UFC
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is one of the biggest fight promotions in the North America, though it is beginning to reach across the rest of the world, especially with their buyout of the Japanese fight promotion PRIDE Fighting Championship.
Dana White is the organizations President.
Click here to see a full list of Past/Current Champions.
History
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an organisation that brings together the world’s most talented Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes. The UFC was created in 1993 as a made for pay-per-view spectacle to garner worldwide attention. There never was a plan to proceed beyond one or two shows. The idea was to bring together champions of various martial arts and Olympic sports, such as karate, jiu-jitsu, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, sumo and other disciplines to determine which style would be most successful in a tournament. International support for the event was enormous.
What began as a mere spectacle was transformed into one of the world’s most entertaining sporting events. Over the course of its eight-year existence and 31 events, the UFC has become the premier mixed martial arts event in the world, featuring competitors of multiple disciplines in a quest to become an Ultimate Fighting Champion.
In 1993, Bob Meyrowitz and his New York-based Sephamore Entertainment Group (SEG), in association with Art Davie and Rorian Gracie, created the UFC. SEG took full control in 1994 and guided the organization until the end of 2000. Zuffa, LLC (Zuffa), a Nevada limited liability corporation owned by Lorenzo Fertitta and his brother, Frank Fertitta, III, acquired the assets of the UFC in January 2001.
Lorenzo Fertitta serves as the president of Station Casinos, Inc. (NYSE: STN) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Fertitta Enterprises, Inc., an investment management company dealing with securities and real estate. A former vice chairman of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Fertitta received his MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University (NYU).
Frank Fertitta, III is chairman of the board and CEO of Station Casinos, Inc. He expanded Station Casinos into the fifth largest publicly traded gaming company, with more than $1 billion in revenue and $300 million in cash flow. In 1999, Casino Executive Magazine named Fertitta “Hotelier of the Year” and Station Casinos was named “Company of the Year.”
Zuffa’s management team includes UFC President Dana White, owner and president of Dana White Enterprises and former manager and trainer for various boxing and MMA competitors. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Bernie Dillon, the owner and president of Dillon Productions, has promoted and produced ESPN, HBO and Showtime boxing events. Also highlighting the management team is James Werme, UFC’s vice president of production and a producer of more than 30 UFC events worldwide, as well as Vice President of Talent Relations Joe Silva, who has been with the UFC since 1993.
Commentators
- Joe Rogan: Color Commentator
- Mike Goldberg: Play-by-Play Announcer
Events
| 119 | UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar | 11/15/2008 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 118 | UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote | 10/25/2008 | Allstate Arena | Rosemont, Illinois |
| 117 | UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben | 10/18/08 | National Indoor Arena | Birmingham, England |
| 116 | UFC Fight Night 15 | 9/17/08 | Omaha Civic Auditorium | Omaha, Nebraska |
| 115 | UFC 88:Breakthrough | 9/06/08 | Philips Arena | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 114 | UFC 87:Seek And Destroy | 8/9/08 | Target Center | Mineapolis,Minnesota |
| 113 | UFC Silva vs Irvin | 7/19/08 | The Pearl | Las Vegas,Nevada |
| 112 | UFC 86:Jackson vs Griffin | 7/5/08 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas,Nevada |
| 111 | The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale | 6/21/2008 | The Pearl | Las Vegas,Nevada |
| 110 | UFC 85: Bedlam | 6/7/2008 | The O2 arena | London, England |
| 109 | UFC 84: Ill Will | 5/24/2008 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 108 | UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 | 4/19/2008 | Bell Centre | Montreal, Quebec |
| 107 | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon | 4/2/2008 | Broomfield Event Center | Broomfield, Colorodo |
| 106 | UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | 3/1/2008 | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio |
| 105 | UFC 81: Breaking Point | 2/2/2008 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 104 | UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman | 1/23/2008 | The Pearl | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 103 | UFC 80: Rapid Fire | 1/19/2008 | Metro Radio Arena | Newcastle, England |
| 102 | UFC 79: Nemesis | 12/29/2007 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 101 | Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale | 12/8/2007 | The Pearl | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 100 | UFC 78: Validation | 11/17/2007 | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey |
