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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 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)
If the fighter who made weight wins the bout, he becomes the MFC champion of that weight class. If the fighter who failed to make weight wins the bout, that fighter does not claim the title, and the Maximum Fighting Championship holds the option to make him the No. 1 contender and/or to make an immediate rematch.
Weight classes are divisions of competition used to match competitors against others of their own size. 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 .
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.
However UFC president Dana White stated that there would never be a 165-pound division in the UFC. [ 1 ] Regional mixed martial arts promotion King of the Cage has implemented a 165-pound weight class and championship, though they refer to their 165-pound weight class as Light Welterweight and have moved their Welterweight division up from 170 ...