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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]
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.
As of 2019, international freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling for male youths are divided into three age categories: U15, cadets, and juniors. [3]U15 (male youths aged 14–15, as well as male youths at age 13 with a medical certificate and parental authorization) compete in freestyle and/or Greco-Roman wrestling in the following 10 weight classes: [3]
The upper limit was set at 175 lb (79.4 kg). In 2019, Bahrain-based promotion Brave Combat Federation revised its welterweight division and title from 170 lbs to 175 lbs and the super welterweight. They also renamed the BRAVE CF Welterweight Championship to the BRAVE CF Super Welterweight Championship.
170 pounds (77 kg) Greenwood, IN: Sophomore: Missouri: Alex Conover: 14: INF/OF: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Tuttle, OK: Sophomore: Cowley [a] Harrison Bodendorf: 15: LHP: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 pounds (84 kg) Temecula, CA: Junior: Hawaii: Elijah Alexander: 17: INF/OF: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Moore, OK: Junior: Connors ...
Eagle Fighting Championship has introduced a 165-pound weight class at Eagle 46 where in the main event, Diego Sanchez and Kevin Lee had their Eagle FC debuts in this division. They refer to their 165-pound weight class as Super Lightweight and moved their Welterweight division from 170 pounds to 175 pounds.
Within a few weeks he fought his first fight, filling in for an injured teammate at 185 pounds (84 kg). Shields fought five fights at 185 lbs "for fun, to stay in shape and learn some self defense". In 2001, Shields decided he wanted to make a career of mixed martial arts and began fighting at his natural weight of 170 pounds (77 kg).