MMAFighting: 20-year history of MMA

1993: And in the beginning, the written word

1994: The Decline of Western Civilization

1995: Tank's pirate booty and "The Beast"

1997-96: 'The Godfather of Ground & Pound'

1998: Southbound (into the heart of darkness)

1999: Rules and the scale of evolution

2000: The Monster slips & UFC 29 closes a chapter

2001: The Italian word for fighting

2002: Chandeliers and the first historical half

2003: When Bettendorf was the fight capital

2004: When 50 was just a number

2005: Griffin-Bonnar go from reality to dream

2006: Spider and Ice

2007: UFC gets Pride FC and pride of Long Island

2008: The man who first crossed Mr. Jones

2009: UFC comes full circle

2010: WEC, Sheikhs and a visit to 'Ferrari World'

2011: Business as usual 

2012: FOX, docs and two cards in peril 

UFC in 2013: Countdown to 1993 in reverse