| UFC 11: The Proving Ground | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 11: The Proving Ground | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 20, 1996 | |||
| Venue | Augusta Civic Center | |||
| City | Augusta, Georgia | |||
| Attendance | 4,500 | |||
| Buyrate | 92,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 11: The Proving Ground was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on September 20, 1996, at theAugusta Civic Center inAugusta, Georgia. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released onhome video.
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 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 toMark Coleman winning by default, and the vast amount of short matches, the PPV has been called "Incomplete" and "disorganised" by viewers.[1]
Igor Vovchanchyn was invited to fight at UFC 11, but could not participate due to visa issues as well as dissatisfaction with the offer.[2][3]
| Finals | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| N/A | Mark Coleman | def. | Scott Ferrozzo | Walkover (injury) | [a] | ||
| Semifinals | |||||||
| N/A | Mark Coleman | def. | Brian Johnston | TKO (Submission to strikes) | 2:20 | ||
| N/A | Scott Ferrozzo | def. | Tank Abbott | Unanimous decision | 18:00 | [b] | |
| Quarterfinals | |||||||
| N/A | Mark Coleman | def. | Julian Sanchez | Submission (scarf hold choke) | 0:45 | ||
| N/A | Brian Johnston | def. | Reza Nasri | TKO (strikes) | 0:28 | ||
| N/A | Tank Abbott | def. | Sam Adkins | Submission (forearm choke) | 2:06 | ||
| N/A | Jerry Bohlander | def. | Fábio Gurgel | Unanimous decision | 15:00 | ||
| Alternate bouts | |||||||
| N/A | Scott Ferrozzo | def. | Sam Fulton | TKO (Submission to strikes) | 1:45 | ||
| N/A | Roberto Traven | def. | Dave Berry | TKO (Submission to strikes) | 1:23 | [c] | |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
 Mark Coleman | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Julian Sanchez | 0:45 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Coleman | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Brian Johnston | 2:20 | |||||||||||||
| Brian Johnston | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Reza Nasri | 0:28 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Coleman2 | W/O | |||||||||||||
| Scott Ferrozzo | N/A | |||||||||||||
| Tank Abbott | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Sam Adkins | 2:06 | |||||||||||||
| Tank Abbott | 18:00 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Ferrozzo1 | DEC | |||||||||||||
| Jerry Bohlander | DEC | |||||||||||||
 Fabio Gurgel | 15:00 | |||||||||||||
1Jerry Bohlander withdrew due to injury. He was replaced byScott Ferrozzo.
2Scott Ferrozzo was unable to continue due to exhaustion, makingMark Coleman winner by walkover.
