Mixed Martial Arts
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1994 in chronological order.
Before 1997, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was considered the only major MMA organization in the world and featured many fewer rules than are used in modern MMA.
| Date | Event | Alternate Name/s | Location | Attendance | PPV Buyrate | Notes |
| March 11 | UFC 2: No Way Out | UFC 2 The Ultimate Fighting Championship 2 |
Denver, Colorado, US | 2,000 | 300,000 | UFC rule change, time limits were dropped. Groin strikes became legal again, however still illegal to grab the genitals. Cage design was modified.
The first and only sixteen-man tournament in UFC history. |
| September 9 | UFC 3: The American Dream | Charlotte, North Carolina, US | UFC rule change, referee is officially given the right to stop a fight. Kicking with shoes is banned, however this rule was quickly discarded. | |||
| December 16 | UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | 5,857 | UFC rule change, After tournament alternate Steve Jennum won UFC 3 by winning only one bout, alternates (replacements) were required to win a pre-tournament bout to qualify for the role of an alternate. |
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