Before Dana White, before ESPN, before rules—this was raw cage chaos.
UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 24, 1999 at the Lake Charles Civic Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Practical Effects
Real punches, real blood, zero choreography. This IS the stunt.
Production
Lake Charles Civic Center aesthetic: accidentally iconic.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was UFC's first event post-Zuffa purchase. The McMahon era begins here, quietly.
Shamrock's retirement fight—he'd return, but never recapture this specific chaos.
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