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UFC-Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed martial art (MMA) is a full contact fighting sport that allows the use of a wide range of combating skills and techniques in competitions. Notable MMA fighters include Matthew Taylor, Georges St. Pierre, Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva.
1,258 Questions
Who was the first hispanic UFC heavyweight champion?
John Ruiz of Massachusetts & of Puerto Rican decent was the first Hispanic heavyweight champion.
Can you be an UFC fighter with a felony record?
There are a number of factors to be considered. The legal status of an individual does not affect their ability to teach. It may affect their ability to obtain a business license and in some countries it may prevent them from being licensed to teach martial arts.
Many organizations will also not allow a felon to associate with their style and governing body, meaning they will be an independent without certification from a larger organization.
As long as there are no licensing restrictions against it. Typically, there is no registration required of instructors by a local or state authority.
Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta owns the UFC and its parent company, Zuffa, LLC
Dana White serves as the president of the UFC
What is the strongest kick power?
[Note: While debates can rage on with personal opinions, these are best served on the discussion page for this question.]
The answer to this question might be expressed in personal opinions by many students of various skill levels in a variety of Martial Art systems. Nevertheless, the facts can be supported by scientific testing, however there has been no conclusive, scientific tests that verify which kick is the most "powerful", but an experienced Master will know what results come from each kick. The question can be misleading since "power" deals more with the science of physics where power is the rate of work done, or force applied as energy is transferred over a distance in a specific amount of time. In other words, fast kicks might have power, but could lack in the total force penetrating the target. The important factor is not so much the "power" of the kick as it is the maximum total force generated.
Some kicks increase their applied force through rapid acceleration in a short time. This results in a greater impact, and extensive visible damage to a target. However, all kicks are either linear or circular, and use one of three hip positions: Front, Side, or Back. For example, a front kick can be thrust on a straight line into the mid-section while using a front hip position (kicker's abdomen facing the target). A crescent kick also uses a front hip position, but travels on a circular path. The side kick follows a linear path with the hips facing to the side. The roundhouse kick and hook kick also uses the side hip position, but they both travel on a circular path.
While the circular kicks can deliver a great deal of force through rapid acceleration, and a somewhat pendulum like pivot with added extension or retraction of the knee joint, the applied force is not supported by the bone structure which considerably reduces the amount of reaction force capable of returning into the target. This can cut the potential total force nearly in half.
The side kick is the only kick (regardless of which Martial Art system employs it), that uses the most sound geometric shape and structure of the human anatomy to reinforce the applied force. The side kick can be applied numerous ways, and some are more suited for taking advantage of the rapid acceleration, mechanics of the muscles and joints, and the reinforced locking of the body which is supported by the rear foot securely planted on the floor.
The basic rotation of a front leg, or back leg side kick contains good reinforced position, but is not able to utilize the greatest amount of acceleration and mechanics. The skipping side kick has a better rotation of the hips from the beginning of the kick, and adds the momentum of the body to help reinforce the initial impact. The flying side kick can be equally as forceful with the forward motion of the body to support the kick, however the body is not planted on the ground, thus some initial applied force dissipates.
Probably the most powerful kick able to be delivered by the human body, when all kicks are mastered, is the spinning (or turning) side kick. This kick uses the most ideal hip position, mechanics of combining hip and knee extension simultaneously, the necessary acceleration as the kick progresses, and is the still supported by a firmly planted rear foot for maximum use of the reaction force. Even this kick must be mastered to combine all proper alignment, timing of muscle contractions, targeting, and a forward thrust of the entire body which is supported by the rear foot and floor.
[please see the discussion page for personal experience and opinions of contributors]
What is the list of all past heavyweight champions?
