Before weight classes existed, legends were forged in blood and chaos.
UFC 17: Redemption was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 15th, 1998 at the Mobile Civic Center, in Mobile, Alabama. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.
Practical Effects
Real unscripted violence, no choreography, just human meat collision.
Production
Infamous SEG-era production values—chaotic, loud, barely controlled.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the last UFC before political pressure forced radical rule changes—literally the end of an era.
Jeremy Horn fought twice in one night here, because 1998 UFC didn't care about your 'athlete recovery.'
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