The year 1997 was the fifth year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1997, the UFC held five events beginning with UFC 12: Judgement Day.
Title fights
Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1997: Fighter Division Alex Hunter Heavyweight Brad Kohler Heavyweight Carlos Barreto Heavyweight Dan Bobish Heavyweight Dmitri Stepanov Heavyweight Donnie Chappell Heavyweight Dwayne Cason Heavyweight Enson Inoue Heavyweight Eric Martin Heavyweight Frank Shamrock Light Heavyweight Greg Stott Heavyweight Harry Moskowitz Heavyweight Houston Dorr Heavyweight
Fighter Division Jackie Lee Heavyweight Jim Mullen Heavyweight Justin Martin Lightweight Yoshiki Takahashi Heavyweight Kazushi Sakuraba Heavyweight Kevin Jackson Light Heavyweight Marcus Silveira Heavyweight Mark Kerr Heavyweight Maurice Smith Heavyweight Nick Sanzo Lightweight Rainy Martinez Lightweight Randy Couture Heavyweight
Fighter Division Royce Alger Middleweight Saeed Hosseini Lightweight Steven Graham Heavyweight Tito Ortiz Light Heavyweight Tony Fryklund Middleweight Tony Halme Heavyweight Tra Telligman Heavyweight Vitor Belfort Heavyweight Wallid Ismail Middleweight Wes Albritton Heavyweight Yoji Anjo Heavyweight Yuri Vaulin Heavyweight
Events list
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance14Dothan Civic CenterDothan, Alabama, U.S.15Augusta Civic CenterAugusta, Georgia, U.S.16Boutwell AuditoriumBirmingham, Alabama, U.S.17Casino Magic Bay St. LouisBay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S. rowspan="1 18UFC Japan: Ultimate JapanYokohama ArenaYokohama, Japan
See also UFC List of UFC champions List of UFC events
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