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As of 2023, there have been twenty recorded deaths resulting from sanctioned mixed martial arts contests and nine from unregulated bouts, none however in the largest MMA promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship. A 2006 study suggests that the risk of injury in general in MMA is comparable to that in professional boxing. [1]
On December 16, 1994, Royce Gracie became the first fighter to reach 10 fights in the UFC. [1] On July 7, 2007, Tito Ortiz became the first fighter to reach 20 fights in the UFC. [2] On September 8, 2018, Jim Miller became the first fighter to reach 30 fights in the UFC. [3]
The best UFC fighters of all time ranked. Alex Pattle. April 19, 2023 at 7:26 AM. ... Khabib’s victory over the latter came a few months after the death of the champion’s father and coach ...
In 2000, the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board completely took over MMA regulation in its home state and developed new rules and weight classes that eventually became the de facto rule set for all mixed martial arts. [6] The UFC realigned their weight classes to comply with these new regulations in 2001, beginning with UFC 31. [7]
Evan Lloyd Tanner (February 11, 1971 – September 5, 2008) was an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a former UFC Middleweight Champion and was the first American to win the Pancrase Neo-Blood tournament in Tokyo, Japan.
In the flyweight division of MMA, Demetrious Johnson is the only answer for the greatest of all time. And now that career is over. The 38-year-old Johnson announced his retirement from mixed ...
Brazilian MMA fighter Guilherme “Bomba” Vasconcelos has died at the age of 38.. The former UFC and Bellator fighter’s death was confirmed by his uncle, Walter Vasconcelos Jr., and friends on ...
The following is a list of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing. In February 1995, it was estimated that "approximately 500 boxers have died in the ring or as a result of boxing since the Marquess of Queensberry Rules were introduced in 1884." [1] 22 boxers died in 1953 alone. [1]