Company name	Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Company logo
Company type	Private
Foundation	November 1993
Founder	Art Davie, Rorion Gracie, Campbell McLaren, Robert Meyrowitz
Industry	Mixed martial arts promotion
Parent	Zuffa, LLC
sister	World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC)
Company slogan	As real as it gets
Homepage	http://www.ufc.com/
Location city	Las Vegas, Nevada
Location country	United States
Key people	Lorenzo Fertitta, Chairman/CEO Dana White, President Marc Ratner, VP Regulatory Affairs Joe Silva, VP Talent Relations/Matchmaker }}

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the largest Mixed Martial Arts promotion company in the world, which hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport and produces events worldwide. Based in the United States, the UFC has eight weight divisions and enforces the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. Dana White serves as the president of the UFC while Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta control the UFC's parent company, Zuffa, LLC.

The first UFC event was held in 1993 in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the event was to identify the most effective martial art in a real fight between competitors of different fighting disciplines, including Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Tae Kwon Do, Wrestling, Muay Thai, Karate and other styles. In subsequent competitions, fighters ventured outside their base style to utilize effective techniques from other disciplines, which indirectly helped create an entirely separate style of fighting known as present-day mixed martial arts.

With a cable-television deal and expansion into Canada, Europe, Australia the Middle East, Asia and new markets within the United States, the UFC has gained in popularity, along with greater mainstream-media coverage. viewers can access UFC programming on pay-per-view television in the U.S., Brazil, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Italy. UFC programming can also be found on FX, Fuel TV, and Fox in the U.S., on ESPN in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as in 150 countries and 22 different languages worldwide. UFC also carries a mobile site for on-the-go users and a Sports Bars page for fans to find places showing the pay-per-view. It is also available on the Roku streaming player.

History[link]

Early competition - early 1990s[link]

Art Davie proposed to Rorion Gracie and John Milius an eight man single-elimination tournament with a title of War of the Worlds. The tournament was inspired by the Gracies in Action video-series produced by the Gracie family of Brazil which featured Gracie Jiu-Jitsu students defeating martial-arts masters of various disciplines such as karate, kung fu and kickboxing. The tournament would feature martial artists from different disciplines facing each other in no-holds-barred combat to determine the best martial art and would aim to replicate the excitement of the matches Davie had seen on the videos. John Milius, a noted film director and screenwriter, as well as a Gracie student, agreed to be the event's creative director. Davie drafted the business plan and twenty-eight investors contributed the initial capital to start WOW Promotions with the intent to develop the tournament into a television franchise.

In 1993 WOW Promotions sought a television partner and approached pay-per-view producers TVKO (HBO), SET (Showtime) and the Semaphore Entertainment Group (SEG). Both TVKO and SET declined, but SEG–a pioneer in pay-per-view television which had produced such off-beat events as a gender tennis match between Jimmy Connors and Martina Navratilova–became WOW's partner in May 1993. SEG contacted video and film art-director Jason Cusson in order to design the trademarked "Octagon," a signature piece for the event. Cusson remained the Production Designer through ''UFC 27''. SEG devised the name for the show as ''The Ultimate Fighting Championship''.

WOW Promotions and SEG produced the first event, later called ''UFC 1'', at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado on November 12, 1993. Art Davie functioned as the show's booker and matchmaker. The television broadcast featured kickboxers Patrick Smith and Kevin Rosier, savate fighter Gerard Gordeau, karate expert Zane Frazier, shootfighter Ken Shamrock, sumo wrestler Teila Tuli, boxer Art Jimmerson and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Royce Gracie—younger brother of UFC co-founder Rorion who was hand-picked by Rorion himself to represent his family in the competition. The UFC 1 show was extremely successful with 86,592 television subscribers on pay-per-view.

The show was proposed to find an answer for sports fans to questions such as: "Can a wrestler beat a boxer?" As with most martial arts at the time, fighters typically had skills in just one discipline and had little experience against opponents with different skills. Royce Gracie's submission skills proved the most effective in the inaugural tournament, earning him the first ever UFC tournament championship.

However, the promoters did not intend for the event to become a precursor to a series. "That show was only supposed to be a one-off," eventual UFC president Dana White said. "It did so well on pay-per-view they decided to do another, and another. Never in a million years did these guys think they were creating a sport."

With no weight classes, fighters often faced significantly larger or taller opponents. For example, Josh Croft took on a man twice his size but still came out the winner Keith "The Giant Killer" Hackney faced Emmanuel Yarborough at ''UFC 3'' with a height and weight disadvantage. Many martial artists believed that technique could overcome these size disadvantages, and that a skilled fighter could use an opponent's size and strength against him. With the Royce Gracie winning three of the first four events, the UFC quickly proved that size does not always determine the outcome of the fight.

During this early part of the organization, the UFC would showcase a bevy of different styles and fighters. Aside from the aforementioned Royce Gracie, Ken Shamrock and Patrick Smith, the competitions also featured competitors such as Hall of Famer Dan Severn, Marco Ruas, Gary Goodridge, Don Frye, Kimo Leopoldo, Oleg Taktarov and Tank Abbott.

In April 1995, following ''UFC 5'' in Charlotte, North Carolina, Davie and Gracie sold their interest in the franchise to SEG and disbanded WOW Promotions. Davie continued with SEG as the show's booker and matchmaker, as well as the commissioner of Ultimate Fighting, until December 1997.

Emergence of stricter rules[link]

Although UFC used the tagline "There are no rules!" in the early 1990s, the UFC did in fact operate with limited rules. There was no biting, no eye gouging, and the system frowned on (but allowed) techniques such as hair pulling, headbutting, groin strikes and fish-hooking.

In fact, in a ''UFC 4'' qualifying match, competitors Jason Fairn and Guy Mezger agreed not to pull hair—as they both wore pony tails tied back for the match. Additionally, that same event saw a matchup between Keith Hackney and Joe Son in which Hackney unleashed a series of groin shots against Son while on the ground.

The UFC had a reputation, especially in the early days, as an extremely violent event, as evidenced by a disclaimer in the beginning of the ''UFC 5'' broadcast which warned audiences of the violent nature of the sport.

''UFC 5'' also introduced the first singles match, a rematch from the inaugural UFC featuring three time champion Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock, called "The Superfight." This was an important development because singles matches would feature fighters who suffered no prior damage from a previous fight in the same event, unlike tournament matches. Singles matches would also become a staple in the UFC for years to come.

"The Superfight" began as a non-tournament match that would determine the first reigning UFC Champion for tournament winners to face; it later evolved into a match that could feature either title matches or non-title matches. The "Superfight" would eventually completely phase out tournament matches; by ''UFC Brazil'', the UFC abandoned the tournament format for an entire card of singles matches (aside from a one time ''UFC Japan'' tournament featuring Japanese fighters). ''UFC 6'' was the first event to feature the crowning of the first non-tournament UFC Champion, Ken Shamrock.

Controversy and reform - late 1990s[link]

The violent nature of the burgeoning sport quickly drew the attention of the U.S. authorities.

thumb|right|Before reform, Senator John McCain prominently opposed the UFC. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) saw a tape of the first UFC events and immediately found it abhorrent. McCain himself led a campaign to ban UFC, calling it "human cockfighting," and sending letters to the governors of all fifty U.S. states asking them to ban the event.

Thirty-six states enacted laws that banned "no-hold-barred" fighting, including New York, which enacted the ban on the eve of ''UFC 12'', forcing a relocation of the event to Dothan, Alabama. The UFC continued to air on DirecTV PPV, though its audience remained minuscule compared to the larger cable pay-per-view platforms of the era.

thumb|150px|left|UFC Hall of Famer [[Randy Couture|Randy "The Natural" Couture debuted in 1997 as the UFC underwent reform.]]In response to the criticism, the UFC increased cooperation with state athletic commissions and redesigned its rules to remove the less palatable elements of fights while retaining the core elements of striking and grappling. ''UFC 12'' saw the introduction of weight classes and the banning of fish-hooking. For ''UFC 14'' gloves became mandatory, while kicks to the head of a downed opponent were banned. ''UFC 15'' saw limitations on hair pulling, and the banning of strikes to the back of the neck and head, headbutting, small-joint manipulations, and groin strikes. With five-minute rounds introduced at ''UFC 21'', the UFC gradually re-branded itself as a sport rather than a spectacle.

As the UFC continued to work with state athletic commissions, events took place in smaller U.S. markets, including Iowa, Mississippi, Louisiana, Wyoming and Alabama. SEG could not secure home-video releases for ''UFC 23'' through ''UFC 29''. With other mixed martial arts promotions working towards U.S. sanctioning, the International Fighting Championships (IFC) secured the first U.S. sanctioned mixed-martial-arts event, which occurred in New Jersey on September 30, 2000. Just two months later, the UFC held its first sanctioned event, ''UFC 28'', under the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board's "Unified Rules".

As the UFC's rules started to evolve, so too did its field of competitors. Notable UFC fighters to emerge in this era include Hall of Famers Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell and Matt Hughes, as well as notables Vitor Belfort, Mark Kerr, Pedro Rizzo, Tito Ortiz, Murilo Bustamante, Pat Miletich, Frank Shamrock, Mikey Burnett, Jeremy Horn, Pete Williams, Jens Pulver, Evan Tanner, Andrei Arlovski and Wanderlei Silva, among others.

The Zuffa era - early 2000s[link]

After the long battle to secure sanctioning, SEG stood on the brink of bankruptcy when Station Casinos executives Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta and their business partner Dana White approached them in 2000, with an offer to purchase the UFC. A month later, in January 2001, the Fertittas bought the UFC for $2 million and created Zuffa, LLC as the parent entity controlling the UFC.

"I had my attorneys tell me that I was crazy because I wasn't buying anything. I was paying $2 million and they were saying `What are you getting?" Lorenzo Fertitta revealed to Fighter's Only magazine, recalling the lack of assets he acquired in the purchase. "And I said `What you don't understand is I'm getting the most valuable thing that I could possibly have, which is those three letters: UFC. That is what's going to make this thing work. Everybody knows that brand, whether they like it or they don't like it, they react to it.

With ties to the Nevada State Athletic Commission (Lorenzo Fertitta was a former member of the NSAC), Zuffa secured sanctioning in Nevada in 2001. Shortly thereafter, the UFC returned to pay-per-view cable television with UFC 33 featuring three championship bouts.

Struggle for survival and turnaround[link]

The UFC slowly, but steadily, rose in popularity after the Zuffa purchase, due partly to greater advertising, corporate sponsorship, the return to cable pay-per-view and subsequent home video and DVD releases.

With larger live gates at casino venues like the Trump Taj Mahal and the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the UFC secured its first television deal with Fox Sports Net. ''The Best Damn Sports Show Period'' aired the first mixed martial arts match on American cable television in June 2002, as well as the main event showcasing Chuck Liddell vs. Vitor Belfort at ''UFC 37.5''. Later, FSN would air highlight shows from the UFC, featuring one hour blocks of the UFC's greatest bouts.