John L. Sullivan 1885-92
James J. Corbett 1892-97
Bob Fitzsimmons 1897-99
James J. Jeffries 1899-1905
Jeffries Retired as Undefeated titlist
Marvin Hart 1905-06
Tommy Burns 1906-08
Jack Johnson 1908-15
Jess Willard 1915-19
Jack Dempsey 1919-26
Gene Tunney 1926-28
Tunney Retired as the Undefeated titlist
Max Schmeling 1930-32
Jack Sharkey 1932-33
Primo Carnera 1933-34
Max Baer 1934-35
James J. Braddock 1935-37
Joe Louis 1937-49
Louis retired as the undefeated titlist
Ezzard Charles 1949-51
Jersey Joe Walcott 1951-52
Rocky Marciano 1952-56
Marciano retired as the Undefeated titlist
Floyd Patterson 1956-59
Ingemar Johansson 1959-60
Floyd Patterson 1960-62
Sonny Liston 1962-64
Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) 1964-67
Ernie Terrell (WBA) 1965-67
Controvery: Ali Stripted of title and later agrees to Retire
Joe Frazier 1968-70
Jimmy Ellis 1968-70
Joe Frazier 1970-73
George Foreman 1973-74
Muhammad Ali 1974-78
Leon Spinks 1978
Muhammad Ali Regains title (WBA)
Ken Norton (WBC) 1978
Larry Holmes (WBC) 1978-80
Muhammad Ali 1978-79
John Tate (WBA) 1979-80
Mike Weaver (WBA) 1980-82
Larry Holmes 1980-85
Michael Dokes (WBA) 1982-83
Gerrie Coetzee (WBA) 1983-84
Tim Witherspoon (WBC) 1984
Pinklon Thomas (WBC) 1984-86
Greg Page (WBA) 1984-85
Michael Spinks 1985-87
Tim Witherspoon (WBA) 1986
Trevor Berbick (WBC) 1986
Mike Tyson (WBC) 1986-87
James (Bonecrusher) Smith (WBA) 1986-87
Tony Tucker (IBF) 1987
Mike Tyson (WBC, WBA, IBF) 1987-90
Buster Douglas (WBC, WBA, IBF) 1990
Evander Holyfield (WBC, WBA, IBF) 1990-92
Riddick Bowe (WBA, IBF) 1992-93
Lennox Lewis (WBC) 1992-94
Evander Holyfield (WBA, IBF) 1993-94
Michael Moorer (WBA, IBF) 1994
Oliver McCall (WBC) 1994-95
George Foreman (WBA, IBF) 1994-95
Bruce Seldon (WBA) 1995-96
George Foreman 1995-96
Frans Botha (IBF) 1995-96
Frank Bruno (WBC) 1995-96
Mike Tyson (WBC) 1996
Mike Tyson (WBA) 1996
Michael Moorer (IBF) 1996-1997
Evander Holyfield (WBA, IBF) 1996-2000
Lennox Lewis (WBC) 1997-2000
Lennox Lewis (WBA, WBC, IBF) 2000
Evander Holyfield (WBA) 2000-01
Lennox Lewis (WBC, IBF) 2000-01
John Ruiz (WBA) 2001-03
Hasim Rahman (WBC, IBF) 2001
Lennox Lewis (IBF) 2001-02
Lennox Lewis (WBC) 2001-04
Roy Jones Jr. (WBA) 2003
Chris Byrd (IBF) 2003-
Vitali Klitschko (WBC) 2004-
John Ruiz (WBA) 2003-
More than a century of Heavyweight Lineage
(1892 to 2004) by: Mikhail Kaztrov
John L. Sullivan was recognized as boxing's first modern world heavyweight champion (1882 to 1892).
1892 James J Corbett beat John L Sullivan
1895 Pete Maher beats Steve O'Donnell - awarded by Jim Corbett upon his retirement****
1896 Bob Fitzsimmons beat Peter Maher
1897 Bob Fitzsimmons beat James J Corbett (real World championship)
1899 James Jeffries beat Bob Fitzsimmons
1905 James Jeffries refused to give Johnson a chance at the title despite the fact that Jack Johnson was at the time the preeminent challenger.Jeffries adhered to a colorline that then existed in professional boxing regarding the heavyweight championship. Jeffries unwilling to give Johnson a chance for the title, decided instead to retire undefeated in May of 1905###.He served as a referee for the next few years, including the bout in which Marvin Hart defeated Jack Root to stake a claim at Jeffries' vacated title.
