1. UFC
By: Justin Espinoza

2. ABOUT UFC Stands for Ultimate Fighting Championship
Originated in 1993 with UFC 1 at Denver Colorado
The founders are Art Davie, Rorion Gracie, Campbell McLaren, Robert Meyrowitz and with president Dana White
The UFC is a MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) sport including boxing, wrestling, kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai and other styles.
Includes the greatest fighters around the world

3. OCTAGON
The fighting will be taken place inside the UFC Octagon similar to the MMA Pentagon
The Octagon has two corners, a red and blue corner
The fighters will start out either in the red or blue corner
On the outside of the Octagon the fighters’ team will be there usually the people who have been training the fighter

4. HOW DO THEY WIN?
To win the fighters need to either win by K.O. (knock out), TKO (technical Knock out), Submission or Decision
A TKO is where the fighter is knocked down by either a punch or kick and is punched by his opponent without defending themselves.
A Submission is where a fighter can have their legs or arms bent or even choked so they’re forced to tap out.
A tap out is where the fighter taps their hand either on the mat or other fighter three times to indicate that they give up.
An Decision is where the fighter goes all three rounds (five rounds for title fight) and they have to look at the judges score cards to decide the winner
The judges score on octagon control, strikes hit, strikes absorbed and

5. Weight classes 8 weight classes Flyweight 125lbs Bantamweight 135lbs
Featherweight 145lbs
Lightweight 155lbs
Welterweight 170lbs
Middleweight 180lbs
Light Heavyweight 205lbs
Heavyweight 265lbs

6. Current Champions Of Each Weight
Bantamweight- Dominick Cruz (since Dec. 16, 2010)
Featherweight- José Aldo (since Nov. 20, 2010)
Lightweight- Frankie Edgar (since Apr. 10, 2010)
Welterweight- George St. Pierre (since Dec. 29, 2007)
Middleweight- Anderson Silva (since Oct. 14, 2006)
Light Heavyweight- Jon Jones (since Mar. 19, 2011)
Heavyweight- Junior Dos Santos (since Nov. 12, 2011)

7. Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz
Born September 3rd, 1985
28 years old
American
19 wins 1 loss
6 wins by knock out
1 win by submission
12 wins by decision

8. José “Scarface” Aldo Born September 9th, 1986 25 years old Brazilian
20 wins with 1 loss
12 wins by knockout
2 wins by submissions
6 wins by decision

9. Frankie “The Answer” Edgar
Born October 16th, 1981
30 years old
American
14 wins 1 loss 1 draw
3 wins by knock out
3 wins by submission
8 wins by decision

10. George “Rush” St. Pierre (GSP)
Born May 19th, 1981
30 years old
Canadian
22 wins with 2 losses
8 knock outs
5 submissions
9 decisions
Won Welterweight championship twice

11. Anderson “The Spider” Silva
Born April 14th, 1975
36 years old
Brazilian
31 wins with 4 losses
18 wins by knockouts
6 wins by submissions
7 wins by decision

12. Jon “bones” Jones Born July 19th, 1987 24 years old American
15 wins with 1 loss
8 knockouts
5 submissions
2 decisions
Only loss was from disqualification with a illegal downward elbow

13. Junior Dos Santos (JDS)
Born September 12th, 1984
27 years old
Brazilian
14 wins with 1 loss
9 wins by knockouts
3 wins by submissions
2 wins by decisions

14. Scources

15. Poll