''UFC 40'' proved to be the most critical event to date in the Zuffa era. The event sold out the MGM Grand Arena and sold 150,000 pay per view buys, a rate over three times larger than the previous Zuffa events. The event featured a card headlined by a highly anticipated championship grudge match between then-current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz and former UFC Superfight Champion Ken Shamrock, who had previously defected to professional wrestling in the WWE before returning to MMA. It was the first time the UFC hit such a high mark since being forced "underground" in 1997. ''UFC 40'' also garnered mainstream attention from massive media outlets such as ESPN and USA Today, something that was unfathomable for mixed martial arts at that point in time. Many have suggested that the success of ''UFC 40'' and the anticipation for Ortiz vs. Shamrock saved the UFC from bankruptcy; the buyrates of the previous Zuffa shows averaged a mere 45,000 buys per event and the company was suffering deep monetary losses. The success of ''UFC 40'' provided a glimmer of hope for the UFC and kept alive the hope that mixed martial arts could become big. Long time UFC referee "Big" John McCarthy said that he felt UFC 40 was the turning point in whether or not the sport of MMA would survive in America.

Despite the success of ''UFC 40'', the UFC was still experiencing financial deficits. By 2004, Zuffa had $34 million of losses since they purchased the UFC. Fighters who came into prominence after Zuffa's takeover include Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre, Rich Franklin, B.J. Penn, Sean Sherk, Matt Serra, Ricco Rodriguez, Robbie Lawler, Frank Mir, Karo Parisyan and Nick Diaz.

''The Ultimate Fighter'' and mainstream emergence[link]

Faced with the prospect of folding, the UFC stepped outside the bounds of pay-per-view and made a foray into television. After being featured in a reality television series, ''American Casino'', and seeing how well the series worked as a promotion vehicle, the Fertitta brothers developed the idea of the UFC having its own reality series.

thumb|200px|right|Logo of the ''The Ultimate Fighter''Their idea, ''The Ultimate Fighter'' (''TUF'')–a reality television show featuring up-and-coming MMA fighters in competition for a six-figure UFC contract, with fighters eliminated from competition via exhibition mixed martial arts matches–was pitched to several networks, each one rejecting the idea outright. Not until they approached Spike TV, with an offer to pay the $10 million production costs themselves, did they find an outlet.

In January 2005, Spike TV launched ''TUF'' in the timeslot following ''WWE Raw.'' The show became an instant success, culminating with a notable season finale brawl featuring finalists Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar going toe-to-toe for the right to earn the six-figure contract, an event that Dana White credits for saving the UFC.

On the heels of the Griffin/Bonnar finale, a second season of ''The Ultimate Fighter'' launched in August 2005, and two more seasons appeared in 2006. Spike and the UFC continue to create and air new seasons.

Following the success of ''The Ultimate Fighter'', Spike also picked up ''UFC Unleashed'', an hour-long weekly show featuring select fights from previous events. Spike also signed on to broadcast live ''UFC Fight Night'', a series of fight events debuting in August 2005, and ''Countdown'' specials to promote upcoming UFC pay-per-view cards.

After a very successful run on Spike and with the upcoming announcement of the UFC's new relationship with Fox, Spike officials made a statement regarding the end of their partnership with the UFC, “''The Ultimate Fighter'' season 14 in September will be our last... Our 6-year partnership with the UFC has been incredibly beneficial in building both our brands, and we wish them all the best in the future.”

With the announcement of UFC's partnership with Fox in August 2011, The Ultimate Fighter which enters its 14th season debuting in September, will move to the FX network and air on Friday nights starting with season 15 in the Spring of 2012. The new format will take the show in a completely different direction, which includes fighters being on the ‘Ultimate Fighter’ for 13 weeks total, with each elimination fight airing live on FX on Friday nights.

Surging popularity and growth - mid 2000s[link]

thumb|200px|left|New York City Times Square ad for ''[[UFC 88|UFC 88: Breakthrough'' featuring Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans]] With increased visibility, the UFC's pay-per-view buy numbers exploded. ''UFC 52'', the first event after the first season of ''The Ultimate Fighter'' featuring eventual-UFC Hall of Famer Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell avenging his defeat to fellow eventual-Hall of Famer Randy Couture, drew a pay-per-view audience of 300,000, doubling its previous benchmark of 150,000 set at ''UFC 40''. Following the second season of ''The Ultimate Fighter'', the UFC's much-hyped rubber match between Liddell and Couture drew an estimated 410,000 pay-per-view buys at ''UFC 57''.

For the rest of 2006, pay-per-view buy rates continued to skyrocket, with 620,000 buys for ''UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie''—featuring Royce Gracie's first UFC fight in 11 years—and 775,000 buys for ''UFC 61'' featuring the highly anticipated rematch between Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz, the coaches of ''The Ultimate Fighter 3''. The organization hit a milestone with ''UFC 66'', pitting Ortiz in a rematch against Liddell with over 1 million buys.

The surge in popularity prompted the UFC to beef up its executive team. In March 2006, the UFC announced that it had hired Marc Ratner, former Executive Director of the Nevada Athletic Commission, as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. Ratner, once an ally of Senator McCain's campaign against ''no holds barred'' fighting, became a catalyst for the emergence of sanctioned mixed martial arts in the United States. Ratner continues to educate numerous athletic commissions to help raise the UFC's media profile in an attempt to legalize mixed martial arts in jurisdictions inside and outside the United States that have yet to sanction the sport. thumb|180px|right| UFC's global expansion has taken it to the UK, as demonstrated in this billboard featuring Spencer Fisher and Sam Stout In December 2006, Zuffa acquired the northern California-based promotion World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) in order to stop the International Fight League (IFL) from making a deal with Versus (now NBC Sports Network). At the time, the UFC had an exclusive deal with Spike, so the purchase of the WEC allowed Zuffa to block the IFL from Versus without violating their contract. The WEC showcased lighter weight classes in MMA, whereas the UFC featured heavier weight classes. Notable WEC fighters included Urijah Faber, Jamie Varner, Carlos Condit, Ben Henderson, Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Eddie Wineland, Miguel Angel Torres, Mike Thomas Brown, Leonard Garcia, Brian Bowles, Dominick Cruz and José Aldo.

In December 2006, Zuffa also acquired their cross-town, Las Vegas rival World Fighting Alliance (WFA). In acquiring the WFA, they acquired the contracts of notable fighters including Quinton Jackson, Lyoto Machida and Martin Kampmann.

The sport's popularity was also noticed by the sports betting community as BodogLife.com, an online gambling site, stated in July 2007 that in 2007 UFC would surpass boxing for the first time in terms of betting revenues. In fact, the UFC had already broken the pay-per-view industry's all-time records for a single year of business, generating over $222,766,000 in revenue in 2006, surpassing both WWE and boxing.

The UFC continued its rapid rise from near obscurity with Roger Huerta gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated and Chuck Liddell on the front of ESPN The Magazine in May 2007.

UFC programming is now shown in 130 countries worldwide, and the UFC plans to continue expanding internationally, running shows regularly in Canada and the U.K., with an office established in the U.K. aimed to expand the European audience. UFC has also held events in Germany, Australia and the United Arab Emirates, while Afghanistan, China, Mexico and the Philippines are candidates for future events.

Pride acquisition and integration[link]

thumb|left|A fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Mark Coleman in the Japanese, ring-based [[Pride Fighting Championships|Pride organization.]]On March 27, 2007, the UFC and their Japan-based rival the Pride Fighting Championships announced an agreement in which the majority owners of the UFC, Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, would purchase the Pride brand.

The acquisition of Pride was perceived by UFC officials as a watershed moment for mixed martial arts. "This is really going to change the face of MMA," Lorenzo Fertitta declared. "Literally creating a sport that could be as big around the world as football. I liken it somewhat to when the NFC and AFC came together to create the NFL."

Initial intentions were for both organizations to be run separately but aligned together with plans to co-promote cards featuring the champions and top contenders from both organizations. However, after purchasing Pride, Dana White felt that the Pride model was not sustainable and the organization would likely fold with many former Pride fighters such as Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira, Maurício "Shogun" Rua, Dan Henderson, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović, Wanderlei Silva and others already being realigned under the UFC brand. On October 4, 2007, Pride Worldwide closed its Japanese office, laying off 20 people who were working there since the closing of its parent company Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE).

In 2008, the UFC announced two major exclusive sponsorship deals with Harley-Davidson and Anheuser-Busch InBev, making the brewer's Bud Light the official and exclusive beer sponsor of the UFC.

On June 18, 2008, Lorenzo Fertitta accommodated the UFC's growth by announcing his resignation from Station Casinos in order to devote his energies to the international business development of Zuffa, particularly the UFC. The move proved to be pivotal, as Fertitta helped strike TV deals in China, France, Mexico and Germany as well as open alternative revenue streams with a new UFC video game and UFC action figures, among other projects.

Fighters exposed to the UFC audience—or who became prominent—in the post-Pride era include the likes of Anderson Silva, Jon Fitch, Lyoto Machida, Cain Velasquez and Jon Jones, among others.

UFC 100 - late 2000s-present[link]

Popularity took another major surge in 2009 with ''UFC 100'' and the 10 events preceding it including ''UFC 90'', ''91'', ''92'', ''94'' and ''98''. ''UFC 100'' was a massive success garnering 1.7 million buys under the drawing power of former NCAA wrestling champion and current WWE superstar Brock Lesnar and his rematch with former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir, Canadian superstar Georges St-Pierre going head-to-head with Brazilian knockout artist Thiago Alves, and Pride legend Dan Henderson opposing British middleweight Michael Bisping; rival coaches on ''The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom''.

''UFC 100'' was unique in that it drew significant interest from ESPN, which provided extensive coverage of the event in the days preceding and following it. In fact, ESPN would eventually devote additional coverage of the UFC and other MMA news with the television debut of "MMA Live" on ESPN2 in May 2010.

The buzz from ''UFC 100'' was hampered significantly in the second half of 2009 after a rash of injuries and other health-related issues—including Brock Lesnar's life-threatening bout with diverticulitis—forcing the organization to continuously scramble and reshuffle its lineup for several events.

However, the momentum gradually began to pick up in the first quarter of 2010 after victories from defending champions Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva, as well as Lyoto Machida's first career defeat to "Shogun" Rua for the UFC Light Heavyweight title. These fights segued into a very popular clash between former UFC Champions and rivals Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson—rival coaches on ''The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights''—at ''UFC 114'', featuring the UFC's first main event headlined by African-American fighters. The event scored over 1 million pay per view buys as Evans secured a unanimous decision victory.

thumb|200px|right|''UFC 129'' shattered previous North American gate and attendance records.This momentum carried into the summer of 2010 at ''UFC 116'', which featured the return of Brock Lesnar defending his UFC Heavyweight title against the undefeated interim-champion Shane Carwin before 1.25 million PPV viewers. Lesnar survived an early barrage of Carwin's punches in a contest that was nearly stopped by referee Josh Rosenthal. However, Lesnar recovered in the second round to submit Carwin via arm triangle choke to retain the undisputed UFC Heavyweight Championship. The event as a whole was critically acclaimed in the media for living up to the hype with a number of exciting fights that were featured on the televised card.

After a dramatic fifth round, last minute victory by UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva over Chael Sonnen at ''UFC 117'', Lesnar finally surrendered his belt to the undefeated Cain Velasquez via 1st round TKO at ''UFC 121''. The fight produced Velasquez's eighth knockout or technical knockout in his first nine MMA fights.

