Cruiserweight (MMA)

Last updated

The cruiserweight division in mixed martial arts sits between the light heavyweight division and the heavyweight division. It was approved by the Association of Boxing Commissions on July 26, 2017. [1] The upper limit was set at 225 lb.

Related Research Articles

UFC 43 UFC mixed martial arts event in 2003

UFC 43: Meltdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 6, 2003, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.

UFC 17 UFC mixed martial arts event in 1998

UFC 17: Redemption was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 15, 1998 at the Mobile Civic Center, in Mobile, Alabama. The event was seen live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on home video.

The middleweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes:

The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes.

The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts (MMA) generally groups fighters between 206–265 lb (93.4–120.2 kg).

The super heavyweight division in mixed martial arts has no weight limit but generally refers to competitors weighing above 265 lb (120 kg). This is the definition used by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the Association of Boxing Commissions.

Mixed martial arts weight classes

Mixed martial arts weight classes are weight classes that pertain to the sport of mixed martial arts.

UFC 31 UFC mixed martial arts event in 2001

UFC 31: Locked and Loaded was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May 4, 2001. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.

Colby Community College

Colby Community College (CCC) is a community college in Colby, Kansas. Established in 1964, the 57-acre main campus is located in the heart of Colby with an additional 64-acre (26 ha) agricultural center east of the city.

World Victory Road MMA promoter based in Japan

World Victory Road (WVR) is a defunct Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship (SRC) in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of PRIDE FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunction with the Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation (JMM). The Sengoku championship was broadcast on Fuji TV and pay-per-view in Japan, and on HDNet in United States.

Minnesota Martial Arts Academy Mixed martial arts training organization in Minnesota

The Minnesota Martial Arts Academy is a martial arts training center in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. It was founded in 1992 by Greg Nelson, a former NCAA Division 1 wrestler at the University of Minnesota.

USA-MMA MMA promoter based in Lafayette, Louisiana

USA-MMA is a mixed martial arts (MMA) organization based in the United States that was created in 2007 by Gil Guillory, a twenty-year veteran of Mixed Martial Arts. USA-MMA features up and coming MMA stars and veterans based in and around Louisiana. They adhere to the North American Unified Rules of MMA. USA-MMA also has both amateur and professional rankings and titles, but there are no formal declarations of what qualifications a fighter must have to turn pro by the organization.

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season One was the first installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships -produced series. It started broadcasting April 3, 2009, through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes. The episodes had a one-day tape delay.

Openweight is an unofficial weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. It refers to bouts where there is no weight limit and fighters with a dramatic difference in size can compete against each other. It is different from catch weight, where competitors agree to weigh in at a certain amount without an official weight class.

Final Fight Championship (FFC) is an international fighting sports promotion company founded in 2003 by the FFC owner and CEO Orsat Zovko. The company has its headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, as well as a European office in Zagreb, Croatia.

The super middleweight division in MMA sits between the middleweight division and the light heavyweight division. It was approved by the Association of Boxing Commissions on July 26, 2017. The upper limit was set at 195 lb.

2018 in ONE Championship ONE Championship MMA events in 2018

The year 2018 is the 8th year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts, kickboxing and muay thai promotion based in Singapore.

References

  1. "ABC approves adoption of four new weight classes for mixed martial arts".