Customer Rating: 
Summary: Ultimate Silence
Comment: The octagon is surounded by pure blackness, you can't see the crowd. When the fighters are fighting there are hardly any cheers because of the japanese tradition of respect for the fighters. The first match pits bad boy Tank Abbott against japanese wrestler Yoji Anjo, classic Tank. Conan Silvera and Kazushi Sakuraba are stopped by a bad call and later fight again and the bad call is avenged. Frank Shamrock's UFC debut against Kevin Jackson answers all the questions wheter he can fight in MMA competition. Vitor Belfort shows a different fighting style in his superfight proving he not just a striker. The final match shows defending champion Maurice Smith take on Greco Roman wrestler Randy Couture, slow paced match only shows the true science of the ground attack. All in all a good 3 stars. The only bad reviews you see are the ones who don't understand the technique involved in fighting, it's not all punches and kick's!
Customer Rating:
Summary: A little bit of bad, a little bit of good.
Comment: The UFC's first show in Japan proves to be memorable for some and forgettable to others. A return to where martial arts was known to have started, UFC-Japan was experimental, with some good and some bad moments.The night began with a heavyweight 4-man tournament. Tank Abbott(again), BJJ fighter Conan Silvera, Pro-Wrestler Yoji Anjo, and Submissions fighter Kazushi Sakuraba would battle in this strange tournament. The Conan vs. Sakuraba fight(s), would tell the tale of this tourney. A bad call by the ref, and a victorious 185 pound heavyweight is all that could be said.
Interesting enough, 3 individual fights(superfights) were on tap on top of the tourney. Vitor Belfort would make his return (after being crushed by Randy Couture), and fight vet. Joe Charles in a different style. The second fight would crown the first ever Middleweight Champion. Favorite Kevin Jackson would battle against Frank Shamrock. Jackson being undefeated, and dominated everyone put before him was the expected winner. Little was really known about Shamrock's MMA fighting. He was a former King of Pancrase, which meant he was a good grappler, but everything else was a question mark. The fight would be a classic, DO NOT BLINK. The final fight was for the Heavyweight Championship, pitting Maurice Smith against Randy Couture. Smith had shown his abilities against a great wrestler(Mark Coleman), but how would he do against a smart fighter in Couture. A very technical fight, with a little controversy.
The show was by many a little crazy, but the audience was anything but. It is a tad strange to see a MMA card with no hootin' 'n hollerin' crowd. The Japanese respect the fighters and the fight, their silence is a show of respect towards both. They hardly ever boo, and should be looked at and emulated.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A solid UFC.
Comment: Some of the best and most exiting fighters are on the card for this show. Frank Shamrock, Kevin Jackson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Vitor Belfort, Conan Silvara, Tank Abbot and more. There are more exiting UFC's out there but this one is good none the less.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Quite Boring - collectors item?
Comment: Courture's conservative offense, Vitor's bad conditioning, McCarthy's safety-for-fighters consicious call, and promoter's lack of preparation for NOT having an alternate in the heavy weight tournament makes this one the worst UFC ever. However, for true NHB fan, this one is still worth a buy because this is the first and the only Octagon appearance of "may-be-the-best-fighter-in-the-world-today" Kazushi Sakuraba. This is the man who comfortably defeated Belfort, Newton, and Braga, The only undefeated man in the NHB world other than Rickson Gracie. Some says the reason for Frank Shamrock's departure from UFC is his strong desire to fight Sakuraba in PRIDE events. So this video has great potential to be a collectors item in ten, twenty years!!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Probably the worst UFC ever!
Comment: Tank Abbott wins a boring decision & referee Big John McCarthy makes the worst call of his career in the 4-man Heavyweight tournament. Vitor "The Fastest Hands in the UFC" Belfort doesn't throw a single punch in a bout with a man old enough to be his father. Frank Shamrock makes short work of Olympic gold medalist wrestler Kevin Jackson for the Middleweight championship. The Heavyweight championship will put even the most hardcore fans to sleep.
