I started watching MMA in early 2006.
I've watched almost every event of most of the major orgs that has occurred since that time, and have done a lot of "catch-up", watching nearly all of the older events from e.g. the WEC, UFC and PRIDE.
But one thing has interested me, and that's to re-watch all the major-org action in chronological order. Not chronologically by org, but by actual calendar date regardless of org. For example, if a PRIDE event happened on Jan 15 and then a UFC event happened on Jan 20, I want to see those in that order.
I like the idea of doing this to watch as the sport evolves, watch fighters' career paths evolve (and end) and new fighters and orgs appear on the scene.
I remember a history teacher I had once in middle school say something that stuck with me: too often we study history in a vacuum. We don't integrate and synthesize what was happening in the world during a given period. I think that as an MMA fan, I'm guilty of that, and I'm interested to relive "how things were".
So I did a little legwork, utilizing data from Sherdog, and applied a little elbow grease to come up with this list.
The orgs I used were as follows:
DREAM
EliteXC
HERO'S
IFL
PRIDE
Sportfight
Strike Force
TKO / UCC
UFC
WEC
WFA
WVR
...arguably I could have used RINGS, Shooto, I could have used a lot of things; but I wanted to keep orgs whose rule sets hadn't greatly changed over time and which had the best proportion of known, big-name fighters. This dozen orgs is the list I settled on.
I don't have 100% of these events on hard drive or DVD, but I'd guesstimate I have probably 95%. I'll watch what I have, in order.
Anyway, I'm including this chronological list here for whatever value you may get out of it. I hope some of you might be inspired to embark on rewatching as MMA in its modern form is born and grows to what we know today; and if you do, I hope you'll share your thoughts here from time to time.
I'm starting with UFC 1 tonight
11/12/1993 UFC 1 - The Beginning
3/11/1994 UFC 2 - No Way Out
9/9/1994 UFC 3 - The American Dream
12/16/1994 UFC 4 - Revenge of the Warriors
4/7/1995 UFC 5 - The Return of the Beast
7/14/1995 UFC 6 - Clash of the Titans
9/8/1995 UFC 7 - The Brawl in Buffalo
12/16/1995 UU 95 - Ultimate Utlimate 1995
2/16/1996 UFC 8 - David vs. Goliath
5/17/1996 UFC 9 - Motor City Madness
7/12/1996 UFC 10 - The Tournament
9/20/1996 UFC 11 - The Proving Ground
12/7/1996 UU 96 - Ultimate Ultimate 1996
2/7/1997 UFC 12 - Judgement Day
5/30/1997 UFC 13 - The Ultimate Force
5/31/1997 Strike Force - Strike Force
7/27/1997 UFC 14 - Showdown
10/11/1997 PRIDE 1 - PRIDE 1
10/17/1997 UFC 15 - Collision Course
12/21/1997 UFC Japan - Ultimate Japan 1
3/13/1998 UFC 16 - Battle in the Bayou
3/15/1998 PRIDE 2 - PRIDE 2
5/15/1998 UFC 17 - Redemption
6/24/1998 PRIDE 3 - PRIDE 3
10/11/1998 PRIDE 4 - PRIDE 4
10/16/1998 UFC Brazil - Ultimate Brazil
