Product Description

Things get ugly in The Ultimate Fighting Championship Volume 5: Dan "The Beast" Severn returns, ready to pound his opponents into submission, and a bonus SUPERFIGHT features the much-anticipated battle between Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock, in a stunning effort to declare a champion!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33405 in DVD
• Brand: Lions Gate
• Released on: 2006-08-15
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 120 minutes

Customer Reviews

Not so hot.
This event features plenty of boredom. Plenty of two fighters laying on the mat in the exact same position for long periods of time. It also features what I always thought to be the biggest UFC blunder, the 'superfight'. If you are a hardcore collector then this will be a good DVD to pick up for your collection. If not, I would strongly recommend saving your money for UFC 6.

Terrible Event
I've seen almost all of the UFC events, and I assure you that this is one of the worst ones available on DVD. The superfight between Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie did not live up to the hype even in the slightest, and it was mostly just Ken Shamrock laying on top of Royce Gracie in a defensive Jiu-Jitsu posture for about 35 minutes. It was one of the top 3 worst fights I've personally been exposed to in the UFC, and the other fights(with the exception of just a couple) in this event were not that impressive at all. And the main event consisting of Dan Severn winning the championship, also, was not that impressive at all.

I do not recommend spending even 4-5 dollars on this product, and I recommend purchasing UFC 6 instead, which is the debut of "Tank" Abbot.

Three future legends, two destinies...one winner.
This tournament had a little of everything.

Andy Anderson vs. Jon Hess was a typical UFC opener, i.e. baaaad. Hess uses seemingly every $1,000 infraction in the book and Anderson does little more than take it. Larry Cureton vs. Todd Medina saw two pure standup strikers go to the ground almost immediately. Medina wins via front choke. Next, powerful veteran grappler Oleg Taktarov takes on overmatched Ernest Verdecia...and finds himself at a disadvantage for nearly the entire fight, turning it around only at the very end to win. Clearly, something's not right with him. And the fearsome but still uncrowned Dan Severn grapples with strong Joe Charles and slowly but very surely dominates him. The semifinal has Dave Benetau step in for the, er, unwilling Hess; he eliminates Medina in short order. And in a highly controversial showdown, Taktarov fails to get any effective offense against Severn, who eventually pounds him in the face until John McCarthy calls for a stoppage over Taktarov's protests.

Then it's time for inaugural Superfight, the titanic rematch between Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock (and incredibly the second and last time they'd ever face each other). It would last 36:06, the longest fight in UFC history. This was one for the ages...but not for the reasons everyone thought it would be. And there would be controversy. Would Gracie have gone to his back if he'd known that it'd make him helpless? Could Shamrock have somehow, at some point, gotten more aggressive? In the end, neither would win. But in a sense, perhaps that's appropriate. Why should the sports first megafight have a simple resolution?

And then it's all over but the newest star looking to make it official against Beneteau. To Beneteau's credit he didn't go down easily...for a while. But the same destiny that prevent a winner in the Superfight seemed to be pushing for one here.

In all, it was a true clash of the titans with more than its share of twists and turns. An exciting, entertaining night...but you'd expect no less from MMA.