###This information on Jeffries may not be accurate
1905 Marvin Hart beat Jack Root to win the World Heavyweight Title.
1906 Tommy Burns beat Marvin Hart
1908 Jack Johnson beats Tommy Burns; bout halted by the police, per prior agreement; decision awarded by the referee ***Police pre-determination here needs better reference material, please.
Hart & Burns winning the title were disputed by some because of its legitamicay and succession of title but nevertheless considered as Heavyweight Champions of the world.
1910 Jack Johnson beat James Jeffries after a 5 year hiatus/ this bout has nothing what-so-ever to do with Championship Changeing hands
1915 Jess Willard beats Jack Johnson
1919 Jack Dempsey beats Jess Willard
1927 Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey
1928 Gene Tunney beats Tom Heeney; Tunney announced his retirement from boxing a few days later.
1929 Title vacant
1930 Max Schmeling beat Jack Sharkey for the vacant World Heavyweight Title.
1932 Jack Sharkey beat Max Schmeling
1933 Primo Carnera beat Jack Sharkey
1934 Max Baer beat Primo Carnera
1935 James Braddock beat Max Baer for the NYSAC and NBA World Heavyweight Titles
1937 Joe Louis beat Jim Braddock; After a record 25 successful title defenses, Louis Retired as the Undisputed, Undefeated titlist.
1950 Ezzard Charles beat Jersey Joe Walcott to fill vacant title (The Comebacking Joe Louis would lose to Charles in one of Charles Title defenses)
1951 Jersey Joe Walcott beat Ezzard Charles
1951 Ezzard Charles beat Jersey Joe Walcott (false entry)
1952 Rocky Marciano beat Jersey Joe Walcott
1955 Rocky Marciano beat Archie Moore in Marciano's final Match
1955 Rocky Marciano retired from boxing and holds the distinction of being the only Heavyweight Champion of the World to retire undefeated.
Lineage broken (What's this, "Lineage broken" suppossed to mean?)
1956 Floyd Patterson beat Archie Moore for the vacant World Heavyweight Title.
1959 Ingemar Johannesen beat Floyd Patterson
1961 Floyd Patterson beat Ingemar Johannesen
1962 Sonny Liston beat Floyd Patterson
1964 Cassius Clay(Muhammad Ali) beats Sonny Liston
1967 Muhammad Ali beat Zora Folley in defense. Due to legal troubles, Muhammad Ali would not fight for the next three years.
He officially retired in 1970 to allow the winner of the upcoming Joe Frazier-Jimmy Ellis unification bout to be considered the undisputed champion
1968 Jimmy Ellis won the vacant WBA title from Jerry Quarry
1970 Joe Frazier beat Jimmy Ellis for the Undisputed titles
1971 Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali (Title Defense with much Hup-La)
1973 George Foreman beats Joe Frazier
1974 Muhammad Ali beat George Foreman for the Undisputed Heavyweight titles.
1978 Leon Spinks beat Ali
1978 Ali beat Leon Spinks, now only for the WBA Title
(Ali Retired)
John Tate won in box off for WBA Title;
Ken Norton won in box off for the WBC Title;
Larry Holmes took the WBC Title from Ken Norton
Holmes relinquished the WBC Title;
The newly established IBF gave recognition to Larry Holmes, already a popular Champion; History yet needs developement here on the split-up of the hvywt. Championship.
1985 Michael Spinks beat Holmes
1988 Mike Tyson beat Trevor Berbick for his first Championship, Uniting with Tony Tucker And James (Bonecrusher) Smith and finally uniting with Michael Spinks.
Tucker had won Championship that was Vacant in box-off with James Douglas;
Smith had won title in shocking fashion with Ko 1 over Tim Witherspoon;
