UFC

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

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 [...]

Does trash talk belong in the UFC?

by The Crowd, 30 Apr 2013

It always looks bad when someone in trash talk overdive – a random example might be Chael Sonnen – gets comprehensively binned by the trashee – in this case his UFC 159 opponent Jon Jones. I am not privvy to the degree of promotional collusion/coercion between UFC president Dana White and Sonnen or any other [...]

UFC 159: Preview, picks and live blog

by Max Kenney-Herbert, 28 Apr 2013

UFC 159 will take place this morning. The Roar will cover it with a live blog keeping you up to date on everything happening inside the cage from midday AEST. Jon ‘Bones’ Jones (17-1-0) vs Chael Sonnen (28-12-1): Light Heavyweight Championship bout A fight made purely on the back of Chael Sonnen’s loquacious nature rather [...]

Gustafsson and Mousasi are the future of UFC’s light heavyweight

by Michael Waldron, 31 Mar 2013

Alexander Gustafsson and Gegard Mousasi may be unknowns to the casual UFC fan but, to hardcore fans, they are the real deal, and on April 7th we will see the future of the light heavyweight division. Gustafsson is 26 years old and fights out of Stockholm, Sweden. He’s defeated a bona fide legend of MMA [...]

Two rule changes that the UFC needs to make

by Jason Tulio, 19 Mar 2013

The UFC 158 main event was a sure treat for the hometown Montreal fans. The fight followed a predicted script: welterweight titleholder Georges St. Pierre used his versatile striking to set up the takedown against Nick Diaz. The champ dominated top position on the ground, with Diaz unable to mount any reasonable offence. There was [...]

Who is the greatest MMA fighter of all time?

by Jason Tulio, 17 Mar 2013

Mixed martial arts has certainly come a long way, hasn’t it? I still recall when the only way to catch UFC events in Australia was to hire out old VHS tapes and delayed DVDs at the local video store. Forget about live coverage – live results meant waiting until after the event was over to [...]

UFC 158: Preview, tips and live blog

by Max Kenney-Herbert, 17 Mar 2013

After more build up than you can throw a stick at, including an expletive laced conference call, the fight that has been almost two years in the making is finally here. Georges St-Pierre (23-2-0) vs. Nick Diaz (27-8-1) – For the UFC welterweight championship On Saturday evening in Montreal, Quebec, hometown hero Georges St Pierre [...]

UFC 158: GSP vs. Diaz – who takes it?

by Jason Tulio, 15 Mar 2013

This Sunday, the city of Montreal will play host to UFC 158 as hometown hero Georges St. Pierre defends his welterweight title against Nick Diaz. The pair were first supposed to meet at UFC 137 back in 2011. However, UFC president Dana White cancelled the fight when Diaz failed to show at an important press [...]

Will Hector Lombard be cut from the UFC?

by Sam Brown, 6 Mar 2013

Hector Lombard’s short and disappointing stint in the UFC may well be coming to an end. Losing to Japanese veteran Yushin Okami over the weekend, he received his second loss in three bouts. The Cuban-born Australian was once deemed the great white indie hope, but after two losses to top ten competitors, leaving him teetering [...]

Wanderlei Silva: Go out while you’re loved, and swinging hard

by Ronnie Liddle, 5 Mar 2013

This is it. Time to retire Wanderlei. It won’t get any better than Sunday for anyone in the sport of MMA. Wanderlei Silva defeated a very good opponent, Brian Stann, in a good fight, by his preferred method, in a place where he is considered a legend and near the end of a fifteen year [...]

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