UFC in 1995
After two years of fighting, the UFC continued to move forward in 1995. The UF C was gradually growing in popularity. This year would feature three UFC Events and new features within the events.
Prior to UFC 5, the event featured a “Superfight.” This fight would have two of the most famous fighters of that time squaring off to see who the greatest fighters of that time.
Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock would be square off. Gracie had been dominant in his fighting in the UFC to this point and was the Champion. Ken Shamrock was the World Shootfighting Champion. This fight would be the most highly anticipated fight. There were no judged in the match after 36 minutes the fight was declared a draw according to UFC news. The other portion of the event featured Dan Severn; he would be the champion of the bracket.
In the tournament, UFC 6 would reward Severn for his great achievement. Severn would take on Shamrock, who ended his battle with a draw against Gracie and this fight was owned by Shamrock. In just over 2 minutes Shamrock won with a guillotine choke. Shamrock was named the UFC Superfight Champion. The UFC 6 Bracket was owned by Oleg Taktarov. Including Tank Abbott in the final, to win the event he overcame three fighters.
In UFC 7, Ken Shamrock would square off against Oleg Taktarov. This fight would be another fight that had no judges and would end in a draw. The fight was 33 minutes long and no winner was declared. This fight was a turning point in the UFC. The UFC would make the change to allow ringside judges. This way the fights would not end in draws. Shamrock was clearly dominant in this and Shamrock retained his title.
The UFC 7 Bracket featured two fighters Paul Varelans and Marco Ruas, who beat their first two opponents in order to square off in the Finals. The Final round ended in favor of Marco Ruas. UFC 7 would be the last event of the year. As the top fighter in the UFC, Ken Shamrock would end 1995.