Champps history

In January 1985 Fuddruckers' founder, Phil Romano, retired, paving the way for Baumhauer's promotion to president.

By 1987 Fuddruckers was once again profitable, its number of restaurants pared to 80.

Origins and 1988 Fuddruckers Merger

In the aftermath of Vince's 1990 exit, Baumhauer fine-tuned Daka International's operations.

Baumhauer also raised capital by selling stock to investors on two occasions, leading up to his 1993 proclamation that he would double the size of Daka International during the ensuing three years.

Amid concerns that Daka International's portfolio of businesses was too diverse, the company's stock price slumped, dropping from a high of $34 per share in 1995 to $10 per share after the depressed financial figures were released.

A short time later, in April 1996, Baumhauer acquired another chain, the 18-unit Great Bagel and Coffee Co., described as a combination specialty coffee retailer, bagel bakery, and grab-and-go deli.

He first defeated Maurice Smith at UFC Japan on December 21, 1997 to become the UFC heavyweight champion.

Another portion of the company's financial might was removed in late 1998 when the Great Bagel and Coffee Co. chain was closed, leaving Unique Casual as a single-concept restaurant company dependent on its roughly 30 Champps Americana chain.

Founded in 1999 by Shawn and Julie Burcham, Champs Chicken has grown rapidly from humble beginnings.

On September 26, 2003, Couture defeated Tito Ortiz at UFC 44 to become the UFC light heavyweight champion.

On January 31, 2004, UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn defeated Matt Hughes at UFC 47 to claim the UFC welterweight title.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre first became the UFC welterweight champion on November 11, 2006 after defeating Matt Hughes by second-round knockout at UFC 65.

Penn then moved down to lightweight, where he faced Joe Stevenson at UFC 80 on January 19, 2008 for the UFC lightweight title, which he went on to defend three times.

In between, he attempted to become the first simultaneous two-division champ in UFC history when he challenged welterweight king Georges St-Pierre at UFC 94 in 2009.

Was that your first, was that 2011 when you took over? You didn't have an anniversary in your first year? Of course.

With a knockout that will live on in highlight reels forever, Conor McGregor began his reign in the UFC featherweight division after defeating Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds at UFC 194 on December 12, 2015.

Less than a year later, “The Notorious” lived up to his nickname on November 12, 2016 when he defeated Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 to also earn the UFC lightweight title, becoming the first fighter to hold UFC titles in multiple divisions simultaneously, coining the term “champ champ.”

Cormier defended this title three times over the course of nearly three years, before vacating the title in December of 2018.

He earned a third-round TKO over the favored Moraes on June 8, 2019 to become the fourth-ever “champ champ,” and the first person to be an Olympic gold medalist and simultaneous two-division UFC champion.