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UFC Fight Night 237
''UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 237'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 95'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 24, 2024, at Arena CDMX, in Mexico City, Mexico. Background The event marked the promotion's sixth visit to Mexico City and first since UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens in September 2019. A flyweight bout between former two-time UFC Flyweight Championship, UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno and Amir Albazi was originally expected to serve as a five-round co-main event, but was elevated as the event's headliner. However, Albazi withdrew due to a neck injury and was replaced by former title challenger (also former Legacy Fighting Alliance#LFA Flyweight Championship, LFA Flyweight Champion) Brandon Royval. The pair previously met at UFC 255 in November 2020 which Moreno won by first round TKO. Moreno and Albazi were later scheduled to meet in November 2024 at UFC F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA promotion company in the world as of 2011. It produces events worldwide that showcase 12 weight divisions (eight men's and four women's) and abides by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. , it had held over 600 events. Dana White has been its president since 2001. Under White's stewardship, it has grown into a global multi-billion-dollar enterprise. The UFC was founded by businessman Art Davie and Brazilian martial artist Rorion Gracie, and the first event was held in 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 contest with minimal rules and no weight classes between competitors of different fighting d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Ortega
Brian Ortega (born February 21, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2010, Ortega has also competed in the RFA, where he was the Featherweight Champion. As of July 18, 2022, he is #3 in the UFC featherweight rankings. Background Ortega was born in Los Angeles, California; he is of Mexican descent and possesses dual nationality, as both his parents are from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. He grew up in a Section 8 housing project of San Pedro, California. Brian started learning martial arts when he was 5 years old at Al Martinez Muay Thai Kickboxing in Wilmington, CA. When he turned 13, he began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy under Rorion Gracie, and his sons Ryron, Rener, and Ralek Gracie in Torrance, California. Mixed martial arts career Early career When Ortega was 17, he met boxing coach James Luhrsen, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Current UFC Fighters
This list of current UFC fighters records current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. , the UFC roster consisted of fighters from 71 countries. Notes/key # This list provides an up-to-date roster of all fighters currently competing under the UFC promotional banner. The list excluded fighters who have not fought for more than two years and are not subjected to suspension.Unless otherwise cited, all fighters listed are retrieved froufc.com # All names presented are in accordance with Sherdog website profiles and may include common nicknames or alternative spellings rather than birth names.All names presented are in accordance witprofiles and may include common nicknames or alternative spellings rather than birth names. # Fighters are organized by mixed martial arts weight classes, weight class and within their weight class by their date o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 In UFC
The year 2024 is the 32nd year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. UFC in 2024 Class action: anti-trust lawsuit On August 9, 2023, U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware granted class action status to more than 1,200 former UFC fighters who competed between December 2010 and June 2017 and are suing for $800 million upward to $1.6 billion in wages, as the lawsuit claims Zuffa had abused its power to suppress UFC fighters' wages. The anti-trust law also permits private plaintiffs to be able to recover three times the damages suffered, meaning the UFC may ultimately pay several billions of dollars worth of damages. The case has a scheduled April 8, 2024 trial date. On March 20, 2024, TKO, UFC parent company reached an agreement to settle all claims in the class action lawsuits for $335 million where the settlement amount will be deductible for tax purposes. Drug Free Sport International partners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Naimov
Muhammadjon Naimov ( tg, Муҳаммад Наимов; born 7 August 1994) is a Tajik mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight (MMA), featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional mixed martial artist since 2018, Naimov has also competed in the Titan Fighting Championships. Background Muhammad Naimov was born in Kulob on 7 August 1994. He studied at the Tajik National University. He also speaks in three languages. Naimov began competing in taekwondo, where he won the Asian Junior Championships in Kazakhstan (2010), Tajikistan (2012), Bulgaria (2013) and Nepal (2014), and won a medal at the World Junior Championships in Estonia (2012) and Tajikistan (2014). He then began his amateur MMA career in 2016 before turning professional in 2018. Mixed martial arts career Early career Naimov made his professional MMA career in on November 1, 2018, at Jonathan Ogden Foundation's 13th Annual 'An Evening Ringside' against Jernato H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Puelles
Claudio Puelles Martinez (born April 21, 1996) is a Peruvian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Puelles started training Muay Thai around the age of 13, quickly picking up grappling also before transitioning to mixed martial arts in his adolescent years. Mixed martial arts career Early career Puelles started his professional MMA career in 2013 and fought primarily in Peru. He amassed a record of 7–1 prior to participating in The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3. ''The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3'' In 2016 Puelles competed on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 series under Team Chuck Liddell. In the elimination round, Puelles defeated José David Flores via a technical knockout in the first round. In the quarterfinals, Puelles defeated Pablo Sabori via a submission. In the semifinals, he defeated Marcelo Rojo by a unanimous decision. This win earned him a sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farès Ziam
