‘UFC 3: The American Dream’

  1. Harold Howard is the first UFC fighter from Canada.
  2. Kimo Leopoldo is the first Polynesian UFC fighter, the first UFC fighter of Irish descent and the first UFC fighter of Jewish descent.
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  • sport: mixed martial arts
  • promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • title: “The Ultimate Fighting Championship III” (UFC 3: The American Dream)
  • date: September 9, 1994
  • venue: Grady Cole Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
  1. Brazil: Royce Gracie
  2. Canada: Harold Howard
  3. USA: Kimo Leopoldo, Roland Payne, Ken Shamrock, Christophe Leininger, Keith Hackney, Emmanuel Yarborough, Felix Mitchell, Steve Jennum
BOUT #`WINLOSSDETAILS
Quarterfinals
1Royce Gracie
(Brazil)
Kimo Leopoldo
(USA)
method: submission via armlock
time: 4:40
referee: John McCarthy
2Harold Howard
(Canada)
Roland Payne
(USA)
method: knockout via punch
time: 0:46
referee: John McCarthy
3Ken Shamrock
(USA)
Christophe Leininger
(USA)
method: submission via punches
time: 4:49
referee: John McCarthy
4Keith Hackney
(USA)
Emmanuel Yarborough
(USA)
method: technical knockout via punches
time: 1:59
referee: John McCarthy
Semifinals
5Ken Shamrock
(USA)
Felix Mitchell
(USA)
method: submission via rear-naked choke
time: 4;34
referee: John McCarthy
Final
6Steve Jennum
(USA)
Harold Howard
(Canada)
method: submission via punches
time: 1:27
referee: John McCarthy
  1. After the quarterfinals, Royce Gracie was not able to continue due to fatigue sustained during his fight against Kimo Leopoldo.
  2. Due to injury, Keith Hackney had to withdraw after the quarterfinals and was replaced by Felix Mitchell.
  3. Due to injury, Ken Shamrock had to withdraw after the semifinal round and was replaced by Steve Jennum.

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