UFC 10

History

UFC 10 marked the UFC's return to the tournament format (which was removed in favor of single bouts at UFC 9). The card featured an eight man tournament, as well as two alternate bouts in case of an injury, and to fill time for the pay-per-view broadcast.

UFC was originally supposed to air this event from the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR) challenged the UFC's licence to host the event in court. Judge Richard J. Israel agreed that the tournament could go ahead there but only if they followed the rules of professional wrestling. When the UFC's lawyer stated that the WWF wasn't real, the judge retorted: "I’ve been watching it for 20 years, it certainly is." Due to wrestling needing a licence in Rhode Island, the UFC were obliged to apply for a wrestling licence from the DBR, which they refused to grant and the refusal was upheld on appeal. As a result, this led to UFC 10 being forced to move the event to Alabama.

UFC 10 featured the first appearance of Mark Coleman, who beat fan favorite Don Frye to win the tournament. It was also the first time that Bruce Buffer announced the fights inside the Octagon, replacing Rich Goins. (Bruce's brother Michael Buffer had announced at UFC 6 and UFC 7.) However, Rich Goins came back for UFC 8, UFC 9, and UFC 11.

Results

| N/A | Mark Coleman | def. | Don Frye | TKO (punches) | | 11:34 | | N/A | Don Frye | def. | Brian Johnston | TKO (submission to elbow) | | 4:37 | | N/A | Mark Coleman | def. | Gary Goodridge | Submission (exhaustion) | | 7:00 | | N/A | Don Frye | def. | Mark Hall | TKO (punches) | | 10:21 | | N/A | Brian Johnston | def. | Scott Fiedler | TKO (submission to punches) | | 2:25 | | N/A | Mark Coleman | def. | Moti Horenstein | TKO (submission to punches) | | 2:43 | | N/A | Gary Goodridge | def. | John Campetella | TKO (punches) | | 1:28 | | N/A | Geza Kalman | def. | Dieuseul Berto | TKO (punches) | | 5:57 | | N/A | Sam Adkins | def. | Felix Mitchell | Decision (unanimous) | | |

''UFC 10'' bracket

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team1=USA Don Frye | RD1-team2=USA Mark Hall | RD1-score1=TKO | RD1-score2=10:21 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team3=USA Brian Johnston | RD1-team4=USA Scott Fiedler | RD1-score3=TKO | RD1-score4=2:25 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team5=USA Mark Coleman | RD1-team6=Israel Moti Horenstein | RD1-score5=SUB | RD1-score6=2:43 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team7=Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge | RD1-team8=USA John Campetella | RD1-score7=KO | RD1-score8=1:28 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team1=USA Don Frye | RD2-team2=USA Brian Johnston | RD2-score1=TKO | RD2-score2=4:37 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team3=USA Mark Coleman | RD2-team4=Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge | RD2-score3=SUB | RD2-score4=7:00 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team1=USA Don Frye | RD3-team2=USA Mark Coleman | RD3-score1=11:34 | RD3-score2=TKO

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.

• Fight of the Night: Mark Coleman vs. Don Frye
• Knockout of the Night: Mark Coleman def. Moti Horenstein

References

References

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