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The UFC's light heavyweight ranges from 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg). The ONE Championship's light heavyweight division (also known as cruiserweight) has an upper limit of 102.1 kg (225.1 lb). The Road FC's light heavyweight division places the upper limit at 205 lb (93 kg). Light heavyweight is a weight class in mixed martial arts, which ...
Weight Class Upper Limit (lb) Upper Limit (kg) Gender Atomweight 115lb 52.2kg Female Strawweight 125lb 56.7kg Male / Female Flyweight 135lb 61.2kg Male / Female Bantamweight 145lb 65.8kg Male / Female Featherweight 155lb 70.3kg Male Lightweight 170lb 77.1kg Male Welterweight 185lb 83.9kg Male Middleweight 205lb 93kg Male Light-Heavyweight 225lb
The Unified Rules designate limits for fourteen different weight classes in mixed martial arts; all definitions and measurements are in pounds. [3] The strawweight class was added in 2015. [ 4 ] The super lightweight, super welterweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight classes were added in July 2017.
The current rules used in the UFC were first established by the New Jersey Athletic Control Board in 2000, in consultation with the UFC and other MMA promotions in the United States. [273] The first UFC event under the new rules was UFC 28, held before Zuffa's takeover.
Jon Jones, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, is not so light anymore as he prepares to make his heavyweight debut at UFC 285. ... Both fighters came well below the 265-pound weight limit ...
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes: The UFC's lightweight division, which groups competitors within 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg) The Shooto lightweight division, which limits competitors to 145 lb (65.8 kg) The ONE Championship's lightweight division, with an upper limit at 77.1 kg (170.0 lb)
Light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira (9-2) and No. 1 contender and former champ Jamahal Hill (12-1) take top heading in a card in which they are among 12 current or former title holders.
Here are our top 10 men’s fighters in the UFC, in a list to be updated monthly