Farès Ziam (born March 21, 1997) is a French mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born into a Franco-Algerian family in 1997, he was a fan of mixed martial arts and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. It was a family affair, with everyone involved in combat sports. His father, Taïeb, who was a former pro boxer that hung up his gloves in the 2000s, has of course had something to do with it. His stepfather did Brazilian jiu-jitsu while his two brothers did Muay Thai. At 12, Ziam began practising combat sports with full contact. At 13, he began doing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, kickboxing and MMA once or twice a week. Starting at 14, he did judo, BJJ and kickboxing for 3 years, he then joined the Ezbiri team in Villeurbanne to do MMA professionally. Mixed martial arts career Early career Starting his professional MMA career in 2014, Ziam compiled a 10–2 record fighting mostly in the regional European scene, winning the HIT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoni Barcelos
Raoni Mendonça Barcelos (born May 1, 1987) is a Brazilian former amateur wrestler and grappler, and current professional mixed martial artist. He was five-times Brazilian national wrestling champion, and three-time Resurrection Fighting Alliance featherweight champion in MMA. He currently competes in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight division. Background Barcelos was born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. He started grappling at the age of five under influence of his father, Laerte Barcelos, who was a Freestyle wrestler in the 1980s, competing for the Brazilian National Wrestling Team, as well as holding a 7th degree coral belt in jiu-jitsu. Barcelos won numerous major titles in his youth, including becoming 5-time national wrestling champion of Brazil, 2-time South-American wrestling champion, and winning 4 world titles in jiu-jitsu at the lower belt classes. After competing few years for the Brazilian National Wrestling Team, Barcelos transitioned to mixed martial ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Hughes (fighter)
Sam Kristen Hughes (born June 28, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who is currently competing in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Hughes grew up with three older brothers in South Carolina, where she also ran track in high school. At Wofford College for her undergraduate studies in accounting and finance, she ran track and field and cross country at NCAA Division I level. She continued competing in track when she made the move to the University of South Carolina to pursue her masters in Sports Management. But after graduation, Hughes took a job in the finance world, which took her to Seattle. A friend invited her to Catalyst Fight House, in Everett, Washington and Hughes embarked on her amateur career in 2016 after a few months training at Catalyst. Hughes turned pro in 2019, due to her last amateur opponent, Melanie McIntyre, who after losing to Hughes, wanted a rematch as a pro. However, McIntyre pulled out of the fight a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yazmin Jauregui
Yazmin Jauregui (born February 28, 1999) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist, currently fighting in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2018, Jauregui has also competed in Combate Global. Mixed martial arts career Early career and Combate Global Jauregui made her professional MMA career at Fearless Fight Night 4, on November 10, 2018, against Benni Fuentes. She won the bout by first-round technical knockout. Jauregui faced Daniela Espinosa at Combate 36: Reinas, on April 26, 2019. She won the bout by first-round knockout. Jauregui faced McKenna Mitchell at Combate 39: Unbreakable, on June 7, 2019. She won the bout by second-round technical knockout via doctor stoppage. Jauregui faced Yajaira Romero at Combate 44: Mexicali, on September 20, 2019. She won the bout by unanimous decision. Jauregui faced Annely Jimenez Garcia for the Women's Strawweight Championship at UWC 24 on November 13, 2020. She w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Zellhuber
Daniel Zellhuber (born July 7, 1999) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Mixed martial arts career Early career His professional MMA career took place on September 24, 2016, at Jasaji Fighting League. Zellhuber faced, and defeated via technical knockout, Sergio Vazquez. Since then, he would compile an undefeated 11–0 before making the jump to the big leagues. Dana White's Contender Series Zellhuber would participate in the fifth season of Dana White's Contender Series. On September 21, 2021, he faced Brazilian Lucas Almeida, winning the fight via unanimous decision. As a result, Zellhuber earned a contract with the UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship Zellhuber debuted in the UFC on September 17, 2022, facing Trey Ogden at the UFC Fight Night 210 event. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Zellhuber faced Lando Vannata on April 15, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 44. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Volkanovski Vs
A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson (academic), Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, "[a] team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to information, resources, knowledge and skills and who seek to combine their efforts to achieve a common goal". A group does not necessarily constitute a team. Teams normally have members with complementary skills and generate synergy through a coordinated effort which allows each member to maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses. Naresh Jain (2009) claims: Team members need to learn how to help one another, help other team members realize their true self, true potential, and create an environment that allows everyone to go beyond their limitations. While academic research on teams and teamwork has grown consistently and has shown a sharp increase over the past recent 40 years, the societal diffusio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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