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A photographer uses a large-format camera covered in a cloth to take a portrait of a serious man in a martial arts uniform sitting outdoors; the resulting close-up black-and-white portrait is shown beside the scene.

Most mixed martial arts (MMA) fans can recall the first event, held on November 12, 1993, at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. It was the dawn of a new era in combat sports. Born from Vale-Tudo (“Anything Goes” in English), UFC 1 was an event that would change the world forever. What was at stake was the determination of which martial art discipline would be most effective if they all came together to fight.

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