''UFC 129'' featured Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is currently the largest UFC event in North American history, which coincided with a two-day UFC Fan Expo at the Direct Energy Centre. The event sold out 55,000 tickets for gate revenues exceeding $11 million, shattering previous MMA attendance and gate records in North America.

WEC merger[link]

Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC, purchased World Extreme Cagefighting in late 2006 and held the first WEC event under new ownership on January 20, 2007. Soon thereafter the WEC made its home on the Versus Network with its first event debuting on Versus in June 2007.

On October 28, 2010, Zuffa announced that its sister promotion, WEC would merge with the UFC. The WEC held its final card on December 16, 2010. As a result of the merger, the UFC absorbed WEC's bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight weight divisions and their respective fighters. The UFC also made the last WEC Featherweight and Bantamweight Champions, José Aldo and Dominick Cruz respectively, the inaugural UFC Champions of their new weight divisions.

Reed Harris, who started World Extreme Cagefighting with Scott Adams, had mixed emotions on the merger. “It’s kind of like when your kid goes off to college: at first you’re not happy, but after you think about it for a while, you’re really happy,” Harris told MMAWeekly.com in an exclusive interview immediately following the announcement. “At the end of the day, I never imagined this thing would be where we’re at today. I’m extremely proud and happy that I was involved with something that will now be part of what may be, some day, the largest sports organization in the world.”

Strikeforce purchase[link]

thumb|180px|left|The Strikeforce cageOn March 12, 2011, UFC president Dana White revealed on AOL to Ariel Helwani that Zuffa had purchased rival MMA promotion Strikeforce. White explained that Strikeforce would operate as an independent promotion and that Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker would continue to run day-to-day operations.

"As we continue to grow and expand into these other countries, we need more fights," White explained in his interview with Helwani. "Let's face the facts: Strikeforce is a brand fans have come to like."

Similar to the acquisition of Pride Fighting Championships, the Strikeforce purchase was significant in Zuffa acquiring more top-ranked fighters such as Strikeforce champions Alistair Overeem, Dan Henderson, Ronaldo Souza, Nick Diaz and Gilbert Melendez, as well as Strikeforce's female division including notables Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos, Marloes Coenen and Gina Carano.

It was first reported that Strikeforce fighters would stay in the promotion until their contracts were due to expire. "Once their contracts are up, it's fair game between us and Scott Coker," White also stated in the interview with Helwani. However, Nick Diaz became the first Strikeforce champion to make the move to the UFC after he signed to fight Georges St. Pierre for the UFC Welterweight title at UFC 137. His new contract enables him to fight in both Strikeforce and UFC but he has vacated his Strikeforce Welterweight title.

The UFC is following the same footsteps the NFL and NBA made when they were working to become accepted by the mainstream. The NFL also dabbled in the absorption game when they consumed the AFL in 1970, while the NBA absorbed and dismantled the ABA in 1976. In climbing to these positions of mainstream acceptance, both leagues had faced competition and absorbed the opposition to the fullest extent of the word, ultimately securing themselves as the premier organizations.

Fox partnership[link]

Nov. 12, 2011 Jan. 28, 2012 May 05, 2012

+''UFC on Fox'' Nielsen ratings
!Event!!Date!!Rating!!Share!!Viewers!!Ref.
style="text-align:left"	|	3.1	5	5.7 million
style="text-align:left"	Evans vs. Davis	|	2.6	5	4.7 million
style="text-align:left"	Diaz vs. Miller	|	1.5	5	2.4 million

On August 18, 2011, The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Fox announced a seven-year broadcast deal through the Fox Sports subsidiary, effectively ending the UFC's Spike TV and Versus (now NBC Sports Network) partnership. The deal includes four events on the main Fox network, 32 live Friday night fights per year on their cable network FX, 24 events following ''The Ultimate Fighter'' reality show and six separate Fight Night events.

The promotion's first broadcast television event - UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos - broke form by showcasing only one fight to television viewers. In the main event, Junior dos Santos abruptly dethroned then-undefeated UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez by knock-out at 1:04 in the first round. The telecast peaked with 8.8 million viewers tuning into the fight with an average audience of 5.7 million, making it by far the most watched MMA event of all-time and the most watched combat sports event since 2003's HBO bout between Lennox Lewis and Vitaly Klitschko.

''The Ultimate Fighter'' will change formats and now be live and air on Friday nights on FX, followed by a live fight card. Many of the preliminary fights before UFC pay-per-views and UFC Unleashed programming will be on Fuel TV. Additional programming begins in January, including live fights, pre-shows and post-shows, Countdown shows, UFC Ultimate Insider, UFC Unleashed, UFC Primetime, UFC Knockout series, Best of Pride and weigh-in specials.

One of the other programming opportunities that is already in motion is a weekly UFC magazine-style show. When asked about the potential for a weekly magazine-style series, UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta responded, “Not only weekly, but, potentially, multiple times per week you’ll have a UFC magazine (show).” The UFC will maintain production control of its product, including the use of its broadcast team of Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan. Fox Sports will produce the pre- and post-shows.

Rules[link]

The current rules for the Ultimate Fighting Championship were originally established by the New Jersey Athletic Control Board. The "Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts" that New Jersey established has been adopted in other states that regulate mixed martial arts, including Nevada, Louisiana, and California. These rules are also used by many other promotions within the United States, becoming mandatory for those states that have adopted the rules, and so have become the standard ''de facto'' set of rules for professional mixed martial arts across the country.

Rounds[link]

UFC matches vary in maximum length, depending on whether the match is for a Championship title, or is a fight card's "main event" fight. In all fights, each round can be no longer than five minutes. Championship fights last for a maximum of five rounds. Beginning with UFC 138 on November 5th, 2011, non-championship "main event" fights (i.e. the final fight on the card), will also last for a maximum of five rounds. Bouts which are either on the preliminary card, or on the main card prior to the main event, last for a maximum of three rounds. There is a one-minute rest period between rounds.

Weight divisions[link]

The UFC currently uses eight weight classes:

''UFC 31'' – Weight classes are re-aligned to the current standard. Bantamweight moves from 150 to 155 and becomes known as Lightweight (MMA)

Weight class name

Upper limit

Pound (mass)>pounds (lb)

!in kilograms (kg)

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Flyweight

125

56.7

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Bantamweight

135

61.2

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Featherweight

145

65.8

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Lightweight

155

70.3

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Welterweight

170

77.1

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Middleweight

185

83.9

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Light Heavyweight

205

93.0

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Heavyweight

265

120.2

Non-title fights have a one pound leniency. In addition, there is one other weight class specified in the Unified Rules which the UFC does not currently use:

Super heavyweight (MMA)>Super heavyweight: Unlimited (no weight limits)

Cage[link]

The UFC stages bouts in an eight-sided enclosure officially named "The Octagon". Originally, SEG trademarked the concept as well as the term and prevented other mixed martial arts promotions from using the same type of cage, but in 2001 Zuffa gave permission for other promotions to use octagonal cages, reasoning that the young sport needed uniformity to continue to win official sanctioning. Today Zuffa reserves exclusive use of the name "The Octagon".

The UFC cage is an octagonal structure with walls of metal chain-link fence coated with black vinyl and a diameter of , allowing of space from point to point. The fence is to height. The cage sits atop a platform, raising it from the ground. It has foam padding around the top of the fence and between each of the eight sections. It also has two entry-exit gates opposite each other. The mat, painted with sponsorship logos and art, is replaced for each event.

Attire[link]

Keikogi>gis or long pants (including gi pants) are not allowed. Fighters must use approved light-weight open-fingered gloves, that include at least 1" of padding around the knuckles, (110 to 170 g / 4 to 6 ounces) that allow fingers to grab. These gloves enable fighters to punch with less risk of an injured or broken hand, while retaining the ability to grab and grapple. A Mouthguard#Sports

Originally the attire for UFC was very open if controlled at all. Many fighters still chose to wear tight-fitting shorts or boxing-type trunks, while others wore long pants or singlets. Several wore wrestling shoes. Multi-time tournament Champion [[Royce Gracie wore a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi in all his early appearances in UFC, while Art Jimmerson appeared in UFC 1 wearing one standard boxing glove. As of UFC 133 there has been a ban on speedo style shorts after Dennis Hallman wore one in his fight against Brian Ebersole. UFC president Dana White was so furious about the fighters choice of attire that he awarded an honorary "getting those horrifying shorts off TV as soon as possible" bonus to Ebersole for finishing the fight in the first round, and in following post-fight interviews made it clear that speedo style shorts will no longer be tolerated.

Match outcome[link]

Matches usually end via:

Submission (combat sport term)>Submission: a fighter clearly taps the mat or his opponent, or verbally submits. Also a technical submission may be called when a fighter either loses consciousness or is on the verge of serious injury while in a hold.

*Knockout: a fighter is put into a state of unconsciousness resulting from any legal strike.

Knockout#Technical Knockout>Technical Knockout (TKO): If the referee decides a fighter cannot continue, the fight is ruled as a technical knockout. Technical knockouts can be classified into three categories:

**referee stoppage (the referee ends the fight because one fighter is unable to intelligently defend himself)

**doctor stoppage (a ring side doctor decides that it is unsafe for the fighter to continue the bout due to excessive bleeding or physical injuries)

**corner stoppage (a fighter's cornerman signals defeat for their own fighter)

*Judges' Decision: Depending on scoring, a match may end as:

**unanimous decision (all three judges score a win for fighter A)

**majority decision (two judges score a win for fighter A, one judge scores a draw)

**split decision (two judges score a win for fighter A, one judge scores a win for fighter B)

**unanimous draw (all three judges score a draw)

**majority draw (two judges score a draw, one judge scoring a win)

**split draw (one judge scores a win for fighter A, one judge scores a win for fighter B, and one judge scores a draw)

Note: In the event of a draw, it is not necessary that the fighters' total ''points'' be equal (see, e.g., ''UFC 41'' Penn vs. Uno, or ''UFC 43'' Freeman vs. White). However, in a unanimous or split draw, each fighter does score an equal number of ''win judgments'' from the three judges (0 or 1, respectively).

A fight can also end in a technical decision, technical submission, disqualification, forfeit, technical draw, or no contest. The latter two outcomes have no winners.

Judging criteria[link]

10-point must system>ten-point must system is in effect for all UFC fights; three judges score each round and the winner of each receives ten points, the loser nine points or fewer. Scores of 10–8 are typically awarded for dominant rounds and anything more dominant is scored less, but being rare, 10-8 is the score mentioned a majority of the time because it is much more common in the scoring of a dominant round, as rounds aren't usually more dominant than when a round is considered a 10-8.

