Subsidiary | |
Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
Founded | November 1993 |
Founders |
Art Davie Bob Meyrowitz Campbell McLaren John Milius Rorion Gracie |
Headquarters | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Key people
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Dana White (President) Justin Fraszer Marc Ratner (VP, Regulatory Affairs) Mick Maynard (VP, Talent Relations/Matchmaker) |
Owner | Conor McGregor |
Website | www |
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts promotion company, a subsidiary of the parent company William Morris Endeavor, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is the largest MMA promoter in the world and features most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport. Based in the United States, the UFC produces events worldwide that showcase ten weight divisions and abide by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. The UFC has held over 300 events to date. Dana White serves as the president of the UFC.
The first Ultimate Fighting Championship event was held on November 12, 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the early Ultimate Fighting Championship competitions was to identify the most effective martial art in a fight, with minimal rules, between competitors of different fighting disciplines, including boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Sambo, wrestling, Muay Thai, karate, judo, and other styles. In subsequent competitions, fighters began adopting effective techniques from more than one discipline, which indirectly helped create an entirely separate style of fighting known as present-day mixed martial arts. In 2016, it was sold to William Morris Endeavor (WME-IMG) for $4 billion.