UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
The poster for UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	December 16, 1994
Venue	Expo Square Pavilion
City	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Attendance	5,857
Buyrate	120,000
Event chronology
UFC 3: The American Dream UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors UFC 5: The Return of the Beast

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 16, 1994, at the Expo Center Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The event was seen live on pay-per-view, and later released on home video. ^{[1] [2]}

Background

As usual, virtually all martial artists of any significance were contacted by the promoters of the event. The other way they recruited was what later became known as the "Royce's challenge letters." Even Mike Tyson was "challenged" by Royce Gracie while in jail. ^[3]

History

UFC 4 used an eight-man tournament format, with the winner receiving $64,000. The event also featured three alternate fights. All seven tournament fights were shown on the live pay-per-view broadcast, as well as the Jason Fairn vs. Guy Mezger alternate fight.

The tournament had no weight classes or weight limits. Each match had no time limit or rounds, therefore no judges were used for the night. The referee for the night was "Big" John McCarthy. Royce Gracie won the event by defeating Dan Severn with a triangle choke. The card also featured the notorious fight between Keith Hackney and Joe Son; Hackney won via submission after landing a series of unanswered strikes to the groin of Joe Son.

Play-by-play announcer Bruce Beck and color commentator Jeff Blatnick were paired together for the first time on the pay-per-view and became the regular commentary team on UFC broadcasts up to and including UFC 15. They were joined by regular contributor Jim Brown.

Results

UFC 4 bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Royce Gracie ( Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)

SUB

Ron van Clief ( Karate)

3:59

Royce Gracie

SUB

Keith Hackney

5:32

Keith Hackney ( Kenpo)

SUB

Joe Son ( Taekwondo)

2:44

Royce Gracie

SUB

Dan Severn

15:49

Steve Jennum ( Ninjutsu)

SUB

Melton Bowen ( Boxing)

4:47

Marcus Bossett 1

0:52

Dan Severn

SUB

Dan Severn ( Wrestling)

SUB

Anthony Macias ( Muay Thai)

1:45

¹ Steve Jennum was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Marcus Bossett.

See also

• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events
• 1994 in UFC

References

External links

• UFC 4 results at Sherdog.com
• UFC 4 fights reviews
• Official UFC website
• MMA Mental History UFC 4