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The Ultimate Fighting Championship or UFC produces pay-per-view (PPV) events that feature fights across North America, Europe and Australia.

UFC is the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter and hosts top-ranked fighters, producing global events in front of packed arenas. The UFC has seven weight-divisions, and enforces the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.

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UFC champions and UFC Title-holders:

Division	Champion	Since	Title defenses
Heavyweight	Cain Velasquez	December 29, 2012 (UFC 155)	0
Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones	March 19, 2011 (UFC 128)	4
Middleweight	Anderson Silva	October 14, 2006 (UFC 64)	10
Welterweight	Georges St-Pierre	April 19, 2008 (UFC 83)	7
Lightweight	Benson Henderson	March 10, 2012 (UFC Japan)	1
Featherweight	José Aldo	November 18, 2009 (WEC 44)	3
Bantamweight	Dominick Cruz	December 16, 2010 (WEC 47)	3

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Recent UFC Articles

UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson review

by Jason Tulio, 17 Jun 2013

The UFC ventured north to Canada once again for Sunday’s UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson, at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg. The event marked the 14th time that the UFC had staged an event in Canada, with UFC 161 being the first held in the state of Manitoba. Co-main event The night’s co-main event featured [...]

UFC 161: Preview, tips and live updates

by Max Kenney-Herbert, 16 Jun 2013

UFC 161 from Winnipeg, Canada, features a Light Heavyweight bout between ‘Suga’ Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson. The main event card: Light Heavyweight bout Rashad ‘Suga’ Evans (22-3-1) vs. Dan ‘Hendo’ Henderson (29-9-0) In a matchup of power punching all American Wrestlers, former UFC light heavyweight Champ Rashad Evans takes on former two division Pride [...]

UFC to broadcast in Latin America with new television deal

by Jason Tulio, 1 Jun 2013

The UFC and Televisa Networks have signed an exclusive broadcast agreement to bring UFC programming to 20 Spanish-speaking nations across Latin America. The list includes Mexico but will not include Brazil, where Globo already has exclusive rights to UFC content. Televisa will launch a 24-hour network dedicated solely to broadcasting UFC content and live events. [...]

Original Ultimate Fighter Forrest Griffin calls it a day

by Max Kenney-Herbert, 30 May 2013

On April 9 2005 two men stood in a cage and traded punches, kicks and elbows for 15 minutes in one of the most memorable fights in MMA history. It was the finale of a new television show, ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ and it was the fight that is credited for launching the UFC into mainstream [...]

UFC 160: Previews, picks, live blog

by Max Kenney-Herbert, 26 May 2013

UFC Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will attempt to defend his heavyweight title, while Australian Mark Hunt is fighting on the undercard at UFC 160. We’ll have live updates from 12.00pm AEST. Cain Velasquez (11-1-0) versus Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (18-4-0) Heavyweight Championship of the world A clash of the titan’s affair features as the main event [...]

James Te Huna’s back on track for UFC 160

by Andrew Potter, 25 May 2013

UFC Light Heavyweight, James Te Huna has admitted that he expected to lose his last fight with Ryan Jimmo at UFC on Fuel TV 8. As he looks to earn himself a place in the top 10 of the 205lbs division, the Australian-based fighter has got himself back in the right head space ahead of [...]

Five things you’ll see at UFC 160

by mrjoelsmith, 25 May 2013

If the UFC were to bring back the nicknames they bestowed upon events in the early days of the promotion, UFC 160 should be named UFC 160: Awesome. Just plain ‘Awesome’. In the ‘Fox-era’ of so countless UFC events, it is so rare to have a card that is totally stacked from top to bottom. [...]

UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot II – analysis and prediction

by Jason Tulio, 25 May 2013

This Sunday, the UFC returns to pay-per-view on home turf with UFC 160: Velasquez versus Bigfoot 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Both the main events will feature the big boys duking it out in back-to-back heavyweight clashes. The co-main event will see Sydney resident Mark Hunt vying for top contender [...]

UFC 160: Junior Dos Santos vs Mark Hunt – analysis and prediction

by Jason Tulio, 24 May 2013

This Sunday, the UFC returns to pay-per-view on home turf with UFC 160: Velasquez versus Bigfoot II at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, with Junior Dos Santos and Mark Hunt also set to clash. Both the main events will feature the big boys duking it out in back-to-back heavyweight clashes. The co-main [...]

Heavyweight boxing in dire straights as UFC circles

by Liam Maguire, 6 May 2013

Who knew today Wladimir Klitchsko defends his heavyweight title against Italian Francesco Pianeta? Nobody. Who cares? Nobody. Gone are the days when heavyweight boxers were household names. Gone are the days when the heavyweight championship was one of the most prestigious titles in the world of sport. Unless you follow boxing, you wouldn’t even know [...]

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