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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts promotion company. 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.
Chairman / President
Dana White
CEO / Managing Director
Craig Borsari
CFO / Finance Director
Andrew Schleimer
Industry
Sports entertainment
Website
ufc.com
Headquarters address
6650 South Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89118, USA
Stock Code
NYSE:EDR
Year founded
1993
A former art director, who became China’s first woman contestant in a world slapping competition, says it helps her to confront fears. Photo: Douyin.QQ.com
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Ex-painter is first China woman in world slap contest, says helps to confront fears

Ding leaves a thriving career in gaming industry as art director with an annual salary of US$43,000.

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UFC signs 4-year deal with Macau to host 3 fights at Galaxy hotel

MMA

TCM doctor-MMA star Shi Ming vows to keep healing, fighting after tough UFC start

The 30-year-old says she will not ‘put all my eggs in one basket’ but might reconsider if she manages to climb up the UFC rankings.

China’s Shi Ming (left) lost a gruelling three-round strawweight bout against Brazil’s Bruna Brasil at UFC Fight Night in Shanghai on Friday. Photo: AFP
MMA

MMA star Zhang confident of UFC’s China future as first post-Covid event announced

First Chinese fighter to win a UFC title is ‘really looking forward’ to Shanghai Fight Night, one of two back-to-back events in August.

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Meet ex-MMA fighter Travis Browne, husband of WWE and UFC star Ronda Rousey

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United States

Meta names UFC boss Dana White, a Trump ally, to board

White is a close ally of Trump, who has criticised Meta and Zuckerberg for allegedly supporting liberal policies and showing bias against conservatives.

UFC President Dana White addresses a “Keep America Great” rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado on February 20, 2020. Photo: AFP
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Malaysia

Malaysian MMA fans hail UFC legend Khabib’s plan to launch gym in Johor

Khabib Gym is set to draw combat sports fans from Malaysia and across the region and become a platform to groom professional fighters.

China’s UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili voted Female Fighter of the Year

Strawweight champion and world No 2 in the pound-for-pound rankings was the first female, Asian athlete to become a UFC champion.

UFC world strawweight champion Zhang Weili was named Female Fighter of the Year for 2024. Photo: FIRST International Film Festival
US presidential election 2024

Musk suggests Trump let public weigh in on who should lead US Treasury

The billionaire himself endorses Howard Lutnick, saying the CEO of financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald ‘will actually enact change’.

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, attends an event in Beverly Hills in May. Photo: Reuters
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The Chinese bantamweight says the American has probably seen only the ‘bad side’ of his country and the people, wants to change his mind.

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ONE Championship held its ONE 168 event at the Ball Arena in Denver, United States, last month. Photo: ONE Championship
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Profile | Asia’s first female UFC champion Zhang Weili relives her rise in Unstoppable

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Fame and celebrity

How Dee Devlin went from waitress to ex-UFC champ Conor McGregor’s fiancée

The couple have been dating since 2008, got engaged in 2020 and have four children together – sons Conor Jack Jr, Rían and Mack, and daughter Crois

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Macau

Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Macau after 10 years in November

Fight Night Macau will be the 4th UFC event to be held in the region and will take place at the 16,000-seat Galaxy Arena indoor stadium.

Hong Kong-based Brazilian Alberto Mina (left) defeated Japan’s Shinsho Anzai in a welterweight bout in August 2014, when a UFC event was last held in Macau. Photo: Getty Images
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Mixed martial arts promotion stages its first title bout between two Chinese fighters, while Conor McGregor is to make long-awaited comeback, UFC president Dana White says.

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Fame and celebrity

How Joe Rogan earned his US$120 million net worth, from podcasting to acting

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Joe Rogan is a comedian, podcaster and UFC commentator, and has even been an actor. Photo: Getty Images

UFC Fight Night set to return to China after 4 years with Shanghai event

After previously being unable to stage events in the country because of its strict Covid-19 measures, the promoter announces that its event is to take place in Shanghai in December.

Boxing

Ex-UFC star Ngannou set for US$10 million boxing payday with Fury fight

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MMA

UFC: Strickland blasts Adesanya’s ‘Chinese colours’ after title upset

New middleweight champion criticises Israel Adesanya for wearing red and yellow shorts following shocking UFC 293 main event in Sydney.

Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland in action during the UFC 293 main event in Sydney. Photo: EPA-EFE
Martial arts

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Two competitors battle it out during the PFC’s televised event on ESPN. Photo: PFC
Zhang Weili

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UFC president Dana White ‘very happy to hear’ Zhang Weili’s win over Amanda Lemos racked up 1.9 billion views on Chinese social media in a matter of hours.

MMA

Rogan praises O’Malley for ‘perfect’ right hand in UFC title win – ‘like McGregor’

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