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UFC - Giovanna Tuccori 8/26/06 WHAT IS UFC?  The Ultimate Fight Championship  A professional mixed martial arts organization offering the premier series of MMA sporting events.

UFC - Giovanna Tuccori 8/26/06 WHAT IS MMA?  An acronym for Mixed Martial Arts.  A sport that combines all different types of martial arts into one hybrid fighting sport under a unified set of rules.  Competitors use interdisciplinary forms of fighting to their strategic and tactical advantage in a supervised match.

UFC - Giovanna Tuccori 8/26/06 HISTORY  The UFC organization follows a rich history and tradition of competitive MMA dating back to the Olympic Games in Athens.  About 80 years ago, a Brazilian form of Mixed Marital Arts known as Vale Tudo (anything goes) sparked local interest in the sport.  The UFC brought MMA to the world with a concept to have a tournament of the best athletes skilled in the various disciplines of all martial arts.  The goal was to find “the Ultimate Fighting Champion”.

UFC - Giovanna Tuccori 8/26/06 STYLES  Boxing  Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu  Freestyle & Greco- Roman Wrestling  Jiu Jutsu  Judo  Karate  Kickboxing  Kung Fu  Tae Kwon Do  Wrestling

UFC - Giovanna Tuccori 8/26/06 FIGHTING TECHNIQUES Straight Arm Lock Heal Hook Punches Elbows Knees Triangle Choke Arm Bar Kicks There are many fighting techniques, a few of these are:

UFC - Giovanna Tuccori 8/26/06 CONTROVERSY The opponents of MMA have leveled numerous arguments against the sport, and under the leadership of Arizona Senator John McCain, quoted as referring to it as “human cock- fighting”, they succeeded in forcing the sport from national pay-per-view carriers, and convinced several states to ban the sport. The full-contact blend of street brawling and martial arts was forced underground.

UFC - Giovanna Tuccori 8/26/06 “I wouldn’t say UFC is too violent,” says Steve Cohen, 46, a librarian from Brooklyn, N.Y. “I loved it from the very first pay-per-view event. I thought the idea was long overdue, and it seemed a lot of others agreed with me. QUOTES The Hartford Courant Friday, Jan. 11, 2002 “Some people love it some people hate it,” says Paul Munick, director of entertainment for Mohegan Sun Arena. “Whether one likes it or not, there is a fan base for this. The UFC is a legitimate and very professional organization.”

UFC - Giovanna Tuccori 8/26/06 RULES The Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts Combat, as drafted in New Jersey, and later adopted in Nevada on July 23, 2001 were a welcome change to the sport.

UFC - Giovanna Tuccori 8/26/06  Lightweight - over 145 lbs. to 155 lbs.  Welterweight - over 155 lbs. to 170 lbs.  Middleweight - over 170 lbs. to 185 lbs.  Light Heavyweight - over 185 lbs. to 205 lbs.  Heavyweight - over 205 lbs. to 265 lbs. WEIGHT CLASS There are 5 weight classes:

UFC - Giovanna Tuccori 8/26/06  All non-championship bouts shall be three rounds.  All championship bouts shall be five rounds.  Rounds will be five minutes in duration with a one-minute rest period between each round.  Referee may restart the round if the fighters reach a stalemate. BOUT DURATION

UFC - Giovanna Tuccori 8/26/06 FOULS  Eye gouging  Biting  Hair pulling  Groin attacks There are 31 fouls, some of these include:  Using abusive language  Disregarding the instructions of the referee  Throwing in the towel

UFC - Giovanna Tuccori 8/26/06 WAYS TO WIN 1. Submission by: Physical tap out Verbal tap out 2. Technical knockout by the referee stopping the contest. 3. Decision via the scorecards, including: Unanimous decision Split decision Majority decision 4. Technical decision 5. Technical draw 6. Disqualification 7. Forfeit 8. No contest

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UFC - Giovanna Tuccori 8/26/06 Ready to fight? Let’s get it on!