1990 James Douglas beat Tyson
1990 Evander Holyfield beat Douglas
1992 Riddick Bowe beat Holyfield
1993 Evander Holyfield beat Bowe
1994 Michael Moorer beat Holyfield
1994 George Foreman beat Moorer
1997 Shannon Briggs beat Foreman**
1998 Lennox Lewis beat Briggs*
2001 Hasim Rahman beat Lewis
2001 Lennox Lewis beat Rahman
2003 Lennox Lewis (final match came against Vitali Klitschko), retired.
***Oliver McCall is just one of the missing links in this Historical display. And, WBO History needs to be developed 1st champion was Francesco Damiani of Italy. Ray Mercer; Tommy Morrison; Michael Bentt, Herbie Hide, Riddick Bowe, Henry Akinwande, Vitali And his brother Wladimir Klitschko, Corrie Sanders, Serguei Lyakhovich, Shannon Briggs and Sultan Ibragimov are names to be included along that line. Granted, the WBO was at first considered a Weak-link; Holmes also was a WBO Champ* please double check/ bout with Ray Mercer was advertised as so but possible Admin problems took the sanctioning from that. There also is some hidden history joins around WWII that are worth while investigations. I mean, just because a Champion doesn't make Noice when he is not recognized properly is that reason to disallow an Official claim?
Lennox Lewis was the last Heavyweight undisputed Champion of the world. Lineage broken.
2004:
WBA Champion - Roy Jones Jr. - John Ruiz
WBC Champion - Vitali Klistchko
IBF Champion - Chris Byrd
WBO Champion - Wladimir Klitschko
2005:
WBA Champion - John Ruiz(*James Toney)
WBC Champion - Vitali Klitschko
IBF Champion - Chris Byrd
WBO Champion - Lamon Brewster
2006:
WBA Champion - Nicolay Valuev
WBC Champion - Hasim Rahman
IBF Champion - Chris Byrd
WBO Champion - Serguei Lyakhovich
2007:
WBA Champion - Ruslan Chagaev
WBC Champion - Oleg Maskaev
IBF Champion - Vladamir Klitschko
WBO Champion - Shanon Briggs-Sultan Ibragimov
The three Heavywt. title holders (2010) Wladimir Klitschko, Vitali Klitschko and England's David Haye - Only the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF Need Be recognized.
I take the following from the 2010 RING Magazine Almanac. Please Note the Codes I have used as these will beter define entries. Codes are listed after the body of work.
Aug. 29,1885 John L. Sullivan W6 Dominick McCaffrey, Cincinnati (Wins Vacant World Title) ##
Sept. 7, 1892 James J. Corbett KO 21 John L. Sullivan, at New Orleans #3
March 17, 1897 Bob Fitzsimmons KO 14 James J. Corbett, Carson City, NV. #3
June 9, 1899 James J. Jeffries KO 11 Bob Fitzsimmons, Brooklyn, NY #3 -retirement-
July 3, 1905 Marvin Hart KO 12 Jack Root, Reno, NV (Wins Vacant World Title) #3
Feb. 23, 1906 Tommy Burns W 20 Marvin Hart, Los Angeles #3
Dec. 26, 1908 Jack Johnson KO 14 Tommy Burns, Sydney, Australia #3
April 5, 1915 Jess Willard KO 26 Jack Johnson, Havana #3
July 4, 1919 Jack Dempsey KO 4 Jess Willard, Toledo, OH #3
Sept. 23, 1926 Gene Tunney W 10 Jack Dempsey, Philadelphia, Pa. #3 -retirement-
June 12, 1930 Max Schmelling W. disq. 4 Jack Sharkey, at Bronx, NY (Wins Vacant World Title) #3
June 21, 1932 Jack Sharkey W 15 Max Schmelling, Long Is. City, NY #3
June 29, 1933 Primo Carnera KO 6 Jack Sharkey, Long Is. City, NY #3
June 14, 1934 Max Baer KO 11 Primo Carnera, Long Is. City, NY #3
June 13, 1935 James J Bradock W 15 Max Baer, Long Is. City, NY #3
June 22, 1937 Joe Louis KO 8 James J. Bradock, Chicago #3 -retirement-
Louis sets and still holds today record for number of Hvywt. title defenses (25)
June 22, 1949 Ezzard Charles W 15 Jersey Joe Walcott, Chicago (Wins Vacant World Title) #3
July 18, 1951 Jersey Joe Walcott KO 7 Ezzard Charles, Pittsburgh #3
Sept. 23, 1952 Rocky Marciano KO 13 Jersey Joe Walcott, Philadelphia, Pa. #3 -retirement-
Nov. 30, 1956 Floyd Patterson KO 5 Archie Moore, Chicago (Wins Vacant World Title) #3
June 26, 1959 Ingemar Johansson KO 3 Floyd Patterson, at Bronx #3
June 20, 1960 Floyd Patterson KO 5 Ingemar Johansson, New York, NY
(-first to regain World Hvywt. Championship-) #3
Sept. 25, 1962 Charles (Sonny) Liston KO 1 Floyd Patterson, Chicago #3
Feb. 25, 1964 Cassius Clay KO 7 Charles (Sonny) Liston, Miami Beach, Fl.
