UFC 4 Revenge of the Warriors

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Fri 16th December 1994 Local
Fri 16th December 1994 12:00am UTC

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UFC

Season
1994

Round
Round 3

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Description

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 16, 1994, at the Expo Center Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The event was seen live on pay-per-view, and later released on home video.

Background
As usual, virtually all martial artists of any significance were contacted by the promoters of the event. The other way they recruited was what later became known as the "Royce's challenge letters." Even Mike Tyson was "challenged" by Royce Gracie while in jail.

History
UFC 4 used an eight-man tournament format, with the winner receiving $64,000. The event also featured three alternate fights. All seven tournament fights were shown on the live pay-per-view broadcast, as well as the Jason Fairn vs. Guy Mezger alternate fight.

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. The referee for the night was "Big" John McCarthy. Royce Gracie won the event by defeating Dan Severn with a triangle choke. The card also featured the notorious fight between Keith Hackney and Joe Son; Hackney won via submission after landing a series of unanswered strikes to the groin of Joe Son.

Play-by-play announcer Bruce Beck and color commentator Jeff Blatnick were paired together for the first time on the pay-per-view and became the regular commentary team on UFC broadcasts up to and including UFC 15. They were joined by regular contributor Jim Brown.

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Result List

01	Royce Gracie	UFC Middleweight	WIN
01	Dan Severn	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
02	Royce Gracie	UFC Middleweight	WIN
02	Dan Severn	UFC Middleweight	WIN
02	Keith Hackney	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
03	Royce Gracie	UFC Middleweight	WIN
03	Dan Severn	UFC Middleweight	WIN
03	Ron Van Clief	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
03	Keith Hackney	UFC Middleweight	WIN
04	Anthony Macias	UFC Heavyweight	LOSS
06	Joe Son	UFC Heavyweight	LOSS
08	Jason Fairn	UFC Heavyweight	LOSS
08	Guy Mezger	UFC Light Heavyweight	WIN

Result Description

Final
Royce Gracie def. Dan Severn Submission (triangle choke) 15:49

Semifinals
Royce Gracie def. Keith Hackney Submission (armbar) 5:32
Dan Severn def. Marcus Bossett Submission (arm-triangle choke) 0:52

Quarterfinals
Royce Gracie def. Ron van Clief Submission (rear-naked choke) 3:49
Keith Hackney def. Joe Son Submission (blood choke) 2:44
Steve Jennum def. Melton Bowen Submission (armbar) 4:47
Dan Severn def. Anthony Macias Submission (rear-naked choke) 1:45

Alternate bouts
Joe Charles def. Kevin Rosier Submission (armbar) 0:14
Marcus Bossett def. Eldo Dias Xavier KO (strikes) 4:55
Guy Mezger def. Jason Fairn TKO (corner stoppage) 2:13

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