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The Ultimate Fighting Championships also known as Cage Fighting, is a controversial mixed martial arts contest to find the world's best fighters irrespective of their style, Fights combine grappling and hitting techniques.
Popularity
The Ultimate Fighting Championships are more of a spectacle than sporting occasion, owing most of their popularity to "Pay TVs" coverage.
Location
The Ultimate Fighting Championships are American based and take place witin an octagonal shaped cage.
Ability
The Ultimate Fighting Championships were born from the question "Can a wrestler beat a boxer?" As was the case with most martial arts of the time, fighters were typically skilled in just one discipline (e.g., boxing, judo, or jujutsu) and
Description
The Ultimate Fighting Championships were born from the question "Can a wrestler beat a boxer?" As was the case with most martial arts of the time, fighters were typically skilled in just one discipline (e.g., boxing, judo, or wrestling) and had little experience against opponents of different skills.
Fighters must use approved light gloves, that include padding around the knuckles. These gloves enable fighters to punch, while retaining the ability to grab and grapple.
Dedication
Contests (bouts) normally consist of three five minute rounds with a one minute rest period between rounds. Title matches have five such rounds.
Bouts are decided on a points system, with a knockout or submission bringing the contest to an immediate conclusion.
points are awarded for each round, 10 points to the better of the two, between 7-9 points to the other. The accumulation of points being added together at the fight end. The fighter with the greater number of points is declared winner.
Closely
Related Activities
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) 915, Vale Tudo 850, Cage Fighting 846,
Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.
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