UFC, which stands for Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) production company in the world. It started/is being shown from the US and is being aired in most if not all countries around the world. UFC showcases different kinds of disciplines like Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Karate, Wrestling and is in observance of the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
It currently has seven weight divisions -- and yes, though personally considered unfortunate -- the Light Heavyweight division (205 lbs/93 kgs) now has Jone Jones reigning over it. Last December 11's fight declared Jones as the New UFC 140 Light Heavyweight Champ.
Don't worry, 100% girl in the house -- BUT YES, I enjoy watching UFC and I am a Machida fan. Also, my insomnia is kicking in and I cannot help but doodle a few things about UFC and share some basics that might help you to at the very least understand if not appreciate what it's all about.
UFC's Current Weight Divisions
| Weight class name | Upper limit | |
|---|---|---|
| in pounds (lb) | in kilograms (kg) | |
| Flyweight | 125 | 56.8 |
| Bantamweight | 135 | 61.2 |
| Featherweight | 145 | 65.8 |
| Lightweight | 155 | 70.3 |
| Welterweight | 170 | 77.1 |
| Middleweight | 185 | 83.9 |
| Light Heavyweight | 205 | 93.0 |
| Heavyweight | 265 | 120.2 |
The UFC stage is an eight-sided enclosure officially named "The Octagon." The UFC cage is an octagonal structure with walls of metal chain-link fence coated with black vinyl and a diameter of 32 ft (9.8 m), allowing 30 ft (9.1 m) of space from point to point. The fence is 5 ft 6 in to 5 ft 8 in height.
All competitors must fight in approved shorts, without shoes. Shirts, gis or long pants (including gi pants) are not allowed. Fighters must use approved light-weight open-fingered gloves, that include at least 1" of padding around the knuckles, (110 to 170 g / 4 to 6 ounces) that allow fingers to grab. These gloves enable fighters to punch with less risk of an injured or broken hand, while retaining the ability to grab and grapple
Matches usually end via:
- Submission: a fighter clearly taps the mat or his opponent, or verbally submits.
- Knock-out: a fighter is put into a state of unconsciousness resulting from any legal strike.
- Technical Knockout (TKO): If the referee decides a fighter cannot continue, the fight is ruled as a technical knockout.
A fight can also end in a technical decision, technical submission, disqualification, forfeit, technical draw, or no contest. The latter two outcomes have no winners.
Lyoto Carvalho Machida (Portuguese pronunciation: [liˈotu maˈʃidɐ]; born May 30, 1978) is aJapanese-Brazilian mixed martial artist from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil who fights as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and is currently ranked as the #6 light heavyweight fighter in the world by Sherdog,[1]
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UFC technicalities and info from wikipedia.com
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