| 99 | UFC 77: Hostile Territory | 10/20/2007 | U.S. Bank Arena | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 98 | UFC 76: Knockout | 9/22/2007 | Honda Center | Anaheim, California |
| 97 | UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian | 9/19/2007 | The Pearl | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 96 | UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion | 9/8/2007 | The O2 | London, England |
| 95 | UFC 74: Respect | 8/25/2007 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 94 | UFC 73: Stacked | 7/7/2007 | ARCO Arena | Sacremento,California |
| 93 | The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale | 6/23/2007 | The Pearl | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 92 | UFC 72: Victory | 6/16/2007 | Odyssey Arena | Belfast,Northern Ireland |
| 91 | UFC Fight Night: Stout vs. Fisher | 6/12/2007 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Hollywood, Florida |
| 90 | UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson | 5/26/2007 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 89 | UFC 70: Nations Collide | 4/21/2007 | M.E.N. Arena | Manchester, England |
| 88 | UFC 69: Shootout | 4/7/2007 | Toyota Center | Houtston, Texas |
| 87 | UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard | 4/5/2007 | The Pearl | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 86 | UFC 68: The Uprising | 3/3/2007 | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio |
| 85 | UFC 67: All Or Nothing | 2/3/2007 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 84 | UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon | 1/25/2007 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Hollywood, Florida |
| 83 | UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz | 12/30/2006 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 82 | UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs | 12/13/2006 | Marine Corps Air Station Mirimar | Mirimar, Florida |
| 81 | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | 11/18/2006 | ARCO Arena | Sacramento, California |
| 80 | The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale | 11/11/2006 | The Joint- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Las Vegas,Nevada |
| 79 | UFC 64: Unstoppable | 10/14/2006 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 78 | Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3- The Final Chapter | 10/10/2006 | Semionle Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Hollywood, Florida |
| 77 | UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn | 9/23/2006 | Honda Center | Anaheim, California |
| 76 | UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral | 8/26/2006 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 75 | UFC Fight Night 6 | 8/17/2006 | Red Rock Casino Resort Spa | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 74 | UFC 61: Bitter Rivals | 7/8/2006 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 73 | UFC Fight Night 5 | 6/28/2006 | The Joint- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 72 | Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale | 6/24/2006 | The Joint- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 71 | UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie | 5/27/2006 | Staples Center | Los Angeles, California |
| 70 | UFC 59: Reality Check | 4/15/2006 | Honda Center | Anaheim, California |
| 69 | UFC Fight Night 4 | 4/6/2006 | The Joint- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 68 | UFC 58: USA vs. Canada | 3/4/2006 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 67 | UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 | 2/4/2006 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 66 | UFC Fight Night 3 | 1/16/2006 | The Joint- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 65 | UFC 56: Full Force | 11/19/2005 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Johnny Vegas, Nevada |
| 64 | UFC 55: Fury | 10/7/2005 | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Connecticut |
| 63 | UFC Fight Night 2 | 10/3/2005 | The Joint- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 62 | The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale | 9/5/2005 | The Joint- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 61 | UFC 54: Boiling Point | 8/20/2005 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 60 | Ultimate Fight Night 1 | 8/6/2005 | Cox Pavillion, UNLV Campus | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 59 | UFC 53: Heavy Hitters | 6/4/2005 | Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, New Jersy |
| 58 | UFC 52: Liddell vs. Couture 2 | 4/16/2005 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 57 | The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale | 4/9/2005 | Cox Pavillion, UNLV Campus | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 56 | UFC 51: Super Saturday | 2/5/2005 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 55 | UFC 50: The War of 04 | 10/22/2004 | Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 54 | UFC 49: Unfinished Business | 8/21/2004 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 53 | UFC 48: Payback | 6/19/2004 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 52 | UFC 47: It's On | 4/2/2004 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 51 | UFC 46: Supernatural | 1/31/2004 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 50 | UFC 45: Revolution | 11/21/2003 | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Connecticut |
