UFC  started in 1993, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brand is in its fourteenth year of operation as a professional mixed martial arts organization offering the premier series of MMA sports events.The UFC organization follows a rich history and tradition of competitive MMA dating back to the Olympic Games in Athens.  About 80 years ago, a Brazilian form of MMA known as Vale Tudo (anything goes) 

Then, the UFC organization brought MMA to the US.  The goal was to find “the Ultimate Fighting Champion” with a concept to have a tournament of the best athletes skilled in the various types of all martial arts, including karate, jiu-jitsu, boxing, kickboxing, grappling, wrestling, sumo and other combat sports.  The winner of the tournament would be crowned the champion.

Despite all the blood, violence , the sport is heavily regulated. The fighters can only wear a pair of trunks, and four- to six-ounce gloves to protect their hands. The gloves give very little protection for their opponent. Also, no shirts or shoes are allowed because they could interfere with grappling and kicking.

There are also rules against head-butting, eye-gouging, biting, hair-pulling, throat-striking, spitting at an opponent and stomping an opponent on the ground – just to name a few. So, not everything goes in a UFC bout.
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