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UFC. By: Justin Espinoza. ABOUT. UFC Stands for Ultimate Fighting Championship Originated in 1993 with UFC 1 at Denver Colorado The founders are Art Davie, Rorion Gracie, Campbell McLaren, Robert Meyrowitz and with president Dana White
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UFC By: Justin Espinoza
ABOUT • UFC Stands for Ultimate Fighting Championship • Originated in 1993 with UFC 1 at Denver Colorado • The founders are Art Davie, Rorion Gracie, Campbell McLaren, Robert Meyrowitz and with president Dana White • The UFC is a MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) sport including boxing, wrestling, kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai and other styles. • Includes the greatest fighters around the world
OCTAGON • The fighting will be taken place inside the UFC Octagon similar to the MMA Pentagon • The Octagon has two corners, a red and blue corner • The fighters will start out either in the red or blue corner • On the outside of the Octagon the fighters’ team will be there usually the people who have been training the fighter
HOW DO THEY WIN? • To win the fighters need to either win by K.O. (knock out), TKO (technical Knock out), Submission or Decision • A TKO is where the fighter is knocked down by either a punch or kick and is punched by his opponent without defending themselves. • A Submission is where a fighter can have their legs or arms bent or even choked so they’re forced to tap out. • A tap out is where the fighter taps their hand either on the mat or other fighter three times to indicate that they give up. • An Decision is where the fighter goes all three rounds (five rounds for title fight) and they have to look at the judges score cards to decide the winner • The judges score on octagon control, strikes hit, strikes absorbed and
Weight classes • 8 weight classes • Flyweight 125lbs • Bantamweight 135lbs • Featherweight 145lbs • Lightweight 155lbs • Welterweight 170lbs • Middleweight 180lbs • Light Heavyweight 205lbs • Heavyweight 265lbs
Current Champions Of Each Weight • Bantamweight- Dominick Cruz (since Dec. 16, 2010) • Featherweight- José Aldo (since Nov. 20, 2010) • Lightweight- Frankie Edgar (since Apr. 10, 2010) • Welterweight- George St. Pierre (since Dec. 29, 2007) • Middleweight- Anderson Silva (since Oct. 14, 2006) • Light Heavyweight- Jon Jones (since Mar. 19, 2011) • Heavyweight- Junior Dos Santos (since Nov. 12, 2011)
Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz • Born September 3rd, 1985 • 28 years old • American • 19 wins 1 loss • 6 wins by knock out • 1 win by submission • 12 wins by decision
José “Scarface” Aldo • Born September 9th, 1986 • 25 years old • Brazilian • 20 wins with 1 loss • 12 wins by knockout • 2 wins by submissions • 6 wins by decision
Frankie “The Answer” Edgar • Born October 16th, 1981 • 30 years old • American • 14 wins 1 loss 1 draw • 3 wins by knock out • 3 wins by submission • 8 wins by decision
George “Rush” St. Pierre (GSP) • Born May 19th, 1981 • 30 years old • Canadian • 22 wins with 2 losses • 8 knock outs • 5 submissions • 9 decisions • Won Welterweight championship twice
Anderson “The Spider” Silva • Born April 14th, 1975 • 36 years old • Brazilian • 31 wins with 4 losses • 18 wins by knockouts • 6 wins by submissions • 7 wins by decision
Jon “bones” Jones • Born July 19th, 1987 • 24 years old • American • 15 wins with 1 loss • 8 knockouts • 5 submissions • 2 decisions • Only loss was from disqualification with a illegal downward elbow
Junior Dos Santos (JDS) • Born September 12th, 1984 • 27 years old • Brazilian • 14 wins with 1 loss • 9 wins by knockouts • 3 wins by submissions • 2 wins by decisions
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