Things get ugly in The Ultimate Fighting Championship Volume 5: Dan "The Beast" Severn returns, ready to pound his opponents into submission, and a bonus SUPERFIGHT features the much-anticipated battle between Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock, in a stunning effort to declare a champion!
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
The Dominate Beast:
In my review of the UFC..I have to admit after re-watching theses early classics...They turned out to be better and a lot more fun to watch. This casual fan looks forward to seeing more of the early classics. That being said Aside from the return and dominace of the Beast Dan Severn..The So called Super fight of Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock.. I have to admit that after a long 31 mintue match...it was stuff like this that made me say UFC was BORING and puts you to sleep in the first place when I... more info
THE BEAST IS UNLEASED:
UFC 5
RETURN OF THE BEAST This was marked as the return of the beast as he was the heavy favorite to win the tournament since Royce Gracie would be fighting in the main event super fight. I remember watching this back in the day and thinking man this is the future right here, one day other people will like this as much as we do. 1.ANDY ANDERSON VS JON HESS-this fight is a slugfest right here and that includes when it goes to the ground. And although Andy looks like he might pull out an upset... more info
Superfight was ho-hum. Check out the first four for the best:
Okay, but the superfight was a super letdown. Check out the first four UFC's for better action.
SAFTA vs. Nude Steakhouse:
On the whole, kind of a subpar event. Fights weren't as exciting as the first four UFCs, the Gracie-Shamrock "superfight" was a superbore. However, UFC 5 does contain my favorite fight of all time: The SAFTA man vs. the Nude Steakhouse guy! The show opens with Jon Hess, co-founder of "SAFTA" fighting systems (don't ask) vs. Andy Anderson, owner of the "Totally Nude Steakhouse" chain in Texas (classy places, no doubt). Hess, who claims to be in great shape yet is built like Baby Huey, tosses David... more info