1/8/1999 UFC 18 - Road to the Heavyweight Title
3/5/1999 UFC 19 - Ultimate Young Guns
4/29/1999 PRIDE 5 - PRIDE 5
5/7/1999 UFC 20 - Battle for the Gold
7/4/1999 PRIDE 6 - PRIDE 6
7/16/1999 UFC 21 - Return of the Champions
9/12/1999 PRIDE 7 - PRIDE 7
9/24/1999 UFC 22 - There Can Be Only One Champion
11/19/1999 UFC 23 - Ultimate Japan 2
11/21/1999 PRIDE 8 - PRIDE 8
1/30/2000 PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round
3/10/2000 UFC 24 - First Defense
4/14/2000 UFC 25 - Ultimate Japan 3
5/1/2000 PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 - Finals
6/2/2000 UCC 1 - The New Beginning
6/4/2000 PRIDE 9 - New Blood
6/9/2000 UFC 26 - Ultimate Field of Dreams
8/12/2000 UCC 2 - The Moment of Truth
8/27/2000 PRIDE 10 - Return of the Warriors
9/22/2000 UFC 27 - Ultimate Bad Boyz
10/31/2000 PRIDE 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun
11/17/2000 UFC 28 - High Stakes
12/9/2000 PRIDE 12 - Cold Fury
12/16/2000 UFC 29 - Defense of the Belts
1/27/2001 UCC 3 - Battle for the Belts
2/23/2001 UFC 30 - Battle on the Boardwalk
3/25/2001 PRIDE 13 - Collision Course
5/4/2001 UFC 31 - Locked & Loaded
5/12/2001 UCC 4 - Return Of The Super Strikers
5/27/2001 PRIDE 14 - Clash of the Titans
6/29/2001 UFC 32 - Showdown in the Meadowlands
6/30/2001 UCC 5 - Heatwave 2001
6/30/2001 WEC 1 - Princes of Pain
7/29/2001 PRIDE 15 - Raging Rumble
9/24/2001 PRIDE 16 - Beasts From The East
9/28/2001 UFC 33 - Victory in Vegas
10/4/2001 WEC 2 - Clash of the Titans
10/19/2001 UCC 6 - Redemption
10/28/2001 UCC PG 1 - UCC Proving Ground 1
11/2/2001 UFC 34 - High Voltage
11/3/2001 PRIDE 17 - Championship Chaos
11/3/2001 WFA 1 - World Fighting Alliance 1
12/16/2001 UCC PG 2 - UCC Proving Ground 2
12/23/2001 PRIDE 18 - Cold Fury 2
1/11/2002 UFC 35 - Throwdown
1/25/2002 UCC 7 - Bad Boyz
2/24/2002 PRIDE 19 - Bad Blood
2/24/2002 UCC PG 3 - UCC Proving Ground 3
3/9/2002 UCC PG 4 - UCC Proving Ground 4
3/22/2002 UFC 36 - Worlds Collide
3/30/2002 UCC 8 - Fast and Furious
4/28/2002 PRIDE 20 - Armed and Ready
5/10/2002 UFC 37 - High Impact
5/19/2002 UCC PG 5 - UCC Proving Ground 5
6/7/2002 WEC 3 - All or Nothing
6/15/2002 UCC 10 - Battle for the Belts 2002
6/22/2002 UFC 37.5 - As Real As It Gets
6/23/2002 PRIDE 21 - Demolition
7/5/2002 WFA 2 - Level 2
7/13/2002 UFC 38 - Brawl at the Hall
7/21/2002 UCC PG 6 - UCC Proving Ground 6
8/28/2002 PRIDE - Shockwave
8/31/2002 WEC 4 - Rumble Under The Sun
9/17/2002 UCC Hawaii - Eruption in Hawaii
9/27/2002 UFC 39 - The Warriors Return
9/28/2002 UCC PG 7 - UCC Proving Ground 7
9/29/2002 PRIDE 22 - Beasts From The East 2
10/11/2002 UCC 11 - The Next Level
10/18/2002 WEC 5 - Halloween Fury
11/3/2002 UCC PG 8 - UCC Proving Ground 8
11/22/2002 UFC 40 - Vendetta
11/23/2002 WFA 3 - Level 3
11/24/2002 PRIDE 23 - Championship Chaos 2
12/23/2002 PRIDE 24 - Cold Fury 3
1/25/2003 UCC 12 - Adrenaline
2/28/2003 UFC 41 - Onslaught
3/16/2003 PRIDE 25 - Body Blow
