ðɪ ˈʌltᵻmət fˈaɪɾɪŋ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻnˈeɪmd jˌuːˌɛfsˈiː θɹˈiː: ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən dɹˈiːm wʌzɐ mˈɪkst mˈɑːɹʃəl ˈɑːɹts ˌɛmˌɛmˈeɪ ᵻvˈɛnt hˈɛld baɪ ðɪ ˈʌltᵻmət fˈaɪɾɪŋ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp jˌuːˌɛfsˈiː ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, æt ɡɹˈeɪdi kˈoʊl sˈɛntɚɹ ɪn ʃˈɑːɹlət, nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə, juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship III (later renamed UFC 3: The American Dream) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on September 9, 1994, at Grady Cole Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.