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The MMA welterweight class is therefore significantly heavier than the welterweight class of these other sports. For the sake of uniformity, many American mixed martial arts websites refer to competitors between 156 and 170 lb (71 and 77 kg) as welterweights. This encompasses the Shooto middleweight division (167 lb / 76 kg).
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. [5] Weight class. Upper weight limit.
The lower limit for "heavyweight" was established in 1948 at 81 kg. When a new limit of 91+ kg was established in 1984, the name "heavyweight" was kept by the 81+ kg class, and the 91+ kg class was named "super heavyweight", a name not currently used in professional boxing. Classes are as follows: [16] Class name. Weight class limit (kg/lbs) Men.
World Muay Thai Federation (WMF, the official amateur organization), fixed welterweight from 65.0 to 67.0 kg (143.3 to 147.7 lb) for adult and junior. The official rules of shoot boxing define welterweights as between 65 and 67 kg (143 and 148 lb). In Olympic taekwondo, welterweight falls between 74 and 80 kg (163 and 176 lb).
Middleweight (MMA) 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 ONE Championship 's middleweight ...
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)
The lightweight moniker would later return at UFC 16 with a new division consisting of those competitors 170 pounds (77 kg) and under. [5] Two years later a fourth weight class, the bantamweight division, arrived at UFC 26 and included all fighters 155 pounds (70 kg) and under.
Bellator 214 Inglewood, CA, US. Jan 26, 2019. 2,052 days (incumbent) NC. vs. Cheick Kongo at Bellator 226 on Sep 7, 20191. def. interim champion Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 273 on Jan 29, 2022 2. def. Cheick Kongo at Bellator 280 on May 6, 2022 3. def. Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 290 on Feb 4, 2023. —.