In the fall of 2000 I bought the UFC game for the SEGA Dreamcast. I was instantly hooked.
Anyone else?
For those that don't remember here was the lineup you could play (IN 2000)
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Mikey Burnett
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Mark Coleman
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Gary Goodridge
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Jeremy Horn
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Matt Hughes
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Eugene Jackson
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Tsuyoshi Kosaka
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Paul Herrera
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Tim Lajcik
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Chuck Liddell
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Guy Mezger
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Pat Miletich
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Tito Ortiz
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Kevin Randleman
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Marco Ruas
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Bas Rutten
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Pedro Rizzo
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Andre Roberts
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Frank Shamrock
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Maurice Smith
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Evan Tanner
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Ron Waterman
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Pete Williams
I did alot of fighting in 93,so naturally I was interested.
My dad called me to our tv back in 93 when Royce was submitting big dudes. We were mesmerized. Well, I was. That's all she wrote from there. 
Ken Shamrock vs Dan Severn.. in WWF! But really it was Ken Shamrock's WWF run that got me curious. Watched a couple of his fights, but didn't get hooked. Somewhat related, but anyone remember Brawl for All? Wow..
Who brought my interest back? Yuji Nagata, former WCW wrestler. I had to find out about this Cro Cop guy that demolished him! Also took up some wrestling around that time, which made me appreciate the ground fighting, and be patient with it.