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In May 2011, it was announced that Zuffa would be holding a charity auction featuring more than 100 items to benefit the Lone Survivor Foundation during the last week of May 2011. [8] All products were autographed by UFC fighters and included baseball caps, T-shirts, MMA gloves, and DVDs. Products generally ranged in price from $50 to a few ...
Zuffa's ownership led to a growth period for the company and the sport of MMA in general; the UFC's global leadership in the sport led to Zuffa buying the assets of the Pride Fighting Championships in 2007 and the Strikeforce promotion in 2011 (among other MMA promotions). In 2016, Zuffa was sold to a group led by Endeavor, then known as ...
In 2008, Sean Shelby was named the new match-maker for the promotion by Zuffa. Zuffa made several changes to the promotion after the purchase. It discontinued its pentagonal cage for a modified version of the UFC's octagonal cage, with a 25-foot diameter instead of the UFC's 30-foot diameter cage.
Following Zuffa's acquisition of Strikeforce in March 2011, there has been much speculation concerning the future of women's competition, in term both of relevance and popularity. [28] [29] The next step was for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to pick up women's MMA, however UFC President Dana White was resistant. He has said, "There ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 February 2025. American businessman (born 1969) Dana White White in 2015 Born Dana Frederick White Jr. (1969-07-28) July 28, 1969 (age 55) Manchester, Connecticut, U.S. Known for President and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Spouse Anne Stella (m. 1996) Children 3 Website ufc.com Dana ...
Fighters will revert to wearing the original style of gloves at UFC 309 in New York this Saturday rather than the new design introduced in June, the UFC confirms.
Zuffa, the predecessor entity that owned and operated UFC, was the defendant in five related class-action lawsuits filed between December 2014 and March 2015, which were consolidated into a single ...
At UFC 302 on Saturday, the new gloves finally made their fighting debut. Any hope that they would lower the frequency of eye pokes seemed to get dashed during the very first fight of the night.