Open Full Contact Tournament in Hong Kong in 1981.

[krugansjj]

Martial arts master and UFC vet Ron van Clief in an open full contact Kung Fu tournament in Hong Kong in 1981.




This would have been the first MMA?

 

[Edwin]

No.



Also there's a Rickson Gracie vs. Rei Zulu fight from 1980.

 

[milliniar]

Martial arts master and UFC vet Ron van Clief in an open full contact Kung Fu tournament in Hong Kong in 1981.




This would have been the first MMA?

Ali vs inoki 76.

 

[Kassitus]

No.



Also there's a Rickson Gracie vs. Rei Zulu fight from 1980.

If we are including Vale Tudo Im pretty sure that was already well established in the early 20th century.

 

[krugansjj]

Ali, inoki , Gene LeBell , Milo Savage is fake fight !

 

[FKA]

Pankration been around a LONG time

 

[chiefwiggum]

Kind of Busch leave compared to the All Valley karate tournament.

Cool video though. Thanks!

 

[Deleted member 509215]

Hahahaha soccer kick KO!! RVC sucks

 

[imbossing]

No.



Also there's a Rickson Gracie vs. Rei Zulu fight from 1980.

this is stupid why do they have a boxer wear gi. The boxer should have no gloves on then it would be a better fight

 

[krugansjj]

Hahahaha soccer kick KO!! RVC sucks

There comes the newbie!

 

[A.S. Deep]

I think there have been vale tudo fights in Brazil since the 1920s. And that doesn't include those judoka who went around the world fighting to prove they had the best martial art from 1880 beyond. There was a judoka vs kickboxer fight in France I think around 1900.

Pankration is probably the oldest in the ancient Greek Olympics.

 

[Strychnine]

Ali vs inoki 76.

And this is coming from someone with four autographed pictures of Ali (with COA's).

 

[krugansjj]

Pankration