Fouls[link]

The Nevada State Athletic Commission currently lists the following as fouls:

#Biting

#Eye-gouging

#Groin attacks

#Small joint manipulation

#Hair pulling

#Head-butting

#Fish-hooking

#Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent (see Fish-hooking)

#Striking to the spine or the back of the head (see Rabbit punch)

#Striking downward using the point of the elbow (see Elbow (strike))

Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the Vertebrate trachea>trachea

#Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh

#Grabbing the clavicle

Soccer kick>Kicking the head of a grounded opponent

Knee (strike)>Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent

Stomp (strike)>Stomping a grounded opponent

#Kicking to the kidney with the heel

piledriver (professional wrestling)>Piledriver)

Throw (grappling)>Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced area

#Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent

#Spitting at an opponent

#Engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent

#Holding the ropes or the fence

#Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area

#Attacking an opponent on or during the break

#Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee

#Attacking an opponent after the bell (horn) has sounded the end of a round

#Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee

#Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury

#Interference by the corner

#Throwing in the towel during competition

#Blowing hard on an opponenent (especially in the eyes, so they have to blink to remoisturise thus opening up chances for ground and pound or submission attempts during the blinks)

When a foul is charged, the referee in their discretion may deduct one or more points as a penalty. If a foul incapacitates a fighter, then the match may end in a disqualification if the foul was intentional, or a no contest if unintentional. If a foul causes a fighter to be unable to continue later in the bout, it ends with a technical decision win to the injured fighter if the injured fighter is ahead on points, otherwise it is a technical draw.

Match conduct[link]

Grappling position>position or working towards one). This rule is codified in Nevada as the ''stand-up rule''.

*If the referee pauses the match, it is resumed with the fighters in their prior positions.

*Grabbing the cage brings a verbal warning, followed by an attempt by the referee to release the grab by pulling on the grabbing hand. If that attempt fails or if the fighter continues to hold the cage, the referee may charge a foul.

*Early UFC events disregarded verbal sparring / "trash-talking" during matches. Under unified rules, antics are permitted before events to add to excitement and allow fighters to express themselves, but abusive language during combat is prohibited.

Evolution of the rules[link]

*''UFC 1'' – Although the advertising said ''There Are No Rules'', there were in fact some rules: no biting, no eye-gouging and no groin attacks. Fights ended only in the event of a knockout, Submission or the corner throwing in the towel. Despite this, the first match in ''UFC 1'' was won by referee stoppage, even though it was not officially recognized as such at the time.

*''UFC 2'' – Striking the groin was unbanned but it was still illegal to grab the genitals. Time limits were dropped ending the need for judges. Modifications to the cage were added (higher fences and less floor padding).

*''UFC 3'' – The referee was officially given the authority to stop a fight in case of a fighter being unable to defend himself. A fighter could not kick if he was wearing shoes. This rule would later be discarded, then changed to 'no kicking with shoes while on the ground' and then reinstated, before finally being discarded.

*''UFC 4'' – After tournament alternate Steve Jennum won ''UFC 3'' by winning only one bout, alternates (replacements) were required to win a pre-tournament bout to qualify for the role of an alternate.

*''UFC 5'' – The organizers introduced a 30-minute time limit. ''UFC 5'' also saw the first Superfight, a one-off bout between two competitors selected by the organizers with the winner being crowned 'Superfight champion' and having the duty of defending his title at the next UFC.

*''UFC 6'' – The referee was given the authority to restart the fight. If two fighters were entangled in a position where there was a ''lack of action'', the referee could stop the fight and restart the competitors on their feet, in their own corner. In ''UFC 6'' they officially adopted the 5 minute extension to the 30 minute rule which had been used in ''UFC 5''.

*''UFC 8'' – Time limit changed to 10 minutes in the first two rounds of the tournament, 15 minutes in the tournament final and Superfight. Fights could now be decided by a judges decision if the fight reached the end of the time limit. The panel was made up of three judges who simply raised a card with the name of the fighter they considered to be the winner. In this fashion, a draw was not possible since the only two possible outcomes of a decision were 3 to 0 or 2 to 1 in favor of the winner.

UFC 9'' – To appease local authorities, closed fisted strikes to the head were banned for this event only. The commentators were not aware of this last minute rule that was made to prevent the cancellation of the event due to local political pressures. Referee John McCarthy (referee)>"Big John" McCarthy made repeated warnings to the fighters to "open the hand" when this rule was violated. However, not one fighter was reprimanded.

*''Ultimate Ultimate 1996'' – This event was the first to introduce the "no grabbing of the fence" rule.

*''UFC 12'' – The main tournament split into a heavyweight and lightweight division; and the eight-man tournament ceased. Fighters now needed to win only two fights to win the competition. The Heavyweight Champion title (and title bouts) was introduced, replacing the Superfight title (albeit matches were still for a time branded as "Superfights").

*''UFC 14'' – The wearing of padded gloves, weighing 110 to 170 g (4 to 6 ounces), becomes mandatory. Gloves were to be approved by the UFC.

*''UFC 15'' – Limits on permissible striking areas were introduced. Headbutts, groin strikes, elbow strikes to the back of the neck and head, kicks to a downed opponent, small joint manipulation, and hair-pulling became illegal.

*''UFC 21'' – Five minute rounds were introduced, with preliminary bouts consisting of two rounds, regular non-title bouts at three rounds, and title bouts at five rounds. The "ten point must system" was introduced for scoring fights (identical to the system widely used in boxing).

* ''UFC 28'' – The New Jersey Athletic Control Board sanctions its first UFC event, using the newly developed ''Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts''. Major changes to the UFC's rules included barring knee strikes to the head of a downed opponent, elbow strikes to the spine and neck and punches to the back of the neck and head. Limits on permissible ring attire, stringent medical requirements, and regulatory oversight were also introduced. A new weight class system was also introduced. This new set of rules is currently the ''de facto'' standard for MMA events held in the U.S. and is still in use by the UFC.

lightweight. Lightweight becomes known as welterweight, middleweight becomes light heavyweight, and a new middleweight class is introduced at 185 pounds.

*''UFC 43'' – In the event of a stoppage fights restart in the position the fight was stopped.

* ''UFC 94'' – After an incident where Georges St. Pierre was accused of putting vaseline on his back, corner men were disallowed from bringing vaseline into The Octagon. Lubricant may now only be applied outside The Octagon before the commencement of the first round.

* ''UFC 98'' – Foot-stomps are banned.

* ''UFC 99'' – Foot-stomps are allowed again.

* ''UFC 133'' - Speedo style trunks are banned.

* ''UFC 138'' - First 5 round non-title main event.

''The Ultimate Fighter''[link]

Fights that occur on ''The Ultimate Fighter'' are classified as exhibition matches under NSAC sanctioning, and thus do not count toward the professional record of a fighter. Match outcomes also do not need to be immediately posted publicly, which allows for fight results to be unveiled as the series progresses.

These exhibition matches variably have two or three rounds, depending on the rules used for each season. In most seasons, preliminary matches (before the semi-final bouts) were two rounds; in season two, all matches had three rounds. For two-round matches, if there is a draw after two rounds, an extra five-minute round ("sudden victory") is contested. If the extra round concludes without a stoppage, the judges' decision will be based on that final round. All matches past the first round use three rounds as per standard UFC bouts. During the finales for each series, the division finals have the standard three rounds, plus a fourth round if the judges score a tie.

UFC events[link]

Production team[link]

Comedian and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt Joe Rogan and play-by-play announcer Mike Goldberg provide commentary during broadcasts of nearly all UFC events. The "Veteran Voice of the Octagon" is announcer Bruce Buffer. Arianny Celeste and Brittney Palmer are Fighter salaries and contracts[link]

A UFC fighter generally does not have a salary. They are paid per fight, with amounts depending on how well-known the fighters are and how well sponsored a fighter and an event is. Fighters will typically get paid money to fight with an additional bonus if they win. Cash bonuses are also typically awarded for "Fight of the Night", "Knockout of the Night", and "Submission of the Night." The size of these bonuses varies by event, but, for less well-known fighters, they can be several times larger than the contracted amount for the fight. Contracted amounts generally have to be declared to the State Athletic commission however the UFC also pays undisclosed locker-room bonuses to fighters. In recent years UFC fighters' contracts and merchandising rights have been the subject of dispute between fighters (represented by growing the Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Association) and UFC, which has attempted to defend existing regulations.

Current champions[link]

!Division!!Upper weight limit!!Champion!!Since!!Title defenses
[[Heavyweight (MMA)	Heavyweight">ring girl			Fighter salaries and contracts[link]	A UFC fighter generally does not have a salary. They are paid per fight, with amounts depending on how well-known the fighters are and how well sponsored a fighter and an event is. Fighters will typically get paid money to fight with an additional bonus if they win. Cash bonuses are also typically awarded for "Fight of the Night", "Knockout of the Night", and "Submission of the Night." The size of these bonuses varies by event, but, for less well-known fighters, they can be several times larger than the contracted amount for the fight. Contracted amounts generally have to be declared to the State Athletic commission however the UFC also pays undisclosed locker-room bonuses to fighters. In recent years UFC fighters' contracts and merchandising rights have been the subject of dispute between fighters (represented by growing the Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Association) and UFC, which has attempted to defend existing regulations.			Current champions[link]

!Division!!Upper weight limit!!Champion!!Since!!Title defenses
[[Heavyweight (MMA)	Heavyweight	|	Junior dos Santos	November 12, 2011 (''UFC on Fox'')	1
Light Heavyweight (MMA)	Light Heavyweight	|	Jon Jones (fighter)>Jon Jones	March 19, 2011 (''UFC 128'')	3
Middleweight (MMA)	Middleweight	|	Anderson Silva	October 14, 2006 (''UFC 64'')	9
Welterweight (MMA)	Welterweight		Carlos Condit (Interim)		April 19, 2008 (''UFC 143'')February 4, 2012 (''UFC 143'')	62
Lightweight (MMA)	Lightweight	|	Benson Henderson	February 26, 2012 (''UFC 144'')	0
Featherweight (MMA)	Featherweight	|	José Aldo	November 20, 2010 (''WEC 41'')	3
Bantamweight (MMA)	Bantamweight	|	Dominick Cruz	December 16, 2010 (''WEC 53'')	2
Flyweight (MMA)	Flyweight	|	Vacant

UFC Hall of Fame[link]

{| class="wikitable" |- !Name!!Date of Induction!!Notes |- | Royce Gracie || November 21, 2003 (''UFC 45'') || |- | Ken Shamrock || November 21, 2003 (''UFC 45'') || |- | Dan Severn || April 16, 2005 (''UFC 50'') || |- | Randy Couture || June 24, 2006 (''The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale'') || |- | Mark Coleman || March 1, 2008 (''UFC 82'') || |- | Chuck Liddell || July 10, 2009 (''UFC 100'') || |- | Charles Lewis, Jr. || July 10, 2009 (''UFC 100'') || Non-Fighter, Posthumous Induction |- | Matt Hughes || May 29, 2010 (''UFC 114'') || |- | Tito Ortiz || June 3, 2014 (''UFC 180'') ||

Media[link]

Music[link]

''UFC: Ultimate Beat Downs, Vol. 1'', an album of music featured in and inspired by the UFC.