| 49 | UFC 44: Undisputed | 9/26/2003 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 48 | UFC 43: Meltdown | 6/6/2003 | Thomas and Mack Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 47 | UFC 42: Sudden Impact | 4/25/2003 | American Airlines Arena | Miami, Florida |
| 46 | UFC 41: Onslaught | 2/28/2003 | Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 45 | UFC 40: Vendetta | 11/22/2002 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 44 | UFC 39: The Warriors Return | 9/27/2002 | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Connecticut |
| 43 | UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall | 7/13/2002 | Royal Albert Hall | London, England |
| 42 | UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets | 6/22/2002 | Bellagio Hotel & Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 41 | UFC 37: High Impact | 5/10/2002 | Centurytel Center | Bossier City, Louisiana |
| 40 | UFC 36: Worlds Collide | 3/22/2002 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 39 | UFC 35: Throwdown | 1/11/2002 | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Connecticut |
| 38 | UFC 34: High Voltage | 11/2/2001 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 37 | UFC 33: Victory In Vegas | 9/28/2001 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 36 | UFC 32: Showdown In The Meadowlands | 6/29/2001 | Continental Airlines Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| 35 | UFC 31: Locked and Loaded | 5/4/2001 | Trump Taj Mahal | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 34 | UFC 30: Battle On The Boardwalk | 2/23/2001 | Trump Taj Mahal | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 33 | UFC 29: Defense of the Belts | 12/16/2000 | Differ Ariake Arena | Tokyo, Japan |
| 32 | UFC 28: High Stakes | 11/17/2000 | Trump Taj Mahal | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 31 | UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz | 9/22/2000 | Lake Front Arena | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 30 | UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams | 6/9/2000 | Five Seasons Events Center | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 29 | UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 | 4/14/2000 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo, Japan |
| 28 | UFC 24: First Defense | 3/10/2000 | Lake Charles Civic Center | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| 27 | UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 | 11/19/1999 | Tokyo Bay NK Hall | Tokyo, Japan |
| 26 | UFC 22: There Can Only Be One Champion | 9/24/1999 | Lake Charles Civic Center | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| 25 | UFC 21: Return of the Champions | 7/16/1999 | Five Seasons Events Center | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 24 | UFC 20: Battle For The Gold | 5/7/1999 | Boutwell Auditorium | Birmingham, Alibama |
| 23 | UFC 19: Young Guns | 3/5/1999 | Casino Magic Bay | Bay St. Louis, Mississippi |
| 22 | UFC 18: Road To The Heavyweight Title | 1/8/1999 | Pontchartrain Center | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 21 | Ultimate Brazil | 10/16/1998 | Ginásio da Portuguesa | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 20 | UFC 17: Redemption | 5/15/1998 | Mobile Civic Center | Mobile, Alabama |
| 19 | UFC 16: Battle In The Bayou | 3/13/1998 | Pontchartrain Center | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 18 | UFC Ultimate Japan | 12/21/1997 | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama, Japan |
| 17 | UFC 15: Collision Course | 10/17/1997 | Casino Magic Bay | Bay St. Louis, Mississippi |
| 16 | UFC 14: Showdown | 7/27/1997 | Boutwell Auditorium | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 15 | UFC 13: The Ultimate Force | 5/13/1997 | Augusta Civic Center | Augusta, Georgia |
| 14 | UFC 12: Judgement Day | 2/7/1997 | Dothan Civic Center | Dothan, Alabama |
| 13 | UFC The Ultimate Ultimate 2 | 12/7/1996 | Fair Park Arena | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 12 | UFC 11: The Proving Ground | 9/20/1996 | Augusta Civic Center | Augusta, Georgia |
| 11 | UFC 10: The Tournament | 7/12/1996 | Fair Park Arena | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 10 | UFC 9: Motor City Madness | 5/17/1996 | Cobo Arena | Detroit Michigan |
| 9 | UFC 8: David vs. Goliath | 2/16/1996 | Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 8 | UFC The Ultimate Ultimate | 12/16/1995 | Mammoth Gardens | Denver, Colorado |
| 7 | UFC 7: The Brawl In Buffalo | 9/8/1995 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Buffalo, New York |
| 6 | UFC 6: Clash Of The Titans | 7/14/1995 | Casper Events Center | Casper, Wyoming |
| 5 | UFC 5: Return Of The Beast | 4/7/1995 | Independance Arena | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 4 | UFC 4: Revenge Of The Warriors | 12/16/1994 | Expo Square Pavillion | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 3 | UFC 3: The American Dream | 9/9/1994 | Grady Cole Center | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2 | UFC 2: No Way Out | 3/11/1994 | Mammoth Gardens | Denver, Colorado |
| 1 | UFC 1: The Beginning | 11/12/1993 | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver, Colorado |
