UFC co-founder Rorion Gracie must have been a fan of the 1988 Van-Damme masterpiece, Bloodsport. Like the iconic flick, the Ultimate Fighting Championship claimed to pit the best fighters from different disciplines against one another in a no-holds-barred eight-man tournament. The shock-and-awe of this concept garnered many curious viewers, but the evolution of the sport has made […]
No-Weight Class UFC Tournament Impossible Today; Superfights Instead
UFC co-founder Rorion Gracie must have been a fan of the 1988 Van-Damme masterpiece, Bloodsport. Like the iconic flick, the Ultimate Fighting Championship claimed to pit the best fighters from different disciplines against one another in a no-holds-barred eight-man tournament. The shock-and-awe of this concept garnered many curious viewers, but the evolution of the sport has made […]