Video games[link]

''Ultimate Fighting Championship'' (Dreamcast and PlayStation)

''UFC: Tapout'' (Xbox)

''UFC: Throwdown'' (Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2)

''UFC: Tapout 2'' (Xbox)

''UFC: Sudden Impact'' (PlayStation 2)

''UFC 2009 Undisputed'' (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360)

''UFC Undisputed 2010'' (PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iPod Touch, iPad, iPhone)

''UFC Personal Trainer'' (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii)

''UFC Undisputed 3'' (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

In January 2007, Zuffa and video game developer/publisher THQ announced a license agreement giving THQ worldwide rights to develop titles under the UFC brand. The agreement gives THQ exclusive rights to current and next-generation consoles as well as to PC and handheld titles. Also included are "certain wireless rights" which were not detailed. The licensing agreement is to expire in 2011. ''UFC 2009 Undisputed'' became the first game released under this agreement on May 19, 2009.

Action figures[link]

Round 5 The first UFC action figure collectibles were released by Round 5 Corporation in May 2008. Series one of their figures includes Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Matt Hughes, Tito Ortiz, and Randy Couture. Series two (released on November 10, 2008) includes Wanderlei Silva, Sean Sherk, Rich Franklin, and Anderson Silva.

In July 2009, Round 5 acquired the UFC license through Jakks Pacific and subsequently released 5 more series under the UFC and Pride brands. 2 packs were released in August 2010 and includes a UFC Octagon cage and Pride ring display stand. Limited edition versions include fabric walk out tees or paint variations and are limited in number with foil and holographic packaging variances. Special edition and exclusive versions have been released at various UFC Fan Expo events.

Jakks Pacific On June 10, 2008, it was announced that UFC had signed an exclusive four-year contract with Jakks Pacific to create action figures for UFC. the schedule envisages the release of these figures in November 2009. They have currently been 8 series released and they feature special Lgends, PRIDE, and WEC style figures as well. Three 2 packs series have also been released, as well as several expo and internet exclusives. There are also several different octagon cage playsets that have been released, including the "Octagon Playset", "Official Scale Octagon Playset", and "Electronic Reaction Octagon Playset". A PRIDE style ring playset was also originally planned, however no news have been given on its status or release date since then.

Jakks Pacific UFC Deluxe Figure Lineups: Series 0: Royce Gracie (Legends Packaging), Brock Lesnar, Frank Mir, Rashad Evans, Keith Jardine, Houston Alexander, Kendall Grove, and Miguel Angel Torres (WEC Packaging)

Series 1: Chuck Liddell, Anderson Silva, Forrest Griffin, Michael Bisping, Evan Tanner (Legends Packaging), Kevin Randleman (PRIDE Packaging), Cheick Kongo, and Mike Swick

Series 2: Nate Marquardt, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mike Thomas Brown (WEC Packaging), Bas Rutten (Unreleased in this series, moved to series 6), Georges St-Pierre (Unreleased in this series, moved to series 6), Lyoto Machida (Unreleased in this series, moved to series 5), Quinton Jackson (Unreleased in this series, moved to series 8), and Thiago Alves (Unreleased in this series, moved to series 6)

Series 3: Chuck Liddell (Legends Packaging), Karo Parisyan, B.J. Penn, Jon Fitch, Mark Coleman (Legends Packaging), Thiago Silva, and Maurício Rua (PRIDE Packaging)

Series 4: Wanderlei Silva, Sean Sherk, Rich Franklin, Matt Hughes, Kimbo Slice, Jamie Varner (WEC Packaging), Don Frye (Legends Packaging), and Andrei Arlovski (Unreleased in this series, later released in series 7)

Series 5: Lyoto Machida (1 of 100 inserts were also released randomly and contained a special die casted version of the UFC belt), Quinton Jackson (PRIDE Packaging), Matt Hamill, Dan Severn (Legends), Kenny Florian, Matt Serra, and Stephan Bonnar

Series 6: Thiago Alves, Randy Couture (Unreleased, was originally supposed to be a 1 of 100 inserts that was to be released randomly and contain a special die casted version of the UFC belt), Georges St-Pierre, Clay Guida, Frank Mir, Tito Ortiz, Jens Pulver (WEC Packaging), and Bas Rutten (Legends)

Series 7 (If bought at Target, each of them, except for Nogueira, also came with a replica UFC event mini-poster): B.J. Penn (Legends Packaging), Anderson Silva, Andrei Arlovski, Forrest Griffin (Legends Packaging), Diego Sanchez, and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (PRIDE Packaging, 1 of 100 inserts were also released randomly and contained a special die casted version of the PRIDE belt)

Series 8: Matt Hughes (Legends Packaging), Chuck Liddell (PRIDE Packaging), Frankie Edgar (1 of 100 inserts were also released randomly and contained a special die casted version of the UFC belt), Nate Diaz, and Quinton Jackson

Jakks Pacific UFC Deluxe 2 Packs Figures Lineups: Series 1: Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva, Frank Mir vs. Brock Lesnar, Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin

Series 2: Lyoto Machida vs. Shogun Rua, Georges St-Pierre vs. Matt Hughes, Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell (Was supposed to be canceled due to copyright issues, however only 1,000 packs managed to make it to several K-Mart stores)

Series 3: Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz, B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian, Dan Severn vs Royce Gracie (Legends Packaging)

Expos Exclusives: Georges St-Pierre (Boston Expo 2010, 1 of 500)

Ringside Collectibles Internet Exclusives: Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar: The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 Final, Dana White, Quinton Rampage Jackson 1 of 1000

DVD[link]

Every pay-per-view UFC event has been released onto DVD. ''UFC 23'' through ''UFC 29'' were not released in the US on home video or DVD by SEG. They have since been released onto boxsets which feature around 10 events each set, in chronological order.

Xbox Live[link]

UFC on Xbox Live launched on December 20, 2011. Xbox Live subscribers are able to view pay-per-view events in high definition (720p), access a library of live and on-demand video content, connect with friends to predict fight results and have the ability to compare fighter statistics and records. Other functions are also available.. Upon the start of UFC 141, the UFC on Xbox Live stopped working due to technical issues.

See also[link]

List of UFC champions

List of UFC events

List of current UFC fighters

List of UFC bonus award recipients

List of current mixed martial arts champions

References[link]

External links[link]

UFC Radio

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name	Junior dos Santos
birth date	September 12, 1984
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Junior dos Santos Almeida (Brazilian ), also known as Junior Cigano ("Gipsy"; born September 12, 1984), is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the current UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is ranked as the number one heavyweight fighter in the world by numerous media outlets.

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Dos Santos started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Yuri Carlton for fitness reasons. After some time he was invited to join an MMA practice, where he met his boxing coach Luiz Carlos Dórea, and after roughly a year he made his debut fight.

Early career[link]

Dos Santos became professional in 2006 at the age of 21. He fought in small promotions in Brazil, such as Demo Fight, Extreme Fighting Championship, Minotauro Fights and Mo Team League. He won 6 out of his first 7 bouts, suffering his only loss to Joaquim Ferreira, a fighter he'd previously beaten.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (2008–present)[link]

Debut (2008–2010)[link]

Dos Santos debuted for the UFC on October 25, 2008 at UFC 90. Considered a major underdog, dos Santos knocked out top contender Fabricio Werdum at a minute and twenty-one seconds of the first round with a strong uppercut, earning himself a "Knockout of the Night" award.

Dos Santos returned on February 21, 2009 at UFC 95 and fought promotional newcomer Stefan Struve defeating him at fifty-four seconds of the first round by TKO.

On September 19, 2009, Dos Santos continued his winning streak and defeated Mirko Filipović at ''UFC 103''. During the third round, dos Santos dominated Filipović in the clinch with knee strikes and punches. A knee from the clinch and a right uppercut left Cro Cop unable to see causing him to verbally submit.

Dos Santos was supposed to fight Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 108. However, Gonzaga pulled out of the bout on November 25, 2009, due to a staph infection. Instead on January 2, 2010, dos Santos fought Gilbert Yvel, winning the fight via TKO at two minutes and seven seconds of the first round.

Dos Santos defeated Gabriel Gonzaga on March 21, 2010, at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones by knockout in the first round. Earning Dos Santos his second "Knockout of the Night" award.

Heavyweight title contender (2010–2011)[link]

Dos Santos faced Roy Nelson on August 7, 2010, at UFC 117. The fight saw Dos Santos use a variety of strikes and, for the first time, a successful takedown. Despite dos Santos' striking ability, Nelson was able to stay in the fight, resulting in the fight going to decision. Dos Santos won via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27). Following the win Dos Santos was expected to challenge Cain Velasquez for the heavyweight title. However a torn rotator cuff suffered by Velasquez sidelined the champion for nearly a year.

On January 11, 2011, it was revealed that Dos Santos would be one of the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter Season 13, opposite to Brock Lesnar. They were scheduled to face each other on June 11, 2011, at UFC 131, but Lesnar pulled out of the bout due to a recurrence of diverticulitis and was replaced by Shane Carwin. Dos Santos dominated Carwin and defeated him via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26), relying predominantly on his boxing skills, but showed more variety in his game by landing a couple of kicks and completing two takedowns in the third round.

UFC Heavyweight Champion (2011–present)[link]

Dos Santos faced Cain Velasquez at UFC on Fox 1 for the UFC Heavyweight Championship on November 12, 2011. Dos Santos defeated Velasquez in 1 minute and 4 seconds of the first round via KO to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship title. Dos Santos dropped Velasquez with an overhand right and finished him off with a series of punches. The performance also earned Dos Santos his third "Knockout of the Night" award. After the fight, it was revealed that he had a torn meniscus in his knee, he subsequently underwent a successful knee surgery.

Dos Santos was scheduled to face Alistair Overeem on May 26, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena at UFC 146. On April 4, 2012, the Nevada State Athletic Commission announced Overeem had failed a pre-fight drug test. Overeem's "A" sample was found to have a elevated T/E ratio of 14:1, the NSAC's allowable ratio is 6:1, Overeem had the opportunity to request a test on his "B" sample. A NSAC hearing on the issue was held on April 24, 2012. At the hearing Overeem's request for a license was denied. On April 20, 2012, Dana White the UFC president announced Frank Mir would be replacing Overeem. Junior dos Santos dominated the fight showing his superior boxing skills, resulting in a TKO in the second round.

Personal life[link]

Dos Santos is married. Moreover, he states that Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira is his hero. In addition to his native Portuguese, Dos Santos speaks English and has stated his intention to learn Spanish. He received his nickname "Cigano" by showing up to practice with long hair placed in a ponytail, Cigano meaning ''Gypsy'' in Portuguese. The name is an allusion to a character from an old Brazilian soap opera, addressing the culture of the gypsies in Brazil. He is a Roman Catholic. He has also stated that as a child he hated soccer.

