1996 in sports explained
1996 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
See main article: 1996 in association football.
Baseball
Boxing
Figure skating
Men's professional
Men's amateur
Women's professional
Steeplechases
Flat races
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1996 in chronological order.
Before 1997, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was considered the only major MMA organization in the world and featured much fewer rules then are used in modern MMA.
| align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" | Date | align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" | Event | align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" | Alternate Name/s | align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" | Location | align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" | Attendance | align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" | PPV Buyrate | align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" | Notes |
| February 16 | UFC 8: David vs. Goliath | | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 13,000 | 160,000 | |
| May 17 | UFC 9: Motor City Madness | |  Detroit, Michigan, US | 10,000 | | |
| July 12 | UFC 10: The Tournament | | Birmingham, Alabama, US | 4,300 | | |
| September 20 | UFC 11: The Proving Ground | | Augusta, Georgia, US | 4,500 | | |
| December 7 | The Ultimate Ultimate 2 | Ultimate Ultimate 1996
UFC 11.5 | Birmingham, Alabama, US | 6,000 | | |
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See also: 1996 in Pancrase.
See main article: 1996 in motorsport and List of 1996 motorsport champions.
Professional Wrestling
- July 7: For the first time in 15 years, Hulk Hogan becomes a villain, and forms the New World Order alongside Scott Hall and Kevin Nash.
- January: England - The 1995–96 Rugby Football League season ends with Wigan declared champions.
- March 29: Paris – the new Super League competition, the first ever season of professional rugby to be played in summer, begins with new team Paris Saint-Germain's first match: a 30–24 win over Sheffield Eagles at Charlety Stadium before 17,873.
- April 27: London, England - The 1996 Challenge Cup tournament culminates in St Helens' 40–32 victory over Bradford Bulls in the final at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 75,994.
- June 3: Sydney, Australia - The 1996 State of Origin series is wrapped up as New South Wales defeat Queensland 18–6 in Game II at the Sydney Football Stadium before a crowd of 41,955.
- June 26: Cardiff, Wales - The 1996 European Rugby League Championship is won by England who defeated Wales 26–12 at Cardiff Arms Park before a crowd of 5,245
- August 31: Salford, England - The 1996 Student Rugby League World Cup culminates in Australia's 28 - 16 defeat of Samoa
- September 29: Sydney, Australia - The 1996 ARL season culminates the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles' 20–8 grand final victory over the St. George Dragons at the Sydney Football Stadium before a crowd of 40,985
- The 1996 Queensland Cup Season is won by the Toowoomba Clydesdales
- Super League I ends with St. Helens being crowned champions for finishing on top of the League
- The Great Britain national team go on a their tour of the Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand.
Awards
Notes and References
- Web site: Kansas State University football records--1996 . . David . DeLassus . September 4, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020111717/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2190&year=1996 . October 20, 2012 .
- Web site: Epsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 4 January 2022 . en.