(Clay soon after changes religion to Islam, and changes name to -Muhammad Ali-)#3
March 5, 1965 Ernie Terrell W15 Eddie Machen, Chicago (Wins Vacant WBA Title)
Feb. 6, 1967 Muhammad Ali W 15 Ernie Terrell -one sidedly- Houston (Unifies Championship) #3
March 4, 1968 Joe Frazier KO 11 Buster Mathis, New York, NY (Wins Vacant New York World Title; this is a reverse of earlier. amateur. US Olympic trials Competitions) #3
April 27, 1968 Jimmy Ellis W 15 "Irish" Jerry Quarry, Oakland, Ca. (end of fame 8 man tournament; Wins Vacant WBA World title) #3
Feb. 16, 1970 Joe Frazier "Smokes"/ KO 5 Jimmy Ellis, New York, NY (Unifies World title) #3
Jan. 22, 1973 George Foreman KO 2 Joe Frazier, Kingston, Jamaica #3
Oct. 30, 1974 Muhammad Ali - Hugh Underdog- KO 8 Foreman, Kinshasa, Zaire #3
Feb. 15, 1978 Leon Spinks (One fight past having -Drawn- against Scott LeDoux) W 15 Muhammad Ali, Las Vegas #3
Record of date is March 29, 1978 based-on Ken's Split decision win against Jimmy Young on Nov. 5, 1977 and then Leon Spinks insistence to grant the great Ali rematch rather than face No.1 Mandated contender, Norton. (WBC Championship) #5
June 9, 1978 Larry Holmes W 15 Ken Norton, Las Vegas (Wins WBC Title) -Bout Recognized as one of the "Greater" Hvywt. Championship battles - of-all-time- #3
Sept. 15, 1978 Muhammad Ali W 15 Leon Spinks, New Orleans (Regains WBA Title and -some will say- has the "Popular" backing) #3
Oct. 20, 1979 John Tate W 15 Gerrie Coetzee, at Pretoria, S.A. (Wins Vacant WBA Title, tournament)
March 31, 1980 Mike Weaver KO 15 John Tate, Knoxville, TN (behind on points, Weaver wins by "clean" KO with less than one min. left in Contest; Wins WBA Title) #3
Dec. 10, 1982 Michael Dokes KO 1 Mike Weaver, Las Vegas (Wins WBA Title; bout is a controversial stopage and the two soon rematch, resulting is a 'Draw' verdict w/ Dokes retain Championship) #3
Sept. 23, 1983 Gerrie Coetzee KO 10 Michael Dokes, Richfield, OH (Wins WBA Title) #3
March 9, 1984 Tim Witherspoon W12 Greg Page, Las Vegas (Wins Vacant WBC Title which Larry Holmes had relinquished)
Date Need: Larry Holmes "bestowed" World Champ by the start up group of the International Boxing Federation
August 31, 1984 Pinklon Thomas W 12 Tim Witherspoon, Las Vegas (Wins WBC Title) #3
Dec. 1, 1984 Greg Page KO 8 Gerrie Coetzee, Sun City, S.A. (Wins WBA Title), #3
April 29, 1985 Tony Tubbs W 15 Greg Page, Buffalo, NY (Wins WBA Title/ reversal of a multi-fight series from amateurs) #3
Sept. 21, 1985 Michael Spinks W 15 Larry Holmes, Las Vegas (Wins IBF Title; first light-hvywt. Champ in history to -advance-) #3
Jan. 17, 1986 Tim Witherspoon W 15 Tony Tubbs, Atlanta (Wins WBA Title) #3
(just -note- Jan 17 the date of this fight, Muhammad Ali has his 44th b'date)
March 22, 1986 Trevor Berbick W 12 Pinklon Thomas, Las Vegas (Wins WBC Title; Berbick, -late- of this Entry had previously tryed for championship going 15 r. with champ Holmes & had exceptional ring endurance/ success with his other substantial Competitions) #3
Nov. 22, 1986 Mike Tyson (becomes Youngest Hvywt. Champ in History) KO 2 Trevor Berbick, Las Vagas (Wins WBC Title) #3
Dec. 12, 1986 James (Bonecrusher)Smith KO 1 Tim Witherspoon, New York, NY This is a reverse of a previous meeting where Witherspoon had Outpointed "Bonecrusher". Witherspoon blames personal out-of-the-ring 'problems' on interference with his concentration; Title Changes Possession -WBA World Championship- #3
March 7, 1987 Mike Tyson W 12 James (Bonecrusher) Smith, Las Vegas (Wins WBA Title; Bout Critisized as a 'very-boreing-affair') #3