3/22/2003 UCC PG 9 - UCC Proving Ground 9
3/27/2003 WEC 6 - Return of a Legend
4/25/2003 UFC 42 - Sudden Impact
6/6/2003 UFC 43 - Meltdown
6/8/2003 PRIDE 26 - Bad to the Bone
8/9/2003 WEC 7 - This Time It's Personal
8/10/2003 PRIDE - Total Elimination 2003
9/6/2003 TKO 13 - Ultimate Rush
9/26/2003 UFC 44 - Undisputed
10/5/2003 PRIDE - Bushido 1
10/17/2003 WEC 8 - Halloween Fury 2
11/9/2003 PRIDE - Final Conflict 2003
11/21/2003 UFC 45 - Revolution
11/29/2003 TKO 14 - Road Warriors
12/31/2003 PRIDE - Shockwave 2003
1/16/2004 WEC 9 - Cold Blooded
1/31/2004 UFC 46 - Supernatural
2/1/2004 PRIDE 27 - Inferno
2/15/2004 PRIDE - Bushido 2
2/21/2004 SF 1 - Revolution
2/28/2004 TKO 15 - Unstoppable
3/19/2004 SF 2 - On the Move
3/27/2004 TKO - FutureStars
4/2/2004 UFC 47 - It's On
4/17/2004 SF 3 - Dome
4/25/2004 PRIDE - Total Elimination 2004
5/21/2004 WEC 10 - Bragging Rights
5/22/2004 TKO 16 - Infernal
5/23/2004 PRIDE - Bushido 3
6/19/2004 UFC 48 - Payback
6/20/2004 PRIDE - Critical Countdown 2004
6/26/2004 SF 4 - Fight For Freedom
7/19/2004 PRIDE - Bushido 4
8/15/2004 PRIDE - Final Conflict 2004
8/18/2004 PRIDE - Reborn
8/20/2004 WEC 11 - Evolution
8/21/2004 UFC 49 - Unfinished Business
8/28/2004 SF 5 - Stadium
9/23/2004 SF 6 - Battleground in Reno
9/25/2004 TKO 17 - Revenge
10/14/2004 PRIDE - Bushido 5
10/21/2004 WEC 12 - Halloween Fury 3
10/22/2004 UFC 50 - The War of '04
10/23/2004 SF 7 - Frightnight
10/31/2004 PRIDE 28 - High Octane
11/26/2004 TKO 18 - Impact
12/31/2004 PRIDE - Shockwave 2004
1/8/2005 SF 8 - Justice
1/22/2005 WEC 13 - Heavyweight Explosion
1/29/2005 TKO 19 - Rage
2/5/2005 UFC 51 - Super Saturday
2/20/2005 PRIDE 29 - Fists Of Fire
3/17/2005 WEC 14 - Vengeance
3/26/2005 K-1 - Hero's 1
3/26/2005 SF 9 - Respect
4/2/2005 TKO 20 - Champion vs Champion
4/3/2005 PRIDE - Bushido 6
4/9/2005 UFC - Ultimate Fighter Finale
4/16/2005 UFC 52 - Couture vs Liddell 2
4/23/2005 PRIDE - Total Elimination 2005
5/19/2005 WEC 15 - Judgment Day
5/22/2005 PRIDE - Bushido 7
5/28/2005 SF 10 - Mayhem
6/4/2005 UFC 53 - Heavy Hitters
6/26/2005 PRIDE - Critical Countdown 2005
7/6/2005 K-1 - Hero's 2
7/9/2005 SF 11 - Rumble at the Rose Garden
7/15/2005 TKO 21 - Collision
7/17/2005 PRIDE - Bushido 8
8/6/2005 UFC - Ultimate Fight Night
8/18/2005 WEC 16 - Clash of the Titans 2
8/20/2005 UFC 54 - Boiling Point
8/28/2005 PRIDE - Final Conflict 2005
9/7/2005 K-1 - Hero's 3
9/16/2005 SF 12 - Breakout
9/25/2005 PRIDE - Bushido 9
9/30/2005 TKO 22 - Lionheart
10/3/2005 UFC - Ultimate Fight Night 2
10/7/2005 UFC 55 - Fury
10/14/2005 WEC 17 - Halloween Fury 4
10/15/2005 SF 13 - Rocky Mountain Sportfight
10/23/2005 PRIDE 30 - Fully Loaded
11/5/2005 K-1 - Seoul Hero's
11/5/2005 TKO 23 - Extreme
11/5/2005 UFC - Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
11/19/2005 UFC 56 - Full Force
11/26/2005 K-1 - Hero's Lithuania
12/31/2005 PRIDE - Shockwave 2005
1/6/2006 SF 14 - Resolution
