What was the very first UK MMA promotion?

[taffdragon]

I remember a few shows from about 1990, held in various locations, an empty swimming pool, a squash court and a lock up with no lights so we had to make a ring with cars and leave the lights on.

The fights in general were not great but a half decent french guy called Lyon Gaultier stood out, we started calling him Lion heart after he beat a scottish figher who always wore a kilt called Rab McTavish and an american lad called Chad Chadson. last time i seen him fight was against a big dude called Attila. If. Lion heart was around now he would be UFC champion no doubt about it

lol i was reading this thinking "fucking hell, i wonder if he got any videos of them fights" and even googled the lyon bloke.

[Waterboy]

Weren't the shows called 'Extreme Brawl' before Millennium Brawl? I used to train with the Cambridge Free Fight guys back when Mark Day and Robbie Oliver were fighting on those. And we used to go to KSBOs all the time. #oldschool

[BillyPerry]

Weren't the shows called 'Extreme Brawl' before Millennium Brawl? I used to train with the Cambridge Free Fight guys back when Mark Day and Robbie Oliver were fighting on those. And we used to go to KSBOs all the time. #oldschool

What you doing nowadays Tom?

[BigLee]

I remember a few shows from about 1990, held in various locations, an empty swimming pool, a squash court and a lock up with no lights so we had to make a ring with cars and leave the lights on.

The fights in general were not great but a half decent french guy called Lyon Gaultier stood out, we started calling him Lion heart after he beat a scottish figher who always wore a kilt called Rab McTavish and an american lad called Chad Chadson. last time i seen him fight was against a big dude called Attila. If. Lion heart was around now he would be UFC champion no doubt about it

True story dude, I was there

[Rob Hannis]

Weren't the shows called 'Extreme Brawl' before Millennium Brawl? I used to train with the Cambridge Free Fight guys back when Mark Day and Robbie Oliver were fighting on those. And we used to go to KSBOs all the time. #oldschool

It was millennium brawl before extreme brawl, Millennium held in the high wycombe judo club and extreme brawl when it moved to bracknell.

KSBO were already doing shows when I went to uni in 1998 so think they must've started around 96, it was no gloves/shin pads but body shots only, both on mats and in a ring.

Actually some more info here:

U.T.F in conjuction with Rings - Sunday 5th Oct 1997 At the Sanctuary Arena - Milton Keynes
Total Fight Night KRG 5- Sunday 3rd October 1999 Milton Keynes
Night of the Samurai - Sunday 8th March 1998
Night of the Samurai 2 - Sunday 11th October 1998
Night of the Samurai 3 - Sunday 7th March 1999

$1000 Total Grappling Challenge - Sunday 5th september 1999

got the Ring of Truth posters/flyers but they dont have dates on except Ring of Truth 3 which was Sunday 15th October 2000 (and I was in it )
just found Ring of Truth 1 - Sunday 12th March 2000

couple of others
Armageddon - cage warriors production - Sat 27th July 2002
Fists of Fury - cage warriors - 30th November 2002
Millennium Brawl - Independence day - Andy Jardine - Sunday 1st July 2001
Divine Retribution - UKMMA event - Sunday 9th Feb 2003
Complete Fighting Challenge - at Volts night club - Sunday 20th June 1999

Cage Combat Evolution - Sat 30th Nov 2002 MK.
Extreme Brawl - association of Millennium brawl and Americas Extreme Challenge - Sunday 15th dec 2002

and theres been loads of other events such as the Ultimate Combat series

*Mauler*


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[menace-2-society]

got the Ring of Truth posters/flyers but they dont have dates on except Ring of Truth 3 which was Sunday 15th October 2000 (and I was in it )
just found Ring of Truth 1 - Sunday 12th March 2000

couple of others
Armageddon - cage warriors production - Sat 27th July 2002
Fists of Fury - cage warriors - 30th November 2002
Millennium Brawl - Independence day - Andy Jardine - Sunday 1st July 2001
Divine Retribution - UKMMA event - Sunday 9th Feb 2003
Complete Fighting Challenge - at Volts night club - Sunday 20th June 1999

http://sfuksubmissionfightinguk.yuku...1#.UBt9ZGGmiSo

Cage Wars was the first event in the UK do a show in the UK using the cage! http://www.mmauniverse.com/events/cage-wars-1

Feb 2003