March 30, 1987 Tony Tucker KO 10 James (Buster) Douglas, Las Vegas (Wins Vacant IBF Title; Douglas, -in losing- "Serves Notice") #3
Aug. 1, 1987 Mike Tyson W 12 Tony Tucker, Las Vegas (in a Very, Very Close fight, Tyson 'Nips' it Winning IBF Title and Unifying World Titles) #3
Feb. 11, 1990 James (Buster) Douglas -Greatest Upset in Heavyweight Boxing history til then and Since- KO 10 Mike Tyson, Tokyo (Wins Unified World title) #3
--& I moved to Beltsville, MD just outside of Washington, DC and sought work at a White-out Mfg. Co with "hope" to have the perfect record of my friend, Mike Tyson, restored (True Story) --Fight was bit Odd, and controversal----
Oct. 25, 1990 Evander Holyfield KO 3 James (Buster) Douglas, Las Vegas (Unmotivated and in reverse Psychologically, Douglas lays down like a Lamb and to this very hour, Regrets the date he went up against the Warrior, Holyfield, w/o fire and w/o motivation. Who knows why, but...This Guy Douglas, and whom-we-all-know, Riddick Boxing People refere to time and again as the "Nicest Persons" in all of Sport) #3
Nov. 13, 1992 Riddick Bowe W 12 Evander Holyfield, Las Vegas (Wins World Title) #3
Nov. 6, 1993 Evander Holyfield W 12 Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas (Bowe, expected to win the rematch more easy than 1st match is interupted by the bizar, "Fan Man" Episode; Holyfield shows his Greatness to Win this fight; WBA/IBF Titles Regained) #3
April 22, 1994 Michael Moorer W 12 Evander Holyfield, Las Vegas (Wins WBA/IBF Titles)
#3
Sept. 24, 1994 Oliver McCall KO 2 Lennox Lewis, London (Wins WBC Title in Upset) #3
Nov. 5, 1994 George Foreman KO 10 Michael Moorer, Las Vegas George, already having tryed against Holyfield and done 'Splendid' though he -lost- Wasn't Expected to Win and Came thru in World Shocking result/ not as big a shock as his loss to Ali in Kinshasa, Zaire years-ago, however (Wins WBA and IBF) #3
April 8, 1995 Bruce Seldon KO 7 Tony Tucker, Las Vegas (Wins Vacant WBA) #3
Sept. 2, 1995 Frank Bruno W 12 Oliver McCall, London (Wins WBC) #3
Dec. 9, 1995 Frans Botha W 12 Axel Schulz, Stuttgart, Germany (Wins Vacant IBF Title; Please -research- was this decison Nolled??****)
March 16, 1996 Mike Tyson KO 3 Frank Bruno, Las Vegas (WBC Title Regained) #3
--Bruno expected to be -much stronger- than show--
June 22, 1996 Michael Moorer W 12 Axel Schulz, Dortmund, Germany (Regained Vacant IBF Title;Schulz, though never quite a World champion is one of the best in Hvywt. division during this time frame and will be remembered in Hvywt. boxing History for a long-time-to-come) #3
Sept. 7, 1996 Mike Tyson KO 1 Bruce Seldon, Las Vegas (Regains WBA Title %check please admin. this should be a Unification) #3
Nov. 9, 1996 Evander Holyfield KO 11 Mike Tyson, Las Vegas (Regains WBA Title) #3
Feb. 7, 1997 Lennox Lewis KO 5 Oliver McCall, Las Vegas (Regains Vacant WBC Title)#3
Nov. 8, 1997 Evander Holyfield KO 8 Michael Moorer, Las Vegas (Regains IBF Title)#3
To be Continued #3 = "No Controvery" as far as Historical record and its Standing;
## "Check this deeper" because, I believe there is more to it. #5 Ring Magazine does not even show this info in their Record/ which, in My Book is just another sign of the Editors Incompetence with boxing history & Theory and More Juice for my Organization The United WBCAFO-I (We Sanctify between 1st and 2nd Eschelons; "Ring" has only an Insane approach! these guys are "pro' with the Publishing Industry I give 'em that much but when it comes to the boxing, while, "Yes" they are "busy bees" these people soe Confusion more than they -fix-). I'll be back after i -repair- a little bit to finish this.
