It all had to start somewhere right? Many people remember Antonio Inoki vs. Muhammad Ali but this rivalry goes back even further than that.
And while the video above is nothing like the modern version of mixed rules fights we see inside the UFC’s octagon, it is likely the very oldest footage of an actual mixed rules bout or demonstration.
Made in 1930, this video shows Olympic Silver Medalist Nat Pendleton demonstrating his wrestling techniques against a boxer. It’s pretty epic.
Twitter’s John Nash also has an article from 1924 from the same Olympian.
Check it:
1930 film of Nat Pendleton demonstrating wrestling techniques to use against a boxer in a mixed fight https://t.co/39Cu66FvvY
— John S. Nash (@heynottheface) October 26, 2017
