1995 in sports

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1995 in chronological order.
Before 1997, the Ultimate Fighting Championship was considered the only major MMA organization in the world and featured much fewer rules then are used in modern MMA.

[Radiosport]

First IARU Region III Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships held in Japan.
First High Speed Telegraphy World Championship held in Siófok, Hungary.

[Rugby league]

Australian international representative forward Ian Roberts became the first high-profile Australian sports person and first rugby footballer in the world to come out to the public as gay.
March 5 – Carcassonne, France: last match of the 1995 European Championship is played with Wales finishing on top of the table.
March 10 – Auckland, New Zealand: newly formed Auckland Warriors club play their first match: a 25–22 loss to the Brisbane Broncos at Ericsson Stadium before 29,220.
April 29 – London, England: 1994-95 Challenge Cup tournament culminates in Wigan's 30–10 win over Leeds in the final at Wembley Stadium before 78,550.
May 31 – Melbourne, Australia: 1995 State of Origin is wrapped up by Queensland in game two of the three-match series against New South Wales at the Melbourne Cricket Ground before 52,994.
September 24 – Sydney, Australia: 1995 ARL season culminates in the Sydney Bulldogs' 17–4 win over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the grand final at the Sydney Football Stadium before 41,127.
October 24 – Bury, England: 1995 Emerging Nations Tournament culminates in the Cook Islands' 22–6 win over Ireland in the final at Gigg Lane before 4,147.
October 28 – London, England: 1995 World Cup culminates in Australia's 16–8 win over England in the final at Wembley Stadium before 66,540.

[Rugby union]

101st Five Nations Championship series is won by England who complete the Grand Slam
Rugby World Cup is won by hosts South Africa 15–12 over New Zealand in the final with an extra-time drop goal by Joel Stransky
26 August – International Rugby Football Board lifts the century-old ban on professionalism

[Snooker]

World Snooker Championship – Stephen Hendry beats Nigel Bond 18-9
World rankings – Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1995/96

Swimming">Swimming (sport)">Swimming

February 11 – Danyon Loader swims world record in the Men's 400m Freestyle, while Mark Foster betters the world record in the Men's 50m Butterfly and Sandra Völker swims a European record in the Women's 50m Backstroke.
February 18 – Australia's Angela Kennedy breaks the world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly : 58.77
XII Pan American Games, held in Mar del Plata, Argentina
22nd European LC Championships, held in Vienna, Austria
* Germany wins the most medals, Russia the most gold medals
II. World Short Course Championships, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* December 2 – China's Liu Limin breaks the world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly : 58:68
* December 3 – Australia wins the most medals, and the most gold medals