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Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a form of competitive combat sport, akin to boxing, muay thai, or kick boxing. MMA titles, or championship belts , are given to those fighters deemed by a promotional organization to have met a certain standard of athletic accomplishment in a specific weight class (most often by means of a championship fight ).
The Lightweight Championship was known as the Bantamweight Championship prior to UFC 31 (May 4, 2001). The Strikeforce Lightweight Championship was unified (perhaps unofficially) with the UFC Lightweight Championship on April 20, 2013, when Benson Henderson defeated Gilbert Melendez at UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez. [35]
Schedule and results for the biggest MMA fights in 2024. ... Where to shop today's best deals: Kate Spade, Amazon, Walmart and more. AOL. The best under-$50 clothing items to buy at Amazon right now.
List of UFC events is a list of events held and scheduled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. UFC's first event, UFC 1 , took place on November 12, 1993.
UFC 301: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Steve Erceg. Saturday, May 4, 2024 - Rio Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Main card (Start time 10 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV) • Flyweight championship: Alexandre Pantoja vs ...
This list of current UFC fighters records current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. As of 23 November 2024, the UFC roster consisted of fighters from 80 countries. [1]
No. Name Event Date Reign (Total) Defenses 1 Marcin Prachnio def. Tomislav Spahovic : FFC 21 Rijeka, Croatia: Nov 27, 2015 335 days Prachnio was stripped of the title on October 26, 2016, after he decided to drop to the middleweight division.
A professional MMA fighter since 2017, Hughes is a former Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion. Background Born on March 27, 1997, in Sydney, Australia, Hughes grew up in County Londonderry , Northern Ireland, where he initially participated in sports like Gaelic football and hurling before transitioning to MMA.