''UFC 11: The Proving Ground'' was a

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event held by the

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on September 20, 1996, at the

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. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on

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History

The card featured an eight-man tournament, as well as two alternate bouts in case of an injury, and to fill time for the pay-per-view broadcast. Due to multiple injuries and fatigue, no alternates were able to continue after their semifinal matches.

Roberto Traven Roberto "Spider" Traven (born September 16, 1968) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist whose fighting style is based in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and submission wrestling. He was a sporty person growing up, it took him 16 years to find Brazilia ...

had a broken hand after his alternate match and the championship was won by forfeit. Rich Goins returned as the ring announcer. The event, with only a buyrate of 92,000, was one of the least purchased UFC events. This was the first and only UFC tournament to end by default. Due to

Mark Coleman Mark Daniel Coleman (born December 20, 1964) is an American retired mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and amateur wrestler. Coleman was the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournament champion, the first UFC Heavyweight Champion, and the Pride ...

winning by default, and the vast amount of short matches, the PPV has been called "Incomplete" and "disorganised" by viewers.

Igor Vovchanchyn Igor Yaroslavovych Vovchanchyn (, uk, Ігор Ярославович Вовчанчин; born August 6, 1973) is a retired Ukrainian mixed martial artist and kickboxer, who competed in early no holds barred MMA contests. After making his profess ...

was invited to fight at UFC 11, but could not participate due to visa issues as well as dissatisfaction with the offer.

Results

''UFC 11'' bracket

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withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by

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was unable to continue due to exhaustion, making

winner by walkover.

References

External links

UFC 11 results at Sherdog.comOfficial UFC website
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History

Results

''UFC 11'' bracket

See also

References

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