It’s a on condition that the early version of the UFC looked nearly nothing prefer it looks today.
Far, far within the rearview mirror are the times when the promotion was fearful about just with the ability to put events on legally, or get them broadcast – largely due to Arizona Sen. John McCain, whose “human cockfighting” campaign against the UFC created a number of early struggles.
The event said to present McCain his big push within the fight against legal MMA was UFC 8, which took place Feb. 16, 1996, in Puerto Rico. It was the primary time the UFC went outside the country, and there have been Eleventh-hour issues with the federal government, with broadcast bans – just general chaos.
Historically, the even is more notable for its importance within the UFC origin story – though the superfight title fight between Ken Shamrock and Kimo Leopolodo was a spectacle you could watch within the video above.
