HOF: UFC Hall of Fame Ceremony - 2018 is a mixed martial arts event featuring no fights, that will take place Thursday, July 5, 10:00PM ET. The event will be streaming live on UFC Fight Pass.
The UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2018
Ronda Rousey
Matt Serra
Art Davie
Bruce Connal
The bout from UFC 139 between Dan Henderson and Shogun Rua
Background
The details are set for the 2018 UFC Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which takes place next month in Las Vegas.
Four MMA notables are set for induction, and a fight with two MMA legends will be honored, as well.
The induction ceremony takes place July 5 at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT local time) at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, and it streams on UFC Fight Pass. It’s part of the seventh annual UFC International Fight Week.
Tickets, which cost $20 (all proceeds benefit the Three Square Foodbank, southern Nevada’s largest hunger-relief organization), are now on sale.
Perhaps the most popular 2018 inductee is former longtime UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Olympic bronze-medal judoka, and current WWE performer Ronda Rousey. She’s the latest announced inductee and joins the “Modern” wing.
Others include:
Bruce Connal (Contributor): Pioneering television producer who led the production of more than 300 UFC televised events during his 19-year tenure with UFC. Art Davie (Contributor): UFC creator and co-founder who partnered with legendary Brazilian jiu-jitsu master Rorian Gracie on a project that was eventually rebranded the UFC. Matt Serra (Pioneer): Former UFC welterweight champion and “The Ultimate Fighter 4” winner.
Additionally, a UFC 139 bout that saw Dan Henderson top Mauricio Rua via unanimous decision is being honored in the “Fight” wing of the hall. The bout appeared on many “Fight of the Year” lists.
Here’s the current list of UFC Hall of Famers:
Pioneer: Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, Don Frye, Royce Gracie, Matt Hughes, Chuck Liddell, Pat Miletich, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Tito Ortiz, Bas Rutten, Kazushi Sakuraba, Dan Severn, Ken Shamrock and Maurice Smith Modern: Urijah Faber, Forrest Griffin, B.J. Penn
Contributors: Jeff Blatnick, Charles “Mark” Lewis Jr., Bob Meyrowitz, Joe Silva Fights: Mark Coleman vs. Pete Williams (UFC 17), Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar (TUF 1 Finale), Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg II (UFC 52)
Source: https://mmajunkie.com/2018/06/2018-ufc- ... dcast-info
