Mixed Martial Arts
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1993 in chronological order.
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.
| Date | Event | Alternate Name/s | Location | Attendance | PPV Buyrate | Notes |
| November 12 | The Ultimate Fighting Championship | UFC 1: The Beginning | Denver, Colorado, USA | 2,800 | 86,000 | UFC's first event. This event was advertised to have "no rules" when in fact there were three main rules. This included, no biting, no eye-gouging, and no small joint manipulation. Fights could only end by knockout or submission. |
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Sadie: You got it mixed up with Christmas. New Year’s Eve is when people go back to killing each other.”
—Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)