1996 in sports

Years in sports:	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Years:	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

1996 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Steeplechases

Flat races

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1996 in chronological order.

It should be noted that before 1997, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was considered the only major MMA organization in the world and featured much fewer rules then are used in modern MMA.

Closed fisted strikes to the head were banned for this event only, however this was not enforced.
Following this event the UFC was removed from airing events on numerous cable systems, including TCI cable.

In promotion for this event, Ken Shamrock appeared as a guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Following this event Ken Shamrock would leave the UFC until 2002. And marked the last UFC fight of Don Frye.

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