They compete in almost every state in America besides a few, notably New York, which is close to sanctioning it. It is most prominent in California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Nebraska, New Jersey, Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Georgia, Texas, Alabama and many other states. They also compete in Europe, the United Kingdom, Russia, China, Asia, Japan, Australia.
What is the best MMA gym in South Carolina?
The quest is to find the aspect of martial arts that suits the individual's needs.
That's why it's important for you to know that there are 5 aspects to the approach of martial arts.
They consist of : Self-Defense , Sport-Combat, Health & Fitness, Military Tactics and Art & Cultural.
Kick-Boxing (Category 1) - Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do, Muay Thai and STX.
Grappling (Category 2) - Shooto, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and CSW
Weaponry (Category 3) - Lacoste Kali, Villabrille Kali and Lameco Escrima.
Close Quarters/Trapping *Sub-Category - Wing Chun, Silat and Pangamut One opinion is that the best MMA Gym in Miami is Hybrid Martial Arts Academy in SW Miami (Kendall)
Which make more money UFC or baseball?
It's your opinion, baseball is real, wrestling' entertaining. It's more fun when you know anything can happen and it's not already decided, but wrestling may be slightly more entertaining especially for ages 8-18.
Which is popular boxing or MMA?
MMA in the U.S. has sparked a huge fan base in the last few years, UFC pay-per-views have set record numbers in the United States. It is a very fast growing sport, it will continue to grow in popularity over time.
The main event of UFC 100 was the heavyweight championship unification match between the Interim Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir and the Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar. Lesnar won the match by TKO in the 2nd round to become the undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion.
The other fighters who won in UFC 100 were:
a. Georges St-Pierre
b. Dan Henderson
c. Jon Fitch
d. Yoshihiro Akiyama
e. Mark Coleman
f. Jon Jones
g. Etc
Who was the first UFC champion?
Well Royce Gracie won the first UFC tournament at UFC 1.
But the first actual champion was Ken Shamrock who won the Superfight championship at UFC 6 by defeating Dan " The Beast" Severn by submission via rear naked chocke.
Who has the second most UFC title defenses?
Although Dan, "The Beast", Severn has 101 victories in MMA, he is not the winningest person in UFC history.
MMA stands for Mixed Martial Arts. Mixed Martial Arts is a concept that has been around and has been visited frequently for many years. One of the first publicized "Mixed Martial Arts" events (and commonly considered the first American MMA match) was between a Judoka (a practitioner of the sport of Judo) named "Judo" Gene Lebell and a boxer named Milo Savage on December 2, 1963. Savage was choked out in the fourth round.
Another famous "Mixed Martial Arts" match was between famous boxer Muhammad Ali and a popular Japanese professional wrestler named Antonio Inoki. This match took place in Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan on June 26, 1976.
As you can see neither of these fights were "UFC" and neither of these fights were what we would commonly refer to as "MMA" presently. By definition they were two different "martial arts" competing against each other. This was the concept behind the formation of the UFC. The UFC is the organization name, the brand if you will, that created Mixed Martial Arts.
