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Summary: Collision Course
Comment: October 17, 1997
Casino Magic
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
On this night, current super fight champion Maurice Smith was supposed to meet Mark Coleman for a rematch... that fell through. Then, Smith was slated to fight Dan "The Beast" Severn... that also fell through. The UFC put out a call for a challenger. David "Tank" Abbott answered the call to battle.
The night starts out with two less-than-stellar alternate bouts. In the first, Alex Hunter faces Harry Moskowitz. This is a lackluster fight that goes to a decision. Houston Dorr then takes on Dwayne Cason. This one ends more quickly, but it nearly as boring as the previous matchup.
Mark "The Smashing Machine" Kerr makes his UFC debut against Greg Stott. Stott looks like he's kidding, with his leaning stance and hand-to-hand combat style. Kerr ends it in 20 seconds. Goodbye, Greg Stott. Welcome, Mark Kerr.
Dave Beneteau v. Carlos Barreto: This one is fairly exciting, but either fighter can end it and the fight goes to a decision.
Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort v. Randy "The Natural" Couture: This is the true main event of UFC 18. Belfort had been tearing through the competition before this point in his young career (3-0 in the UFC). Couture is 34 at the time and Belfort is 20. Couture, however, makes this his fight. He uses his wrestling skills to control the flow of the bout. He imposes his will, begins landing standing blows and then eventually stops Belfort with strikes on the ground at just over 8 minutes. This was called an upset, but we know better by now.
Mark Kerr's then meets Dwayne Cason in the heavyweight tournament finals. This one ends very quickly and we have a repeat and very impressive heavyweight tournament champion.
In the main event, Maurice Smith faces off with Tank Abbott. We know who appears to be the better fighter in this bout - and we are correct... Smith is in good shape and Tank is not. Tank gasses and verbally quits. He chalks it up to coming from the bar stool to the octagon, but he was clearly outmatched and outclassed.
This is a decent UFC event. The highlight was definitely the Belfort/Couture fight. Couture is a class act and it is somewhat satisfying to see him stop The Phenom.
Customer Rating:
Summary: nice
Comment: saw this live on tv...and trust me mark kerr is a BEAST.where is he now anyway?? but ufc needs 2 release this things on dvd..my vcr broke years ago
Customer Rating:
Summary: I dont get it
Comment: I do not know what all of the hype about this UFC release was all about. None, none of the fights were spectacular. Maybee they are to someone who is real into the specific technics or is a UFC trainspotter but to me (myself having no form of martial arts training) the fights were all fairly boring. Call me shallow or whatever but I like to see action, and there was not a whole lot displayed, no blood. I was very dissapointed by Vitor Belforts showing, all of the other things I have seen with him he was the man but not in XV. I dont know maybe I am missing something, or its just that I like the first few UFCs where the octagon was covered in blood stains. This was more like a wrestelling tournament with a few punches thrown. Nothing like the older tournaments. Well blood is lacking, so for all of you (like me) who really enjoy blood spurting all over the place and hitting the fans, this is not for you. I may not be a purist but I know what I like, and this is not it. Go get 1-5 those are the best I think
Customer Rating:
Summary: milk does a body good, but not that good
Comment: Watch the heavyweight tournament to see why RIP (Airborne Ranger hand-to-hand combat style) is the 'most expeditious' form of fighting in the world. Greg Stott should have spent more time training, and less time reading a dictionary. The Couture-Belfort match was a surprise. Belfort gained about 20+ pounds (of muscle) from UFC XII to now, which was less than a year(mmm...steroids). I don't think his conditioning was where it should have been. I guess with all his quick fights, he didn't think it was necessary. Pretty good Maurice Smith-Tank Abbott fight. No surprises, though.
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Summary: Juggernaut Destroyed!
Comment: The last UFC saw the greatest upset in MMA history,how odd was it to see it one-upped so soon. One heavyweight tournament and 2 Superfights. This is the event on paper, how it unfolded was something else. The heavyweight tournament would see the return of Mark Kerr and his undefeated record spanning different fighting organizations. To see Kerr fight in another tournament was a little bit of an insult. He was just as dominating as a Vitor Belfort, yet he had to go thru a tournament again. Still Kerr was ready and able. Serious competition from undefeated BJJ sensation Carlos Barreto, and UFC vet Dave Beneteau fell before him.
The first Superfight pitted Randy Couture vs. Vitor Belfort. Randy Couture was a UFC heavyweight tourney champ in search of an upset, against the incredible Vitor Belfort. Belfort was already touted as the next eventual Superfight champion. His dominating victories and his great personality had the makings of great things to come. The match-up against Couture was just another hurdle in his quest. Leading up to the fight, Couture seemed loose and fresh, while Belfort looked tight(too buffed) and serious. The fight became the greatest upset and still is to this day the greatest upset ever in MMA history. This fight alone is worth checking this video out!
The Main event(Superfight 2) was for the UFC title. Maurice Smith was back to defend his championship against Tank Abbott. On paper a clear mismatch, but Abbott's right hand always makes a fight interesting. Abbott is the clown of the UFC, a sideshow in a sport trying to legitimize itself. He is basically a tool to bring in the beer-guzzling idiots who help fill the seats. His role is known, but his decision to fight in such short notice should be commended. He was beat, and did submit verbally, but he earned a little bit more respect.
