Vale Tudo Japan 1994 event Program. This program measures approximately 10.25 by 14.25, and has 18 glossy color and black & white pages. The cover features an art rendering of Rickson Gracie. This program contains fighter bios, the tounament rules and breakdown, and the history leading up to the start of the Vale Tudo Japan(in japanese text).
Vale Tudo Japan 1994(VTJ94) took place on July 29, 1994 at the Tokyo Bay N.K. Hall, in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. This was the first event held by the newly formed Vale Tudo Japan. There was an 8 man tournament with an alternate fight all taking place in one night. The Vale Tudo Japan was formed in Japan after the success of UFC 1. Rickson Gracie was asked to represent the Gracie family in the tournament. Rickson Gracie went on to beat Bud Smith in the finals to win the tounament and become the first Vale Tudo Japan(1994) champion.
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