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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 bantamweight division in mixed martial arts refers to a number of different MMA weight classes, which groups competitors within 126–135 lb (57.2-61.3 kg) The King of the Cage bantamweight class, with upper limit at 145 lb (65.8 kg) [1] The Shooto bantamweight division, which suits competitors below 125 lb (56.7 kg)
Mixed martial artists by weight class (11 C) Pages in category "Mixed martial arts weight classes" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
The most prevalent rule set in the world being used currently is the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, adopted by all state athletic commissions in the United States that regulate MMA and is used most notably in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Super Fight League, an Indian MMA promotion, have been holding female strawweight fights at 105-115 pounds / 52.2 kilograms since SFL 17 in May 2013. [2] In Japan, Shooto regularly holds contests at that weight class and circulates a championship belt for the division. [3] UFC has added a women's strawweight division that is set at 115 lbs. [4]
Weight classes are used in a variety of sports including rowing, weight lifting, and especially combat sports [1] such as boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, wrestling, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Alternatives to formal weight classes include catch weight and openweight. The existence of weight divisions gives rise to the practice of weight ...
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes: The UFC's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb (77.5 to 84 kg) The Shooto's middleweight class, which refers to competitors between 155 and 170 lb (70.3 and 77.1 kg)
The super welterweight division in MMA sits between the welterweight division and the middleweight division. It was approved by the Association of Boxing Commissions on July 26, 2017. [ 1 ] The upper limit was set at 175 lb (79.4 kg).