John Kingston CIS Fall 2010
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is an American MMA company that hosts most of the top ranked fighters in the world.
The Ultimate Fighter is a TV show that is televised nationally. It’s a reality show about Becoming a fighter known as the “Ultimate Fighter”.
The UFC was founded in The founder and president of the company is Dana White. MMA fighting rules. Dana White
The UFC host events worldwide. The events are composed of a number of fights known as Fight Cards. All the fights lead up to the one and only main event of the night.
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is an intense and evolving combat sport in which competitors use interdisciplinary forms of fighting that include jiu-jitsu, judo, karate, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling and others to their strategic and tactical advantage in a supervised match.
Weight class nameUpper limit in lb.Equivalent in kg. Featherweight145 lb66 kg Lightweight155 lb70 kg Welterweight170 lb77 kg Middleweight185 lb84 kg Light Heavyweight205 lb93 kg Heavyweight265 lb120 kg
Weight ClassTitle Holders name LightweightFrankie Edgar WelterweightGeorges St-Pierre MiddleweightAnderson Silva Light HeavyweightMauricio Rue HeavyweightCain Velasquez
The UFC is a fairly new sport therefore they only have six hall of famers. Hall of FamersProfessional Records (W-L- D) Mark Coleman Randy Couture Royce Gracie Chuck Liddell Dan Severn Ken Shamrock
Randy Coutour was voted the all time best fighter in the UFC. He is the only person to own the title in two weight divisions at the same time.