

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Every entity has an origin story.

WOW Promotions and Semaphore Entertainment Group gave birth to the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Nov. 12, 1993 at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver. America was in the first year of the Clinton presidency. “The Three Musketeers,” “Carlito’s Way” and “My Life” were 1-2-3 at the domestic box office. Meat Loaf’s “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” was in its second week atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The average price of a gallon of gas was $1.11. So it was that 10 martial artists from various disciplines rode into The Mile High City on a blustery 44-degree day to determine the best form of hand-to-hand combat.