Episode 47: UFC 1

"Turn On, Tune in, & Tap Out": Analyzing UFC 1 as a Primary SourceTo the casual observer, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC, may come across as little more than modern gladiatorial combat.  However, a closer look will reveal that the mixed martial arts tournament that began in 1993 is far more complex and regulated.  UFC, meet EPS on this episode of the Everything is a Primary Source PodcastProfessor Dan Hipp is a neuroscientist as well as a practitioner of jujitsu.  I was happy to have him appear on my program again, this time to discuss how the First Ultimate Fighting Championship acts as not only a document of the early 1990s, but also marks the start of a revolution in spectator pugilism.