There once was a time before Dana White was the president of the UFC, when Lorenzo Fertitta was not the head honcho and where fighters fought multiple times in a single night.
In the early days of the UFC, stars were born, legends were made and legacies were created.
Some of the top names from the first UFC events remain well-known names to this day, and impacted the sport of MMA drastically.
From Royce Gracie to Pedro Rizzo, there are plenty of top fighters from before Zuffa purchased the UFC.
Let’s take a look—in no particular order—at the 25 best fighters from before UFC 30.