UFC 4

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. The event was seen live on pay-per-view, and later released on home video. [1][2]

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
The poster for UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors.
Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	December 16, 1994
Venue	Expo Square Pavilion
City	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Attendance	5,857
Buyrate	120,000
Event chronology
UFC 3: The American Dream UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors UFC 5: The Return of the Beast

Background

As usual, virtually all martial artists of any significance were contacted by the promoters of the event. The other way to address the opposition was what later to be known as the "Royce's challenge letters." Even Mike Tyson was "challenged" by Royce Gracie while in jail.[3]

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.

Results

Final
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
N/A	Royce Gracie	def.	Dan Severn	Submission (triangle choke)		15:49
Semifinals
N/A	Royce Gracie	def.	Keith Hackney	Submission (armbar)		5:32
N/A	Dan Severn	def.	Marcus Bossett	Submission (arm-triangle choke)		0:52	[lower-alpha 1]
Quarterfinals
N/A	Royce Gracie	def.	Ron van Clief	Submission (rear-naked choke)		3:49
N/A	Keith Hackney	def.	Joe Son	Submission (blood choke)		2:44
N/A	Steve Jennum	def.	Melton Bowen	Submission (armbar)		4:47
N/A	Dan Severn	def.	Anthony Macias	Submission (rear-naked choke)		1:45
Alternate bouts
N/A	Joe Charles	def.	Kevin Rosier	Submission (armbar)		0:14
N/A	Marcus Bossett	def.	Eldo Dias Xavier	KO (strikes)		4:55
N/A	Guy Mezger	def.	Jason Fairn	TKO (corner stoppage)		2:13

1. Steve Jennum was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Marcus Bossett.

UFC 4 bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Royce Gracie (BJJ)

SUB

Ron van Clief (Karate)

3:59

Royce Gracie

SUB

Keith Hackney

5:32

Keith Hackney (American Kenpo)

SUB

Joe Son (Taekwondo)

2:44

Royce Gracie

SUB

Dan Severn

15:49

Steve Jennum (Ninjitsu)

SUB

Melton Bowen (Boxing)

4:47

Marcus Bossett (Karate) ^1

0:52

Dan Severn

SUB

Dan Severn (Wrestling)

SUB

Anthony Macias (Muay Thai)

1:45

¹Steve Jennum was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Marcus Bossett.

See also

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events
• 1994 in UFC

References

1. "MMA - Man Cave Flashback: UFC 4 - Revenge of the Warriors". 411mania.com. 1994-12-16. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
2. "UFC 4 Review: Royce Gracie's Revenge and Dan Severn's Debut". Bleacher Report. 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
3. Gracie, Royce (December 1994). "How's Mike Tyson for a Big Name?". Black Belt. 32 (12): 15.

External links

• UFC 4 results at Sherdog.com
• UFC 4 fights reviews
• Official UFC website
• MMA Mental History UFC 4