Question: When was the mixed martial arts (MMA) event for which Harold Howard was more widely known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he made it to the final held?

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Cung Le: Cung Le (Vietnamese: "Lê Cung" ; born May 25, 1972) is a Vietnamese-born American actor, retired mixed martial artist and Sanshou kickboxer.  He competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), holding a record of 2–2 with the organization.  In Sanshou, he is a former International Kickboxing Federation Light Heavyweight World Champion, having a professional Sanshou record of 16–0 before moving to mixed martial arts (Le also held a kickboxing record of 17–0).  He defeated Frank Shamrock to become the second Strikeforce Middleweight Champion before vacating the title to further pursue his acting career.  Le is perhaps best known in mixed martial arts for competing in Strikeforce, holding a record of 7–1 with the organization before its demise.

UFC 3: 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.  The event was seen live on pay-per-view in the United States, and was later released on home video.

Art of War Fighting Championship: The Art of War Fighting Championship (英雄榜/Art of War/AOW) is a Chinese professional mixed martial arts promotion based in Beijing, China.  The Chinese title "英雄榜" literally translated means "Gathering of Heroes."  Art of War FC has no relation to the defunct US MMA promotion Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship.  Art of War I was held at the Beijing Sports University on November 6, 2005.  The inaugural event made it the first professional mixed martial arts contest in the People's Republic of China.  To date, AOW has held 15 events in mainland China.  Its largest event was Art of War 12 - Invincible, held at the National Olympic Sports Center Auditorium in Beijing on May 23, 2009 to an audience of around 6,000 fans.  The event attracted many international guests, including former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia, renowned ring announcer Michael Buffer, and experienced referee "Big" John McCarthy.

Sean Sherk: Sean Keith Sherk (born August 5, 1973) is a retired American mixed martial artist and former UFC Lightweight Champion.  Sherk competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and was one of the first combatants to have been a championship competitor in multiple weight divisions (having also competed for the UFC Welterweight Championship).  He was the second UFC Lightweight Champion in the organization's history after Jens Pulver vacated his title 5 years earlier.  Sherk also spent time competing in the Japan-based organizations, PRIDE Fighting Championships and Pancrase; going undefeated in both promotions.  He holds one of the longest undefeated streaks in mixed martial arts history, with only four career losses, all to fellow-UFC Champions.  Sherk announced his official retirement from mixed martial arts competition in September 2013 having last fought three years prior.

Alliance MMA: Alliance MMA, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMMA) is a mixed martial arts organization offering premier promotional opportunities for aspiring mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters to showcase their talent and advance to the sport's highest level of professional competition.  Alliance MMA's mission is to identify and develop the next generation of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and other leading MMA promotion champions including The World Series of Fighting and Bellator.

Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey: Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey was a series of mixed martial arts bouts booked by Strikeforce and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).  In 2011, the fighters began a rivalry via social media and a series of interviews, with Rousey expressing an interest in fighting Tate for Tate's Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship.  As the feud garnered increased attention from fans and the press, Tate and Rousey were ultimately chosen to headline a Strikeforce show on March 3, 2012.  This marked a rare occurrence of women being placed in the main event of a mixed martial arts (MMA) card.

Harold Howard: Harold Clarence Howard (born 1958) is a retired Canadian martial artist who earned a blackbelt in jujutsu under Steve Reynolds and in Gōjū-ryū karate under Yogi Israel and was the first World Sport Jujutsu Heavyweight Champion in 1984.  Howard is more widely known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he made it to the final of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's third tournament.  Howard is also well known for once executing a scissor-flip kick during his battle with Steve Jennum in the UFC 3 finals.

Miesha Tate: Miesha Theresa Tate ( ; born August 18, 1986) is an American Mixed Martial Arts Pundit and former mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and is a former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.  Primarily known for her grappling ability, Tate became a wrestler while attending Franklin Pierce High School in Tacoma, Washington and won a state championship during her senior year in 2005.  She began her professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career in 2007, and won the bantamweight championship of the Freestyle Cage Fighting promotion in 2009.  Tate gained increased recognition in 2011, when she won the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship.  She has also won a silver medal in the FILA Grappling Championships.

UFC 2: The Ultimate Fighting Championship Part II (later renamed UFC 2: No Way Out) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on March 11, 1994, at Mammoth Gardens in Denver, Colorado.  The event was seen live on pay-per-view in the United States, and was later released on home video.

Chris Lytle: Chris Scott Lytle (born August 18, 1974) is a retired American mixed martial artist, boxer and a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.  Lytle was prominently featured as a Welterweight on The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback.  While he is probably best known for competing the UFC, where he held a record of 10-10, Lytle has also fought in the WEC, Pancrase, and the Cage Rage Championships He is the former Cage Rage World Welterweight Champion.  In Lytle's mixed martial arts and boxing career he was never knocked out or submitted, though he did lose in mixed martial arts competition by TKO by way of cut stoppage.

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Answer: September 9, 1994