Mixed Martial Arts is what they had to name the sport when trying to become a legitimate company in the United States. Quickly after the first UFC Pay-Per-View events took place, many US politicians began to speak out and move to ban UFC from the United States. Chief among this was Senator John McCain in 1995.
With all of the legal trouble that was beginning for the UFC, it came up for sale. Dana white, a "boxercise" instructor and business owner, saw that it was for sale and mentioned it to his friends, Lorenzo Fertitta and Frank Fertitta III (Fertitta Brothers). They immediately created Zuffa, a sport promotional company. Zuffa bought the UFC and began the work of legitimizing it and making it legal in the United States.
In order to legalize what the UFC was doing, it had to become a sport. The company was named UFC so they couldn't call the sport UFC. The sport was then officially called "Mixed Martial Arts". At that point they started creating universal rules and getting judges and referees and become a complete sport. They were soon sanctioned by several states under the universal rules of MMA and began having events.
So, you can see that the SPORT is called MMA. Within MMA there have been several promotions. A promotion is a company that puts on MMA events. Each promotion has specific things that make them supposedly different from each other. Some differences are: Weight classes, equipment (i.e., gloves, shoes, tape/wraps, etc) and other things such as striking restrictions and round configuration. Some promotions have a different round configuration. Pride Fighting Championships had a 10 minute first round and two 5 minute rounds after that. Their scoring was a not a "per round" scoring. It was an overall scoring. The difference in the rounds were because they were in Japan and had their own sanctioning body.
So anyway, the overall "sport" is called MMA (Mixed Martial Arts). One PROMOTION within that SPORT (even though it is the founding promotion, it is still a promotion) is the UFC. So when you say, "Most wins in UFC history" you are directly "pigeon-holing" yourself.
Your answer will be a very small answer be because people often fight in other promotions outside of the UFC. The UFC frequently cuts fighters' contracts and releases them when they lose and bring them back when they start to win again.
For instance, the original answer that was posted to this question was, "Dan 'The Beast' DeWayne Severn has 80 wins total," Specifically answer your question in its context, that answer is wrong. (which is the problem with "wiki's" in general. While it is a community knowledge base, it is also a community ignorance base.) Dan Severn only fought in the early days of the UFC and he only fought in that promotion 12 times.
Even though Dan Severn, at the time of his retirement in 2012, had an MMA record of 101-19-7, he only had a UFC record of 9-3.
So the answer to the question posed is not 80 wins. The correction to the previous answer is actually that Dan Severn at the time of his retirement in 2012 has 9 UFC victories.
The answer to the actual question posed, as of my current date of 8/12/13, is that there is a tie between Matt Hughes and Georges St. Pierre (GSP) at 19 overall UFC Victories.
Is there MMA tournaments for kids?
Yes, they are held in most communities that allow martial arts. They are categorized by weight class, not age, ranging from 50-100 pounds. Check with your community to see if its supported where you live.
What weight gloves used in UFC?
they differ in hand size come in small, medium, large, brock wears double XL gloves
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Heavyweight Title
Light Heavyweight Title
Middleweight Title
Welterweight Title
Lightweight Title
Bantamweight Title
Featherweight Title
How much does george st Pierre earn per fight?
lots of people say 1.000 but don't think that because there wrong!The right answer is go to www.how much money did George st Pierre make on last fight?.com
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What year was jiu jitsu created?
Ju-Jitsu was developed in Japan as a method for unarmed soldiers to combat armed enemies, with the least amount of force. It was the main unarmed combat tactic of the Samurai.
Who did brock lesnar fight to become ufc world heavyweight champion?
When was this asked? Brock is gone! He talked to Vince about returning, but has since, changed his mind, he isn't coming back for a very longtime, if ever. If you're talking about New Japan Lesnar's Debut, yes he won the title Brock Lesnar has held the following recognized World Championship ; IWGP Heavyweight Title(Japan), WWE Championship(3 times), and is also the current UFC Heavyweight Champion.
How much does a UFC fighter make for each fight?
salary varies depending on the fighters reputation. eg, chuck liddell got approx $250000 for his fight against Keith jardine even though he lost!!! btw Keith only got approx $30000 and then also a win bonus of about $20000, not that good considering he won!
