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Ultimate Force
Watch the first appearance of future UFC champions and UFC Hall of Famers Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz as well as a superfight between Vitor Belfort and Tank Abbott.
May 30, 1997 131
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1 Guy Mezger vs. Tito Ortiz UFC 13
Replacing injured Enson Inoue following a quick TKO win in the alternate bout, “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz was set to take on MMA vet and Lion’s Den top gun Guy Mezger.
May. 30, 1997
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2 Guy Mezger vs. Christophe Leninger UFC 13
The opening round of the lightweight tournament saw 2x US Olympic judo alternate Christophe Leninger return to the Octagon against Ken Shamrock’s teammate Guy Mezger, who like Shamrock was already a fixture in Pancrase, Japanese MMA promotion.
May. 30, 1997
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3 Enson Inoue vs. Royce Alger UFC 13
A blackbelt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and a veteran of the Japanese MMA promotion Shooto, Enson Inoue made his Octagon debut against the ferocious former 2x NCAA Division I National Champion wrestler Royce Alger from the University of Iowa.
May. 30, 1997
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4 Tito Ortiz vs. Wes Albritton UFC 13
It all started in an alternate bout, future UFC Hall of Famer “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz entered the Octagon for the first time in first pro MMA bout at 22 years young against Wes Albritton, a blackbelt in Kenpo karate.
May. 30, 1997
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5 Randy Couture vs. Steven Graham UFC 13
In the UFC 13 heavyweight tournament final, Randy “The Natural” Couture entered the Octagon against the huge Stephen “Greedy” Graham following both men’s steamrolling performances in the opening round.
May. 30, 1997
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6 Steven Graham vs. Dmitri Stepanov UFC 13
In this opening round bout of the UFC 13 heavyweight tournament, the enormous Stephen “Greedy” Graham representing the art of “extension fighting” took on the Russian Muay Thai striker Dmitri Stepanov in both of their Octagon debuts.
May. 30, 1997
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7 Randy Couture vs. Tony Halme UFC 13
The future UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture humbly entered his first Octagon bout as simply a former D1 wrestler and US Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling alternate with boxing experience against Finnish pro boxer and pro wrestler Tony Halme.
May. 30, 1997
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8 Vitor Belfort vs. Tank Abbott UFC 13
After winning the UFC 12 heavyweight tournament at the mere age of 19, Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort returns to the Octagon to face veteran brawler Tank Abbott.
May. 30, 1997
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