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WHAT IS UFC?

• The Ultimate Fight Championship
• A professional mixed martial arts organization
  offering the premier series of MMA sporting
  events.

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WHAT IS MMA?

• An acronym for Mixed Martial Arts.
• A sport that combines all different types of
  martial arts into one hybrid fighting sport under
  a unified set of rules.
• Competitors use interdisciplinary forms of
  fighting to their strategic and tactical
  advantage in a supervised match.

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HISTORY

• The UFC organization follows a rich history and
  tradition of competitive MMA dating back to the
  Olympic Games in Athens.
• About 80 years ago, a Brazilian form of Mixed
  Marital Arts known as Vale Tudo (anything goes)
  sparked local interest in the sport.
• The UFC brought MMA to the world with a concept
  to have a tournament of the best athletes skilled
  in the various disciplines of all martial arts.
• The goal was to find the Ultimate Fighting
  Champion.

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STYLES

• Boxing
• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• Freestyle Greco-Roman Wrestling
• Jiu Jutsu
• Judo

• Karate
• Kickboxing
• Kung Fu
• Tae Kwon Do
• Wrestling

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FIGHTING TECHNIQUES
There are many fighting techniques, a few of
these are
Straight Arm Lock
Heal Hook
Punches
Elbows
Knees
Kicks
Triangle Choke
Arm Bar
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CONTROVERSY

• The opponents of MMA have leveled numerous
  arguments against the sport, and under the
  leadership of Arizona Senator John McCain, quoted
  as referring to it as human cock-fighting, they
  succeeded in forcing the sport from national
  pay-per-view carriers, and convinced several
  states to ban the sport.
• The full-contact blend of street brawling and
  martial arts was forced underground.

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QUOTES

• The Hartford CourantFriday, Jan. 11, 2002
  Some people love it some people hate it, says
  Paul Munick, director of entertainment for
  Mohegan Sun Arena. Whether one likes it or not,
  there is a fan base for this. The UFC is a
  legitimate and very professional organization.

I wouldnt say UFC is too violent, says Steve
Cohen, 46, a librarian from Brooklyn, N.Y. I
loved it from the very first pay-per-view event.
I thought the idea was long overdue, and it
seemed a lot of others agreed with me.
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RULES
The Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts Combat,
as drafted in New Jersey, and later adopted in
Nevada on July 23, 2001 were a welcome change to
the sport.
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WEIGHT CLASS
There are 5 weight classes

• Lightweight - over 145 lbs. to 155 lbs.
• Welterweight - over 155 lbs. to 170 lbs.
• Middleweight - over 170 lbs. to 185 lbs.
• Light Heavyweight - over 185 lbs. to 205 lbs.
• Heavyweight - over 205 lbs. to 265 lbs.

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BOUT DURATION

• All non-championship bouts shall be three
  rounds.
• All championship bouts shall be five rounds.
• Rounds will be five minutes in duration with a
  one-minute rest period between each round.
• Referee may restart the round if the fighters
  reach a stalemate.

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FOULS
There are 31 fouls, some of these include

• Using abusive language
• Disregarding the instructions of the referee
• Throwing in the towel

• Eye gouging
• Biting
• Hair pulling
• Groin attacks

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WAYS TO WIN
1. Submission by            Physical tap
out           Verbal tap out
5. Technical draw
6. Disqualification
2. Technical knockout by the referee stopping the
contest.
7. Forfeit
3. Decision via the scorecards, including
           Unanimous decision           Split
decision           Majority decision
8. No contest
4. Technical decision
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Web REALTY TV
http//www.ufc.com

• http//www.theultimatefighter.tv

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Ready to fight? Lets get it on!