Championships and accomplishments[link]

Mixed Martial Arts[link]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*UFC Heavyweight Championship (One time; Current)

Knockout of the Night (Three times)

FIGHT! Magazine

*2008 Upset of the Year vs. Fabricio Werdum on October 25

Mixed martial arts record[link]

|- | Win |align=center| 15–1 |Frank Mir | TKO (punches) |UFC 146 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 3:04 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 14–1 |Cain Velasquez | KO (punches) |UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:04 |Anaheim, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 13–1 | Shane Carwin | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 131 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |- | Win |align=center| 12–1 | Roy Nelson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 117 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Oakland, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 11–1 | Gabriel Gonzaga | KO (punches) | UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:53 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 10–1 | Gilbert Yvel | TKO (punches) | UFC 108 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:07 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 9–1 | Mirko Filipović | Submission (eye injury) | UFC 103 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 2:00 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 8–1 | Stefan Struve | TKO (punches) | UFC 95 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:54 | London, England | |- | Win |align=center| 7–1 | Fabricio Werdum | KO (punches) | UFC 90 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:21 | Rosemont, Illinois, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 6–1 | Geronimo dos Santos | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Demo Fight 3 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:44 | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |- | Loss |align=center| 5–1 | Joaquim Ferreira | Submission (armbar) | MTL: Final | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:13 | São Paulo, Brazil | |- | Win |align=center| 5–0 | Jair Goncalves | TKO (punches) | Mo Team League 2 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:52 | São Paulo, Brazil | |- | Win |align=center| 4–0 | Joaquim Ferreira | TKO (retirement) | XFC: Brazil | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 5:29 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Win |align=center| 3–0 | Edson Silva | TKO (doctor stoppage) | XFC: Brazil | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 8:46 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Win |align=center| 2–0 | Eduardo Maiorino | Submission (guillotine choke) | Minotauro Fights 5 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:50 | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | |- | Win |align=center| 1–0 | Jailson Silva Santos | KO (soccer kick) | Demo Fight 1 | |align=center| 1 | | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |

See also[link]

List of current mixed martial arts champions

List of UFC champions

List of current UFC fighters

References[link]

External links[link]

Official UFC Profile

Category:Brazilian mixed martial artists Category:Heavyweight mixed martial artists Category:Brazilian boxers Category:Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Category:Living people Category:1984 births

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name	Alistair Overeem
birth name	Alistair Cees Overeem
other names	The Reem, The Demolition Man, Ubereem
nationality	Dutch
birth date	May 17, 1980
birth place	Hounslow, London, England
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style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Submission grappling
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Alistair Cees Overeem (born May 17, 1980) is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat sports to hold a world title in both MMA and K-1 kickboxing at the same time. Alistair Overeem is ranked #3 in the heavyweight division.

Biography[link]

Overeem was born on May 17, 1980, to a Dutch mother and Jamaican father. His parents divorced when he was six years old. His mother, Clair, then moved Alistair and his brother Valentijn to the Netherlands, where Alistair has lived ever since.

As a child, Overeem competed in sports like judo, athletics and basketball. At first he didn't like to train, but after training with Bas Rutten, Joop Kasteel and others, he eventually learned to enjoy it.

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Overeem had his first MMA professional fight at 19 years old, defeating Ricardo Fyeet by guillotine choke submission on at ''It's Showtime'', the first event of the eponymously named promotion.

Early MMA Career[link]

After posting a 10–3 record in promotions such as RINGS, Overeem debuted in Pride Fighting Championships on July 20, 2002, defeating Yusuke Imamura by TKO in just 44 seconds.

Pride FC[link]

Overeem would win two more fights in Pride before entering the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination 2003 and losing to future UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell in the quarterfinal match. Overeem rebounded to defeat Tomohiko Hashimoto at the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 in 36 seconds. On October 31, 2004 he fought Hiromitsu Kanehara, defeating him by TKO part-way through the first round at Pride 28. He lost his next fight against Brazilian Top Team fighter Antônio Rogério Nogueira.

In 2005, Overeem entered the Pride Middle Weight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination 2005 where he defeated former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort by submission in the opening round. Overeem would move on to fight Igor Vovchanchyn in the quarterfinals at Pride Critical Countdown 2005 taking under two minutes to win by submission. Overeem lost in the semi-finals to the eventual champion Mauricio Rua.

In February 2006, Overeem fought Russian Top Team favorite Sergei Kharitonov. Overeem won the fight, dislocating Kharitonov's shoulder in the process. With his win over Kharitonov, Overeem secured a spot in the Pride 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination Absolute. He fought Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Fabricio Werdum, losing via kimura in the second round.

Debut in Strikeforce[link]

After his loss, Overeem traveled to San Jose, California to rematch Vitor Belfort at Strikeforce: Revenge. Despite being the main event, Overeem pulled out a decision win.

Return to Pride[link]

A month later Overeem returned to Pride for a highly anticipated rematch with Antônio Rogério Nogueira. Overeem entered the fight with a heavily taped neck. After controlling the first round and a half with his striking, Overeem was stumbled from a punch, Nogueira followed with a flurry of strikes. Worried Overeem would be more severely injured, his corner threw in the towel.

At Pride Final Conflict Absolute, he lost to Ricardo Arona. Overeem was on the receiving end of a leg kick that caused a non-serious injury to his nerves, causing him to lose feeling in his foot and leg. Unable to mount an offense or defend against Arona, Overeem tapped out to avoid further injury.

He then suffered another KO loss to Mauricio Rua at Pride 33, but returned in June 2007 with a submission win over Michael Knaap at K-1 Grand Prix in Amsterdam (despite K-1 being a kickboxing promotion, the bout was fought under MMA rules).

On September 17, 2007, at Hero's 10: Middleweight Tournament Final Alistair faced Sergei Kharitonov again. Overeem showed solid movement as soon as the first round began, but he suffered a KO loss just before the end of the first round.After not making the cut as a light heavyweight, Overeem realized that he had to stop cutting weight and fight at his natural weightclass.

Return to Strikeforce/Dream/Dynamite[link]

On November 16, 2007, Overeem defeated Paul Buentello for the vacant Strikeforce heavyweight title by submission due to knee strikes.

On June 15, 2008 Overeem won by KO in the first round against Lee Tae-Hyun at Dream 4. On July 21, 2008, Overeem defeated K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 champion Mark Hunt in the first round by submission at Dream 5.

His next fight was against Mirko Filipović at Dream 6 on September 23, 2008. After almost half of the first round which saw Overeem taking down Filipovic multiple times and effectively striking from the top position, cutting his Croatian foe, the bout was stopped and declared a no contest due to Alistair landing multiple knees to the groin of Filipovic.

Overeem was rumored to make his first title defense against Heavyweight Brett Rogers on June 6 at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields, however a hand injury scuttled plans for the fight. According to Golden Glory manager Bas Boon, Overeem had suffered a hand infection following a nightclub brawl early May 2009. According to Boon, Alistair and his brother Valentijn – both heavyweights – had been involved in an altercation that left five security staff needing hospital treatment and nearly cost Alistair his hand.

Overeem was scheduled to make his first Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship defense in a rematch against Fabricio Werdum at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, but had to pull out due to a hand injury, most likely caused from his nightclub brawl.

Alistair defeated Tony Sylvester at Golden Glory's 10 year anniversary celebration with a standing guillotine choke. He used the same choke only 8 days later to submit James Thompson at Dream 12.

Overeem has stated that he wants a rubber match with Badr Hari, only this time in an MMA bout.

Overeem was set to face Andrei Arlovski at Dynamite!! 2009 but FEG instead opted to have him face, Kazuyuki Fujita to keep with the Dream Vs. Sengoku theme. Overeem quickly overpowered his opponent and recorded a knockout with a knee to the head.

Overeem then faced Brett Rogers on May 15, 2010 at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery to defend his Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship. He won the fight via TKO (punches) in the first round. In his post-fight interview, Alistair Overeem declared for another time that he wants to fight Fedor Emelianenko, claiming that Fedor's management can no longer ignore his presence. The majority of Alistair Overeem's pre-fight training camp took place at the newly opened Golden Glory Gym in Pattaya, Thailand, where "The Demolition Man" concentrated on the further improvement of his Muay Thai skills.

Overeem faced Todd Duffee on December 31, 2010 at Dynamite!! 2010. Overeem defeated Duffee by way of knockout 19 seconds into the first round to win the Dream Interim Heavyweight Championship. Overeem was later upgraded to Dream Heavyweight Champion.

Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix[link]

In early 2011, Alistair Overeem was named as one of 8 men that will take part of the Strikeforce Heavyweight GP, alongside rivals Fabricio Werdum, Sergei Kharitonov, Brett Rogers, Josh Barnett, Andrei Arlovski, Antonio Silva and Fedor Emelianenko.

A rematch with Fabricio Werdum took place on June 18, 2011, at Strikeforce: Dallas as part of an eight-man heavyweight tournament. Overeem won by unanimous decision.

Removal from GP/Strikeforce[link]

On July 17, it was announced Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem was removed from the promotion’s 2011 heavyweight grand prix. Overeem went on to state that he felt the September date was too soon for him to return, and that he needed time to rest and heal after his June 18 quarterfinal decision win over Fabricio Werdum. Overeem swapped out for unbeaten up-and-comer Daniel Cormier. Subsequently, on July 29, it was announced that Overeem had been released from the Strikeforce organization as Zuffa exercised their right to eliminate the one remaining fight on his contract. It was revealed that the reason behind Overeem's release from Strikeforce was not due to his unwillingness to participate in the GP semi finals, but due to Golden Glory's policy requiring that the money fighters made through fights be paid through their management first.

This disagreement led not only to Overeem's release but also other Golden Glory stars under a Zuffa contract, including former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion Marloes Coenen, Norwegian UFC heavyweight Jon Olav Einemo, and even brother Valentijn Overeem. Team Golden Glory leader Bas Boon stated he has since changed the policy, and that Alistair Overeem could come to the UFC under an exclusive deal, if the right terms are offered, which he now has.

Ultimate Fighting Championship[link]

On December 30, 2011, at UFC 141, Overeem made his UFC debut in the main event against former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in what ultimately turned out to be Lesnar's final mixed martial arts fight. He defeated Lesnar by flooring him with a liver kick then finishing him off with an unanswered flurry of punches, prompting the referee to intervene and stop the fight, awarding Overeem a 1st round TKO victory and earning him a title shot against heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos.

Overeem was scheduled to fight UFC Heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146. However, on April 4, 2012, Overeem was revealed to have failed his pre-fight drug test by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). He tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone that exceeded a ratio of 10-to-1, over the allowed ratio rate of 6-to-1. On Friday April 20, 2012, UFC President Dana White confirmed that Overeem has been removed from his fight with Dos Santos and replaced by Frank Mir.

One day prior to his meeting with the NSAC, Overeem released a prepared statement to the media in which he claims the positive result of the drug test came as a result of a doctor prescribed "anti-inflammatory medication that was mixed with testosterone." Overeem's lawyer filed a continuation request for additional time to gather support for his recent claim, which was voted on by the NSAC on April 24, 2012. The request was denied and the NSAC voted unanimously to deny Overeem's application status for a period of 9 months, dating back to March 27, the day of his drug test. He may reapply after this time period in December 2012.

Kickboxing career [link]

Overeem had his first professional kickboxing fight at 17 years old, in a K-1 rules fight on . After that he fought against Paul Hordijk, winning by decision on . Overeem then moved onto K-1, having two K-1 Kickboxing fights in 6 years against Errol Parris and Glaube Feitosa. Overeem was knocked out in both bouts and stayed with MMA from then on. He did not fight in K-1 for 4 more years.

On December 31, 2008, Overeem faced Badr Hari, one of K-1's top contenders, under K-1 rules. He defeated Hari by way of knockout in the first round. After that, he faced Remy Bonjasky, the defending K-1 champion. Overeem came out aggressive in the first and second rounds, bullying Bonjasky and landing some impressive offense, but in the third was knocked down by a right hook from Bonjasky, who thereby secured a unanimous decision win. All three judges scored the bout 30–28.

