It’s a given that the early version of the UFC looked nearly nothing like it looks today. Far, far in the rearview mirror are the days when the promotion was worried about just being able to put events on legally, or get them broadcast – in large part thanks to Arizona Sen. John McCain, whose “human cockfighting” campaign against the UFC created a lot of early struggles.
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All that ‘human cockfighting’ stuff really started at UFC 8 on this date in MMA history – MMA Junkie