UFC
The UFC started staging fights in 1993 with the goal of finding the ultimate fighting champion during a single-night tournament featuring the best athletes skilled in various martial arts disciplines.
The first big step forward came in 2001 when Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta took over the promotion and gave Dana White the title of UFC president.
With White leading the way, the UFC grew into the world's preeminent mixed martial arts promotion. The Ultimate Fighter reality television program, which started in 2005, and the 2013 launch of the UFC Fight Pass digital subscription service, helped widen its audience.
The UFC stages more than 40 live events each year that are broadcast to more than 1.1 billion people in 165 countries with the help of 165 global broadcast partners.
Year founded: 1993
Number of weight classes: 8 for men, 4 for women
President: Dana White
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Read the latest news, rumors, and analysis on the UFC:
MMA champion Jon Jones has been accused of making death threats against someone coming to test him one morning before speaking out on Instagram this Saturday. On Saturday night, Jon Jones was accused of making death threats against a representative of the anti-doping agency. ” Why do you come to people's houses so early, do […]
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman wants to see the company come to Africa.
UFC champions Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya genuinely don't like each other. That was apparent this week in a Twitter war that turned nasty and included family members.
Breaking down what the potential Conor McGregor vs. Manny Pacquiao boxing match would look like.
Former two-division UFC champ Conor McGregor took to Twitter on Friday to accept a challenge from Diego Sanchez before saying he's boxing Manny Pacquiao.
Brock Lesnar is no longer under contract to WWE and Bellator President Scott Coker wants to bring him in for a big fantasy match.
Sean O'Malley suffered his first UFC defeat to Marlon Vera. More concerning, he suffered a serious foot injury for the second time. Could this be the end of O'Malley's career?
Jon Jones tweeted over the weekend about a return to UFC. Joe Rogan thinks that message and what Jones has been doing lately should terrify other fighters.
Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier are fighting for the UFC heavyweight title and GOAT in UFC history. Neither can claim greatest heavyweight in MMA history. That title belongs to Fedor Emelianenko.
Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic battle it out at UFC 252 in a fight for the heavyweight championship and a special place in UFC history.