On September 26 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16, having been selected by fan voting after his impressive performances against Remy Bonjasky and Badr Hari, Overeem shocked the kickboxing world by achieving a huge upset. He defeated K-1's longest serving member, legendary 3-time champion Peter Aerts by unanimous decision. At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final, Overeem knocked out Kyokushin Karate Champion, Ewerton Teixeira with a knee strike in the first round, but lost to Badr Hari, via TKO from a head kick in the Semi Finals.

At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama, Overeem defeated Dzevad Poturak via KO (right knee) in Round 1 at 2:40. Overeem defeated Ben Edwards by TKO in the first round on October 2, 2010 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16.

On December 11, at the Ariake Coliseum, Overeem fought at and won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final. In the quarter finals, he beat Tyrone Spong by Unanimous decision. In the semi finals he came face to face with his teammate Gokhan Saki, who he defeated by first round TKO due to injury, breaking Saki's right arm with a hard left kick. Saki's arm was already injured as a result of his previous fight with Daniel Ghita. In the finals, he fought Peter Aerts for the second time. Alistair came out aggressively and finished Peter in the first round.

Personal life[link]

Overeem has a daughter named Storm. On a Japanese comedy show, Alistair Overeem claimed that his great-great-grandfather was William III of the Netherlands. Overeem had a cameo in the music video for the song "Sexy and I Know It" and "Sorry for Party Rocking" by LMFAO in September 2011. He won a celebrity sumo tournament in Japan in September 2011.

Legal Issues[link]

On January 1, 2012 following his match with Brock Lesnar at ''UFC 141'', Overeem pushed or shoved a woman in the face, "causing her to stagger back," in an incident that occurred at the Wynn Las Vegas at about 3 a.m., according to the Las Vegas Police Department. Not arrested but summoned to court, Overeem has been charged with misdemeanor battery, facing a maximum of six months in the Clark County Detention Center and not more than a $1,000 fine. He is being represented by David Chesnoff. On March 28, 2012, Overeem was given a suspended 90 day county jail sentence plus 50 hours of community service with anger management. If Overeem fulfills the requirements, the battery charge will be dropped. Overeem is scheduled to be back in court on Sept. 26 to close the case.

Championships and accomplishments[link]

Kickboxing[link]

K-1

*K-1 2009 World Grand Prix (Third place)

*K-1 2010 World Grand Prix (Champion)

Mixed martial arts[link]

Strikeforce

*Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship (One time; First; Last)

*One successful title defense

Pride Fighting Championships

*2005 Middleweight Tournament (Third place)

DREAM

*DREAM Interim Heavyweight Champion (One time; First)

*DREAM Heavyweight Championship (One time; First)

*Fastest stoppage in a DREAM title bout (0:19; vs. Todd Duffee)

2 Hot 2 Handle

*2H2H Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)

*2H2H Light Heavyweight Tournament (Champion)

World MMA Awards

*2010 International Fighter of the Year

*2011 International Fighter of the Year

Submission grappling[link]

Abu Dhabi Combat Club

*2005 ADCC European Trials Winner

Mixed martial arts record[link]

|- | Win |align=center| 36–11 (1) | Brock Lesnar | TKO (kick to the body and punches) | UFC 141 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:26 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 35–11 (1) | Fabricio Werdum | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal, Later pulled out of tournament. |- | Win |align=center| 34–11 (1) | Todd Duffee | KO (knee & punches) | Dynamite!! 2010 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:19 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | Won the Dream Heavyweight Championship. Later vacated title. |- | Win |align=center| 33–11 (1) | Brett Rogers | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:40 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Defended the Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship. Later vacated title. |- | Win |align=center| 32–11 (1) | Kazuyuki Fujita | KO (knee) | Dynamite!! 2009 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:15 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 31–11 (1) | James Thompson | Submission (standing guillotine choke) | Dream 12 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:33 | Osaka, Osaka, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 30–11 (1) | Tony Sylvester | Submission (standing guillotine choke) | Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:23 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |- | Win |align=center| 29–11 (1) | Gary Goodridge | Submission (kimura) | Ultimate Glory 10: The Battle of Arnhem | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:42 | Arnhem, Netherlands | |- | NC |align=center| 28–11 (1) | Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović | No contest (knee to the groin) | Dream 6 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 6:09 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | Overeem kneed Filipović two times in the groin |- | Win |align=center| 28–11 | Mark Hunt | Submission (keylock) | Dream 5 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:11 | Osaka, Osaka, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 27–11 | Lee Tae-Hyun | KO (punches & knee) | Dream 4 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:36 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 26–11 | Paul Buentello | Submission (knees to the body) | Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 3:42 | San Jose, California, United States | Won inaugural Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship |- | Loss |align=center| 25–11 | Sergei Kharitonov | KO (punch) | Hero's 10 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:21 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 25–10 | Michael Knaap | Submission (guillotine choke) | K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:51 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Moves up to Heavyweight full-time |- | Loss |align=center| 24–10 | Maurício Rua | KO (punches) | Pride 33 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:37 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center| 24–9 | Ricardo Arona | Submission (punches) | Pride Final Conflict Absolute | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:28 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- |Loss |align=center| 24–8 | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | TKO (corner stoppage) | Pride Critical Countdown Absolute | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 2:13 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | Returns to Light Heavyweight |- | Win |align=center| 24–7 | Vitor Belfort | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Revenge | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | San Jose, California, United States | Fought at catchweight of 210 lb |- | Loss |align=center| 23–7 | Fabricio Werdum | Submission (kimura) | Pride Total Elimination Absolute | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 3:43 | Osaka, Osaka, Japan | Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Opening Round |- | Win |align=center| 23–6 | Nikolajus Cilkinas | Submission (armbar) | WCFC: No Guts, No Glory | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:42 | Manchester, England | |- | Win |align=center| 22–6 | Sergei Kharitonov | TKO (knees) | Pride 31 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 5:13 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | Moves up to Heavyweight |- | Loss |align=center| 21–6 | Maurício Rua | KO (punches) | Pride Final Conflict 2005 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 6:42 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinal |- | Win |align=center| 21–5 | Igor Vovchanchyn | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pride Critical Countdown 2005 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:20 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal |- | Win |align=center| 20–5 | Vitor Belfort | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pride Total Elimination 2005 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 9:36 | Osaka, Osaka, Japan | Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round |- | Loss |align=center| 19–5 | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 29 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 19–4 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Pride 28 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 3:52 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 18–4 | Rodney Glunder | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 Hot 2 Handle | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:32 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Wins 2H2H Light-Heavyweight Championship |- | Win |align=center| 17–4 | Tomohiko Hashimoto | TKO (knees and punches) | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:36 | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan | |- |Loss |align=center| 16–4 | Chuck Liddell | KO (punches) | Pride Total Elimination 2003 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:09 | Osaka, Osaka, Japan | Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. |- | Win |align=center| 16–3 | Mike Bencic | Submission (knee to the body) | Pride 26 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:44 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 15–3 | Aaron Brink | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2H2H 6: Simply the Best 6 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:53 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |- | Win |align=center| 14–3 | Bazigit Atajev | TKO (knee to the body) | Pride 24 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 4:59 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 13–3 | Dave Vader | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2H2H 5: Simply the Best 5 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:17 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2H2H Light Heavyweight Tournament Final |- | Win |align=center| 12–3 | Moise Rimbon | Submission (triangle choke) | 2H2H 5: Simply the Best 5 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:03 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2H2H Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal |- | Win |align=center| 11–3 | Yusuke Imamura | TKO (knee and punches) | Pride The Best Vol.2 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:44 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 10–3 | Vesa Vuori | TKO (punches) | 2 Hot 2 Handle: Germany | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:15 | Krefeld, Germany | |- | Win |align=center| 9–3 | Sergey Kaznovsky | Submission (armbar) | M1 Mix-Fight Championship: Russia vs. the World 3 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:37 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |- | Win |align=center| 8–3 | Roman Zentsov | Submission (keylock) | 2H2H 4: Simply the Best 4 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:26 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |- | Win |align=center| 7–3 | Stanislav Nuschik | TKO (knees) | 2H2H 2: Simply The Best | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:53 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |- | Win |align=center| 6–3 | Vladimer Chanturia | Submission (rear naked choke) | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:06 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 5–3 | Peter Verschuren | Submission (keylock) | It's Showtime: Christmas Edition | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:06 | Haarlem, Netherlands | |- |Loss |align=center| 4–3 | Bobby Hoffman | KO (punches) | Rings: Millennium Combine 2 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 9:39 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Loss |align=center| 4–2 | Yuriy Kochkine | Decision (split) | Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Yekaterinburg, Russia | |- | Win |align=center| 4–1 | Yasuhito Namekawa | Submission (armbar) | Rings: Millennium Combine 1 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:45 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 3–1 | Can Sahinbas | KO (knee) | 2 Hot 2 Handle 1 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:21 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |- | Win |align=center| 2–1 | Chris Watts | KO (knee to the body) | Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:58 | Utrecht, Netherlands | |- | Loss |align=center| 1–1 | Yuriy Kochkine | Decision (majority) | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 1–0 | Ricardo Fyeet | Submission (guillotine choke) | It's Showtime - It's Showtime | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:39 | Haarlem, Netherlands |

Kickboxing record[link]

Submission grappling record[link]

|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Result | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Method | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Event | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes |- |Win |3–0 | Mikael Grothe |(Submission: Guillotine Choke) |ADCC European Trials |January 25, 2005 | −98.9 kg Final |-PRZEJEBAŁ JAK CHUJ SKURWYSYN |Win |2–0 | Andreas Olsen |(Submission: Guillotine Choke) |ADCC European Trials |January 25, 2005 | −98.9 kg |- |Win |1–0 | Arben Latifi |(Submission: Guillotine Choke) |ADCC European Trials |January 25, 2005 | −98.9 kg |-

References[link]

External links[link]

Official web site

Official UFC Profile

Personal life documentary

Profile at K-1

Profile at Dream

Profile at Pride

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name	Jason "Mayhem" Miller
other names	Mayhem
birth name	Jason Nicholas Miller
birth place	Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
residence	Mission Viejo, California
nationality	American
height
weight
weight class	Welterweight,Middleweight (current),Light Heavyweight,Heavyweight
reach	77 inches
style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing
stance	Orthodox
fighting out of	Huntington Beach, California
team	Kings MMA Reign Training Center
rank	''Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu''
years active	1999–2012
mma kowin	5
mma subwin	14
mma decwin	4
mma koloss	2
mma subloss	1
mma decloss	6
mma nc	1
url	http://www.mayhemmiller.com/
sherdog	7798
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Jason Nicholas Miller (born December 24, 1980) is a retired American mixed martial arts middleweight fighter known for his flashy entrances and fighting style who has fought for numerous promotions including the UFC, Strikeforce, WFA, WEC, and DREAM. He holds notable wins over competition such as Falaniko Vitale, Ronald Jhun, Hiromitsu Miura, Egan Inoue, Denis Kang, Kala Hose, Toby Imada, Lodune Sincaid, Robbie Lawler, and Tim Kennedy. Nicknamed "Mayhem," he primarily utilizes Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and trains at Reign Training Center in Lake Forest, California. Also, he trains at Kings MMA in Huntington Beach, California. He regularly co-hosts "Mayhem Mondays" on The Jason Ellis Show on Sirius satellite radio. Miller also hosts a reality show called ''Bully Beatdown'', which airs on MTV and MTV2. He also announces for King of the Cage alongside Michael Schiavello.

