Audio: The Carmichael Dave Show - August 5, 2011
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Sure, mixed martial arts and its predecessors date way before UFC 1, but for all intents and purposes, the American conscience awoke to the sport 17-odd years ago with that first Pay-Per-View event. Guys crowded around a TV at a friend's house, and it provided water cooler talk for the days to come. Yet few had any idea what the future of the sport held.