1/13/2006 WEC 18 - Unfinished Business
1/16/2006 UFC - Ultimate Fight Night 3
1/28/2006 TKO 24 - Eruption
2/4/2006 UFC 57 - Liddell vs Couture 3
2/26/2006 PRIDE 31 - Dreamers
3/4/2006 UFC 58 - USA vs Canada
3/10/2006 Strike Force - Shamrock vs. Gracie
3/15/2006 K-1 - Hero's 4
3/17/2006 WEC 19 - Undisputed
4/2/2006 PRIDE - Bushido 10
4/6/2006 UFC - Ultimate Fight Night 4
4/8/2006 SF 15 - Tribute
4/15/2006 UFC 59 - Reality Check
4/29/2006 IFL - Legends Championship 2006
5/3/2006 K-1 - Hero's 5
5/5/2006 PRIDE - Total Elimination Absolute
5/5/2006 TKO 25 - Confrontation
5/5/2006 WEC 20 - Cinco de Mayhem
5/27/2006 UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie
6/3/2006 IFL - Championship 2006
6/4/2006 PRIDE - Bushido 11
6/9/2006 Strike Force - Revenge
6/15/2006 WEC 21 - Tapout
6/24/2006 SF 16 - Clash at the Casino
6/24/2006 UFC - Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale
6/28/2006 UFC - Ultimate Fight Night 5
6/30/2006 TKO 26 - Heatwave
7/1/2006 PRIDE - Critical Coutdown Absolute
7/8/2006 UFC 61 - Bitter Rivals
7/22/2006 WFA - King of the Streets
7/28/2006 WEC 22 - The Hitman
8/5/2006 K-1 - Hero's 6
8/5/2006 SF 17 - Hot Zone
8/17/2006 UFC - Fight Night 6
8/17/2006 WEC 23 - Hot August Fights
8/26/2006 PRIDE - Bushido 12
8/26/2006 UFC 62 - Liddell vs Sobral
9/9/2006 IFL - Portland
9/10/2006 PRIDE - Final Conflict Absolute
9/23/2006 IFL - Gracie vs. Miletich
9/23/2006 UFC 63 - Hughes vs Penn
9/29/2006 TKO 27 - Reincarnation
10/7/2006 Strike Force - Tank vs Buentello
10/9/2006 K-1 - Hero's 7
10/10/2006 UFC - The Final Chapter
10/12/2006 WEC 24 - Full Force
10/14/2006 UFC 64 - Unstoppable
10/21/2006 PRIDE 32 - The Real Deal
11/2/2006 IFL - World Championship Semifinals
11/5/2006 PRIDE - Bushido 13
11/11/2006 K-1 - Hero's Lithuania
11/11/2006 UFC - Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
11/18/2006 UFC 65 - Bad Intentions
12/8/2006 Strike Force - Triple Threat
12/13/2006 UFC - Fight Night 7
12/29/2006 IFL - Championship Final
12/30/2006 UFC 66 - Liddell vs Ortiz II
12/31/2006 PRIDE - Shockwave 2006
1/6/2007 SF 18 - Turning Point
1/19/2007 IFL - Oakland
1/20/2007 WEC 25 - Las Vegas
1/25/2007 UFC - Fight Night 8
2/2/2007 IFL - Houston
2/3/2007 UFC 67 - All or Nothing
2/9/2007 TKO 28 - Inevitable
2/10/2007 EliteXC - Destiny
2/10/2007 Strike Force - Young Guns
2/23/2007 IFL - Atlanta
2/24/2007 PRIDE 33 - Second Coming
3/3/2007 UFC 68 - Uprising
3/12/2007 K-1 - Hero's 8
3/17/2007 IFL - Los Angeles
3/17/2007 TKO - MMA 2007 Tourney
3/23/2007 IFL - 2007 Team Championship Series
3/24/2007 WEC 26 - Las Vegas
4/5/2007 UFC - Fight Night 9
4/7/2007 IFL - Moline
4/7/2007 UFC 69 - Shootout
4/8/2007 PRIDE 34 - Kamikaze
4/13/2007 IFL - Connecticut
4/21/2007 UFC 70 - Nations Collide
5/5/2007 SF 19 - Cinco de Mayhem
5/12/2007 WEC 27 - Las Vegas
5/19/2007 IFL - Chicago
5/26/2007 UFC 71 - Liddell vs. Jackson
6/1/2007 IFL - Everett
6/1/2007 TKO 29 - Repercussion
