The UFC has turned 20 years young this month and like with most anniversaries nostalgia is rife in the MMA community at this time.
It is easy to remember the good times. From Royce Gracie’s triumph at UFC 1, to the best knockouts, best submissions and the best events. A 20th anniversary is a cause for celebration and remembering the good is the best way to do so.
However, with the good comes the bad. Sometimes we can even look back at the bad and just laugh, but other times we try to block them out and forget they ever happened. They’re just as important as the good memories, though. Flaws build character and the UFC has had its bad days, but it would be pretty uninteresting if everything was rosy all of the time.
So here is to the bad times and five of the worst moments in UFC history.