MMA stands for mixed martial arts. It's a sport that incorporates many different fighting methods.
UFC stands for Ultimate Fighting Championship. It employs mixed martial arts and is done in a cage.
Not only do women fight in the UFC, but they're also beasts! These women can seriously kill.
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The UFC belt is actually gold-plated. You can buy one for $1000, if you're so inclined.
The first MMA fight to air on TV was between Robbie Lawler and Steve Berger. It aired on Fox Sports Net.
Bruce Buffer has a black belt in tang soo do. He is the son of flyweight boxing champ Johnny Buff.
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Igor Vovchanchyn has the longest winning streak in MMA history. He won 32 consecutive matches between 1996 and 2000.
Jason David Frank used to be the Green Ranger on Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. Today he's an MMA fighter.
MMA is the sport and UFC is the organization. Just as basketball is to the NBA. Glad we cleared that up.
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Shad Smith was the first MMA fighter who came out as being gay. And you know what? He still kicks everyone's ass.
it wasn't until UFC 12 that weight classes were introduced. Before then, it was anything goes!
Vitor was born Vitor Belfort. He took his name from Carlson Gracie, who was his mentor.
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Shooto was the first MMA organization. It was founded in 1985, but was eventually overtaken by UFC.
Wesley is known as Cabbage. He apparently resembled a Cabbage Patch Kid when he was a child.
Dana White is the current president of the UFC. He was never a pro boxer himself.
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The song is called "Face the Pain," and it comes from a band called Stemm. Download it to listen to at the gym.
Zuffa is the parent company of the UFC, created by the Fertitta clan. Zuffa is the Italian word for scuffle.
Chuck Norris starred in the 1980 ninja film, "The Octagon." Many believe that this was the inspiration for the UFC cage.
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Ken and Frank aren't related by blood. They were adopted by Bob Shamrock at a boys' home in California.
Each fighter defeated the other once by guillotine choke. In fact, they both did it at 3:30 in the first round.
In an amateur fight, Sam Herron was KO-ed in 1.13 seconds. His opponent was Mike Garrot.
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Dana White used to teach boxercise. He was also a manager of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.
An MMA fighter first graced the cover of Sports Illustrated in 2007. It was Roger Huerta.
Travis Fulton has 92 KO/TKO wins under his belt. He also has the most MMA wins by submission.
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This former MMA fighter and Austin Powers actor is also evil. He's in prison for the rest of his life for torturing a woman.
MMA fighters wear open-fingered gloves. This trend started in 1994 thanks to Melton Bowen.
In UFC 1, Telia Tuli's tooth was knocked out of his mouth and flew into the audience. Talk about starting with a bang!
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Mauricio is known as Shogun. He used to be a male model in Brazil before becoming an MMA fighter.
Douglas Dedge was the first MMA fighter to die from his injuries. He took 14 straight punches to the head, collapsed after the match and died two days later.
Travis Fulton is otherwise known as The Iron Man. He has fought 313 times as a pro MMA fighter.
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Every time that Jose Aldo wins he gets another skull tattoo. He adds the skull to his shoulders.
The Iceman was a child actor and appeared in "The Postman Always Rings Twice." This was a 1981 movie.
Teddy Roosevelt was actually the first MMA fighter, and the first in America to have a brown belt. He wrestled, boxed, and practiced Judo.
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There was almost a moat around the cage of UFC 1. Promoters were even going to put alligators in it!