6/2/2007 K-1 HERO's - DYNAMITE!! USA
6/3/2007 WEC 28 - WrekCage
6/12/2007 UFC - Fight Night 10
6/16/2007 IFL - Las Vegas
6/16/2007 UFC 72 - Victory
6/22/2007 StrikeForce-EliteXC - Shamrock vs. Baroni
6/23/2007 UFC - TUF 5 Finale
6/30/2007 SF - Clash at the Casino
7/7/2007 UFC 73 - Stacked
7/16/2007 K-1 Hero's - Middleweight Tournament Opening Round
7/27/2007 ShoXC - Elite Challenger Series
8/2/2007 IFL - 2007 Semifinals
8/5/2007 WEC 29 - Las Vegas
8/25/2007 ShoXC - Elite Challenger Series
8/25/2007 UFC 74 - Respect
9/5/2007 WEC 30 - Las Vegas
9/8/2007 UFC 75 - Champion vs. Champion
9/15/2007 EliteXC - Uprising
9/17/2007 K-1 HERO's - Tournament Final
9/19/2007 UFC - Fight Night 11
9/20/2007 IFL - 2007 Team Championship Final
9/22/2007 UFC 76 - Knockout
9/28/2007 TKO 30 - Apocalypse
9/29/2007 Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion
10/20/2007 UFC 77 - Hostile Territory
10/26/2007 ShoXC - Elite Challenger Series
10/27/2007 SF 20 - Homecoming
10/28/2007 K-1 - OLYMPIA HERO'S 2007 in KOREA
11/3/2007 IFL - World Grand Prix Semifinals
11/10/2007 EliteXC - Renegade
11/10/2007 K-1 Lithuania - Hero's
11/16/2007 Strikeforce - Four Men Enter, One Man Survives
11/17/2007 UFC 78 - Validation
12/8/2007 UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
12/12/2007 WEC 31 - Faber vs. Curran
12/14/2007 TKO 31 - Young Guns
12/22/2007 SF 21 - Seasons Beatings
12/29/2007 IFL - World Grand Prix Finals
12/29/2007 UFC 79 - Nemesis
1/19/2008 UFC 80 - Rapid Fire
1/23/2008 UFC - Fight Night 12
1/25/2008 ShoXC - Elite Challenger Series
2/1/2008 Strikeforce - Young Guns 2
2/2/2008 UFC 81 - Breaking Point
2/13/2008 WEC 32 - Albuquerque
2/16/2008 EliteXC - Street Certified
2/23/2008 Strikeforce - Strikeforce At The Dome
2/28/2008 TKO 32 - Ultimatum
2/29/2008 IFL - Las Vegas
3/1/2008 UFC 82 - Pride of a Champion
3/5/2008 Sengoku - First Battle
3/15/2008 Dream 1 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round
3/21/2008 EliteXC - ShoXC
3/26/2008 WEC 33 - Back To Vegas
3/29/2008 Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Le
4/2/2008 UFC - Fight Night 13
4/4/2008 IFL - New Jersey
4/5/2008 EliteXC - ShoXC
4/18/2008 SF 22 - Re-Awakening
4/18/2008 TKO 33 - Battle In Paradise
4/19/2008 UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre II
4/29/2008 Dream 2 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round
5/11/2008 Dream 3 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals
5/16/2008 IFL - Connecticut
5/18/2008 Sengoku - Second Battle
5/24/2008 UFC 84 - Ill Will
5/31/2008 EliteXC - Primetime
6/1/2008 WEC 34 - Sacramento
6/7/2008 UFC 85 - Bedlam
6/7/2008 TKO 34 - Sims vs. Bosse
6/8/2008 Sengoku - Third Battle
6/14/2008 EliteXC - The Return of the King
6/15/2008 Dream 4 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals
6/20/2008 SF 23 - SportFight 23
6/21/2008 UFC - TUF Finale
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