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The Bantamweight division was first brought into existence when UFC merged with WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting). The reigning Bantamweight Champion of WEC was none other than Dominick Cruz. An inaugural UFC Bantamweight title fight would decide who the promotion's first official UFC champion would be. The fight was between Dominick Cruz & Scott Jorgensen. Dominick … Continue reading Every UFC Bantamweight Champion

UFC's Featherweight weight class was the divisional home of Conor McGregor when he made his famous run to the title in 2015 and became a UFC Champion. Before McGregor jumped on the UFC Featherweight scene, there was one man who was the undisputed king of the Featherweights, that man was Jose Aldo. Jose Aldo was … Continue reading Every UFC Featherweight Champion / Title Holder

The UFC's Middleweight division was first introduced to fight fans at UFC 31, in 2001, as UFC wanted to align the weight classes with the New York State Athletic Commissions guidelines. This was at a time when UFC were fighting hard to gain state approval for their events, as roughly 30 states had banned MMA … Continue reading Every UFC Middleweight Champion / Title Holder

UFC is an American MMA promotion, which puts on mixed martial arts fights all across the globe. If you're asking "what is UFC?" then we have a guide for that, too! It is the promotion which famous fighters such as Conor McGregor, Brock Lesnar & Ronday Rousey all fought within. With so many big names … Continue reading Who Owns UFC?

The UFC Pound for Pound rankings is the ultimate list to be on if you're an active MMA professional fighter. This list represents the best 15 fighters, regardless of weight division. What does pound for pound mean? Pound for pound means that the weight of different fighters across all weight classes is adjusted, so that … Continue reading UFC Pound For Pound Rankings in May 2022

Prior to UFC 31 in 2001, the Light Heavyweight division was known as the Middleweight division. However, after being unified with Pride's Middleweight division, it eventually became officially known as the Light Heavyweight division. Thus allowing us to crown a new UFC Champion. The UFC's Light Heavyweight weight class has given us some of the … Continue reading A List Of All UFC Light Heavyweight Champions

In 2001, UFC decided to align its weight divisions with that of the New Jersey State Athletic Commissions. This lead to the birth of the official Welterweight division in the UFC at UFC 31, which held fighters weighing between 156 lbs and 170 lbs. The Welterweight division has been home to some of the biggest … Continue reading Every UFC welterweight Champion / Title Holder

People often get confused and think that the UFC is the same thing as MMA. However, they are different. MMA refers to the sport of mixed martial arts. Whereas, UFC is an MMA promotion (meaning they are a company which puts on sanctioned MMA fights). There are plenty of MMA promotions in the world, such … Continue reading What does UFC Stand For & What Does MMA Mean?

Prior to UFC 31 in 2001, the UFC Lightweight division was called the Bantamweight division. After an on again, off again relationship with the UFC (where the title, along with the division, were put on hold) the division was officially reinstated, when Benson Henderson defeated Gilbert Melendez in 2013. The UFC Lightweight division has produced … Continue reading List Of All UFC Lightweight Champion / Title Holder

The UFC Heavyweight Championship title is one of the oldest weight classes in the UFC. The first title fight in the division was all the way back in 1997, when Mark Coleman defeated Dan Severn to became the first ever Heavyweight champion, at UFC 12. Being a UFC Champion is one of the highest honours … Continue reading A List Of Every UFC Heavyweight Champion / Title Holder