UFC 3
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| UFC 3: The American Dream | ||
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| Image:UFC3vhs.gif | ||
| Details | ||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |
| Brand(s) | ||
| Date | September 9, 1994 | |
| Venue | Independence Arena | |
| City | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Attendance | ||
| Buyrate | ||
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| UFC 2: No Way Out | UFC 3: The American Dream | UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors |
UFC 3: The American Dream was the third mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place at the Independence Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 9, 1994. The event used a eight-man tournament format, with the winner receiving $60,000. 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. The event marked the inception of referee stoppage in fights. Steve Jennum won the tournament by defeating Harold Howard via submission due to a strikes, despite only fighting in the finals. This was the first UFC tournament that was not won by Royce Gracie.
Results
| Match | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
| 1 | Keith Hackney | Emmanuel Yarborough | TKO (Strikes) | 1:59 |
| 2 | Ken Shamrock | Christophe Leninger | Submission (Strikes) | 4:49 |
| 3 | Harold Howard | Roland Payne | KO | 0:46 |
| 4 | Royce Gracie | Kimo Leopoldo | Submission (Armlock) | 4:40 |
| 5 | Ken Shamrock | Felix Mitchell | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 4:34 |
| 6 | Harold Howard | Royce Gracie | TKO (Towel Thrown at Start of Match) | 0:00 |
| 7 | Steve Jennum | Harold Howard | Submission (Strikes) | 1:27 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| Keith Hackney | |||||||||||||
| Emmanual Yarborough | |||||||||||||
| Felix Lee Mitchell1 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Shamrock | |||||||||||||
| Ken Shamrock | |||||||||||||
| Christopher Leninger | |||||||||||||
| Steve Jennum3 | |||||||||||||
| Harold Howard | |||||||||||||
| Harold Howard | |||||||||||||
| Roland Payne | |||||||||||||
| Harold Howard | |||||||||||||
| Forfeit2 | |||||||||||||
| Royce Gracie | |||||||||||||
| Kimo Leopoldo | |||||||||||||
1Keith Hackney was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Felix Lee Mitchell.
2Royce Gracie was forced to withdraw due to exhaustion from his fight with Kimo. He was later diagnosed as being hypoglycemic. No replacement was available.
3Ken Shamrock was forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Steve Jennum. It has subsequently revealed that Ken Shamrock was not injured, but refused to fight since he would not face Gracie.
