This page will be filled with a general overview of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC.) Currently the most popular fighting organization in the USA and Canada. Popular worldwide too. Formation of the UFC The origins of MMA-style fighting date back to long before I was around, so we’ll start with the beginning of what we [...]
World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) The organization was started in 2001, by Scott Adams and Reed Harris. Between 2001 and 2006, most of their events were held in Lemoore, California and aired on HDNet. I believe the organization offered many weight classes during this time. Purchased by Zuffa in 2006. Zuffa made several changes to the [...]
Bellator Fighting Championships. A smaller fighter organization in the USA. Founded in 2008. “Bellator”, which is Latin for “Warrior”, organizes its events into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions. Bellator employs the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, with one minor alteration for the first two [...]
This page will be filled with a general overview of Strikeforce. Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC. Its live events and competitions are currently shown on CBS and Showtime in the United States, Super [...]
This page will be filled with a general overview of the Pride Fighting Championships (Pride FC.) Pride Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC) was the biggest mixed martial arts (MMA) organization in the world, based in Japan. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997. Pride has held more than [...]
Dream. MMA fight organization in Japan. Does some co-promotion with Strikeforce. Features well-known fighters such as Shinya Aoki.
K-1 is a kickboxing organization. Fun to watch. Some MMA fighters fight there. Alistair Overeem, Cro Cop, etc.
Elite XC. Short for Elite Xtreme Combat. Elite XC had a short run being shown on primetime TV, on CBS. Built around Kimbo Slice and Gina Carano. Ceased doing business in like October 2008.
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