1997 in UFC explained

The year 1997 was the fifth year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1997, the UFC held five events beginning with UFC 12: Judgement Day.

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1997:

• Alex Hunter
• Brad Kohler
• Carlos Barreto
• Dan Bobish
• Dmitri Stepanov
• Donnie Chappell
• Dwayne Cason
• Enson Inoue
• Eric Martin
• Frank Shamrock
• Greg Stott
• Harry Moskowitz
• Houston Dorr
• Jackie Lee
• Jim Mullen
• Justin Martin
• Yoshiki Takahashi
• Kazushi Sakuraba
• Kevin Jackson
• Marcus Silveira
• Mark Kerr
• Maurice Smith
• Nick Sanzo
• Rainy Martinez
• Randy Couture
• Royce Alger
• Saeed Hosseini
• Steven Graham
• Tito Ortiz
• Tony Fryklund
• Tony Halme
• Tra Telligman
• Vitor Belfort
• Wallid Ismail
• Wes Albritton
• Yoji Anjo
• Yuri Vaulin

Events list

See main article: List of UFC events.

	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
14			Dothan Civic Center	Dothan, Alabama, U.S.	^[1]
15			Augusta Civic Center	Augusta, Georgia, U.S.	^[2]
16			Boutwell Auditorium	Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.	^[3]
17			Casino Magic Bay St. Louis	Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.	rowspan="1
18			Yokohama Arena	Yokohama, Japan	^[4]

See also

• UFC
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events

Notes and References

1. Web site: UFC 12: Judgement Day. tapology.com. October 20, 2010.
2. Web site: UFC 13: Ultimate Force. tapology.com. October 20, 2010.
3. Web site: UFC 14: Showdown. tapology.com. October 20, 2010.
4. Web site: UFC 15.5: Ultimate Japan. tapology.com. October 20, 2010.