Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, which is currently the largest MMA promotion in the world. The UFC's President is Dana White, who has been the President of the company since it was purchased by his friends the Fertitta brothers for $2 million in 2001. It was eventually sold by the Fertitta brothers for over $4 billion dollars in 2016, to its current owners Zuffa, LLC.
The UFC is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The former logo of the UFC, used from 1993 to 1999
Royce Gracie used Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the early years of UFC to defeat opponents of greater size and strength.
UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock was instrumental in the UFC's turnaround into a mainstream sport.
Logo of The Ultimate Fighter
New York City Times Square ad for UFC 88: Breakthrough featuring Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans
A fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Mark Coleman in the Japanese, ring-based Pride organization
UFC 129 shattered previous North American gate and attendance records.
The Strikeforce cage
Ronda Rousey was the first female UFC champion. She defended her 135-pound Bantamweight Championship from February 23, 2013, to November 15, 2015.
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