Mixed martial arts career[link]

After his submission win over Ronald Jhun, a riot broke out and Miller was punched in the back of the head by a fellow fighter, Mark Moreno. This set the stage for a grudge match, and Miller dominated Moreno, finishing him with an armbar at the end of round one making the shaka sign before finishing him.

On September 2, 2006, Mayhem won the Icon Sport Middleweight title from Robbie Lawler by arm triangle in the third round. In December of the same year, Mayhem lost his first title defense to Frank Trigg via TKO in the second round, a fight many thought he was the favorite to win.

He was eliminated by Ronaldo Souza at Dream 4 in the quarterfinalis of the tournament. Miller lost by unanimous decision to Souza in a bout that saw him defend submissions for the majority of the time.

Miller and Souza fought again, but this time for the Dream Middleweight belt. (the title was vacant as Gegard Mousasi moved to the Light Heavyweight division). The fight ended in a no-contest when Miller unintentionally landed a soccer kick (an illegal strike in Dream) to Souza's forehead, which opened a large gash and prompted a doctor stoppage. Both fighters agreed to face each other in an event in September 2009. The future of this rematch became uncertain as Souza later signed with the Strikeforce promotion.

Miller fought Jake Shields on November 7, 2009 on CBS as a part of Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers. The fight was for Strikeforce's Middleweight title as Cung Le stepped down as champion to pursue his acting career. In what was mostly a grappling match that saw Shields hold Miller down for 5 rounds Miller lost via unanimous decision. The closest the match came to ending was in the third round when Miller secured a rear naked choke on Shields, but time ended before Shields tapped out. Miller also contracted staph infection from Shields after the fight.

Miller faced Tim Stout at Strikeforce: Nashville on April 17, 2010 and won the fight by TKO in the first round.

Miller was expected to face Robbie Lawler on June 16, 2010 at Strikeforce: Los Angeles, but was removed from the card after his actions at Strikeforce: Nashville where he confronted Jake Shields for a rematch after Shields' win over UFC veteran and former Pride FC Welterweight and Middlweight Champion Dan Henderson.

Although there was suspicion that Miller would fight Nick Diaz in October, the bout failed to come into fruition. Mayhem instead fought Kazushi Sakuraba on September 25, at Dream 16. In pre-fight interviews, Mayhem stated that he wished to be one of the only people to submit Sakuraba, "the Gracies couldn't do it, I want to". He would go on to do just that, and win the fight via arm triangle choke.

Miller was expected to face Tim Kennedy again on March 5, 2011 at Strikeforce 32. However, the bout was scrapped. On April 22, 2011, Miller announced via Twitter that he had signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC due to his Strikeforce contract expiring.

Strikeforce: Nashville brawl[link]

On April 17, 2010, following Jake Shields' victory over Dan Henderson, Miller entered the cage, without proper approval, during Shields' post-fight interview. During that interview, Mayhem interrupted Shields and asked "Where's my rematch, buddy?" Gilbert Melendez and Shields responded by pushing Miller away, and Nick Diaz then threw a punch at Miller which started a brawl. Members of the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu camp, including Melendez, Nick and Nate Diaz, attacked Miller while he was held down on the canvas by other members of the Gracie camp. The fight was eventually broken up by referees, members of Dan Henderson's corner and the promoter's security personnel. Miller and five other participants in the brawl were each given three-month suspensions, and fines ranging between $5,000 and $7,500.

Following the events of the Nashville Brawl, Miller expressed an interest in fighting Nick Diaz. The 170 lb Diaz refused stating he was the Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and needed to continue to fight at that weight. He requested Miller move down to 170 lb to fight him. Miller continued to attempt to set up a fight, offering 183 lb as a catchweight. Diaz counter-offered a catchweight of 181 lb. It was rumored that Scott Coker, CEO of Strikeforce, was interested in setting up the fight.

Return to the UFC[link]

On April 22, 2011, Miller signed a multi-fight agreement with the UFC.

Miller was expected to face Aaron Simpson on July 2, 2011 at UFC 132. However, on May 27, 2011, it was revealed that Miller would be one of the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter Season 14, opposite to Michael Bisping Miller was replaced by Brad Tavares on the UFC 132 card.

Miller was defeated by Bisping via TKO at 3:34 of the third round on December 3, 2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale. After the fight UFC President Dana White said of Miller's performance, "It was bad. It was the weirdest thing I've ever seen." Miller agreed that he had a bad performance on his blog.

Miller was then defeated by C.B. Dollaway on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146, via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 29-28). After the loss, Dana White announced the next day that Miller's UFC career was over.

It was announced on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani on Monday May 28th that he is officially retired.

Championships and Accomplishments[link]

Mixed Martial Arts[link]

Icon Sport

*Middleweight Championship (One time)

Superbrawl

*Welterweight Championship (One time)

World MMA Awards

*Most Memorable Ring Entrance 2010 & 2012

Mixed martial arts record[link]

|- | Loss |align=center| 23–9 (1) | C.B. Dollaway | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 146 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Announced retirement after the loss |- | Loss |align=center| 23–8 (1) | Michael Bisping | TKO (knees to the body & punches) | The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 3:34 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 23–7 (1) | Kazushi Sakuraba | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Dream 16 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:09 | Nagoya, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 22–7 (1) | Tim Stout | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Nashville | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:09 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 21–7 (1) | Jake Shields | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers | |align=center| 5 |align=center| 5:00 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | For the vacant Strikeforce Middleweight Championship |- | NC |align=center| 21–6 (1) | Ronaldo Souza | NC (cut via illegal soccer kick) | Dream 9 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:33 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 21–6 | Kala Hose | Submission (rear naked choke) | Kingdom MMA: Miller vs. Hose | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:27 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 20–6 | Ronaldo Souza | Decision (unanimous) | Dream 4 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | Dream MWGP Quarter-Final |- | Win |align=center| 20–5 | Katsuyori Shibata | TKO (punches) | Dream 3 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 6:57 | Saitama, Japan | Dream MWGP Opening Round |- | Win |align=center| 19–5 | Tim Kennedy | Decision (unanimous) | HDNet Fights – Reckless Abandon | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 18–5 | Hiromitsu Miura | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 27 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 17–5 | Hector Urbina | TKO (punches) | Icon Sport: Epic | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:11 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 16–5 | Frank Trigg | TKO (soccer kicks) | Icon Sport – Mayhem vs Trigg | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 2:53 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Lost Icon Sport Middleweight Championship |- | Win |align=center| 16–4 | Robbie Lawler | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Icon Sport – Mayhem vs Lawler | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 2:50 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Won Icon Sport Middleweight Championship |- | Win |align=center| 15–4 | Lodune Sincaid | Submission (rear naked choke) | WFA: King of the Streets | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:29 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Fought at 205 lbs |- | Win |align=center| 14–4 | Stefan Gamlin | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Icon Sport – Mayhem vs Giant | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:46 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Fought at Heavyweight |- | Win |align=center| 13–4 | Falaniko Vitale | Submission (rear naked choke) | Icon Sport – Opposites Attract | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 2:41 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Moves up to 185 lbs. Vacates Welterweight Title. |- | Win |align=center| 12–4 | Mark Moreno | Submission (shaka armbar) | Superbrawl – Icon | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:54 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | 175 lb Catchweight bout |- | Loss |align=center| 11–4 | Georges St-Pierre | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 52 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fought at 170 lbs |- | Win |align=center| 11–3 | Ronald Jhun | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | SB 37 – SuperBrawl 37 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| N/A | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Won Superbrawl Welterweight Title |- | Win |align=center| 10–3 | Egan Inoue | TKO (corner stoppage) | SB 32 – SuperBrawl 32 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 9–3 | Sean Taylor | Submission (triangle choke) | SB 31 – SuperBrawl 31 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 3:32 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 8–3 | Mark Longworth | Submission (guillotine choke) | PFC – Put Up or Shut Up | |align=center| 2 |align=center| N/A | Upland, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 7–3 | Jay Buck | Decision (split) | SB 30 – Collision Course | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 3:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 6–3 | Tim Kennedy | Decision (unanimous) | EC 50 – Extreme Challenge 50 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 6–2 | Denis Kang | Submission (rear naked choke) | EC 50 – Extreme Challenge 50 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 1:41 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 5–2 | Todd Carney | TKO (corner stoppage) | FFP – February Fight Party | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:31 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 4–2 | Todd Carney | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | ISCF – Atlanta | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:32 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 4–1 | Phil Ensminger | Submission (triangle choke) | RFC1 – The Beginning | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:23 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 3–1 | Toby Imada | Decision | XP 2 – Xtreme Pankration 2 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 2–1 | Chael Sonnen | Decision (unanimous) | HFP 1 – Rumble on the Reservation | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Anza, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 2–0 | Todd Carney | Submission (rear naked choke) | ISCF – Battle at the Brewery 2001 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 2:53 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 1–0 | Brian Warren | Submission (rear naked choke) | UP 1 – Ultimate Pankration 1 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:15 | Cabazon, California, United States | |-

Media[link]

Miller appears regularly on ''The Jason Ellis Show'' on Sirius XM Radio Faction (Sirius XM) XM 52 Sirius 41 on "Mayhem Mondays!!" as both a mixed martial arts expert and comedian, sharing amusing anecdotes and opinions.

Miller also appears briefly in several music videos of Jason Ellis' band "TaintStick"

Miller also authors a monthly article for ''Fight!'' Magazine with humorous articles on serious subjects.

He is the host of the MTV reality series ''Bully Beatdown'' in which he challenges bullies to a fight with other professional fighters, and if they accept, they have the opportunity to win $10,000. If the bully loses, the person he picked on wins the $10,000. In the first episode of the show's third season, Miller went on to take on the bully himself, making him lose all $10,000. Also, in episodes 4, 7 and 11, the professional mixed martial artist was Jake Shields, a past opponent of Miller's who he lost to via unanimous decision for the vacant Strikeforce Middleweight title. Miller affectionately calls his fans ''Mayhem Monkeys'' and himself the leader of the "monkey cult" and has a fan club of numbered monkeys.

Jason Miller appeared on G4's American Ninja Warrior he made it through the qualifying round with a time of 2:55.0. He was later eliminated in the second qualifying round.

He also appears in video games - Electronic Arts' EA Sports MMA and THQ's UFC Undisputed 3.

On September 28, 2011, Jason Miller appeared on the podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience".

"Mayhem" is currently filming "Here Comes the Boom" in Everett, MA (May 2011). He is playing the role of "Lucky", an MMA fighter who goes in the ring against Kevin James' character in the film.

See also[link]

List of male mixed martial artists

Mixed martial arts

References[link]

External links[link]

Official website

Official UFC Profile

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