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Pete Williams vs. Mark Coleman To Be Inducted into UFC Hall of Fame

June 15, 2016 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

The classic fight between Pete Williams and Mark Coleman will be added to the UFC Hall of Fame. It was announced on UFC Tonight on Wednesday that the UFC 17 bout will be inducted into the fight wing of the Hall. It joins Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Don Frye and Bob Meyrowitz in the 2016 Hall of Fame class.

“Williams against Coleman was the biggest upset of 1998 and the finish is one of the most devastating knockouts in UFC history,” UFC President Dana White stated. “This fight is a forgotten classic that represents everything that’s great about UFC. Williams took this fight on two weeks’ notice and took a beating from Coleman during the regulation period. This was his first time inside an octagon, and once the overtime period started, he had enough left in the tank to deliver one of the greatest knockouts we’ve ever seen.”

The induction ceremony will take place on July 10th at the International Fight Week expo.