Existing weight classes in the UFC

Today the popularity of mixed martial arts is at its peak, and no one doubts their continued rapid development. This is not surprising, because these fights are distinguished by their brightness, dynamism and swiftness. However, watching the battle in a cage edinobortsev the same weight of steel is relatively recent, since some time ago, the fights were carried out without any, even highly conditioned athletes in the division weight divisions. In this article we will discuss in detail what weight classes in the UFC, there are today, and who dominated them unconditionally.

Background

Now UFC - this is truly a huge organization, in which all perfectly debugged in a high-quality and complex mechanism. Any little thing is not passed far-sighted owners of the American promotion, which closely monitor all the changes occurring in the world of mixed martial. But it was not always so. As far enough away from us in 1993 weight categories in the UFC were missing completely. The first battle took place on the scheme, which then did not provide us the usual procedure of compulsory weighing before the fight.

The emergence of divisions

Weight categories in the UFC appeared only in 1997. At the same time they were initially not as we know it today. At UFC 12 tournament all who participated in it the men were divided into two categories: heavy weight, which included athletes weighing more than 200 pounds, and light weight (200 pounds).

Somewhat later, to be precise, on the 14th tournament, light weight class in the UFC was transformed into a middle category. A in pure form has light weight formed on UFC 16. At the time considered fighters weight, if they weighed less than 170 pounds (77 kilograms). Two years later, promotions decided to create another division - the lightest, the so-called Bantamweight. The first time the fighters in this weight entered the cage on the tournament UFC 26. Then the lightest division demanded that the athlete does not weigh more than 70 kilograms.

Requirements Athletic Commission

In 2000, the State Sports Commission of New Jersey is literally forced to make a change in the formation of the weight divisions. As a result of weight classes in the UFC have taken a modern look. At the time of the 31 th tournament promotion has already made five divisions, among which were listed:

• Lightweight.
• Welterweight.
• The average weight.
• Light Heavyweight.
• Heavy weight.

However, in 2010 the category again undergone some changes. So, it was added and the HALF-LIGHTWEIGHT the lightest weight category. And two years later, the company management has made a final decision to further expand the list of outstanding fighters by introducing yet another weight - lightest.

Women's divisions

In order to finally figure out how to divide the weight category in the UFC, it is essential to point out that the organization also was a place and a bright female fighters. In 2012, for the first time in the history of mixed fights it was created Women's League bantamweight champion. And in the next year and formed a flyweight among the fairer sex, who dedicated his life to MMA.

The number of divisions of

So, how much weight classes in the UFC? At the beginning of 2017 in an organization there are twelve divisions, ten of which are exclusively male, and two - women.

In the heavy division fighter weight should not exceed 120 kg, light - 93 kilograms, average - 84 kilograms, super - 77 kilograms, a light - 70 kilograms, featherweight - 66 kilograms, bantamweight - 61 kilograms, flyweight - 57 kg. Women Flyweight must have their own weight at the time of weighing up to 52 kilograms, and the lightest division - 61 kg.

Current UFC champions are:

• Stipe Miocic.
• Daniel Cormier.
• Michael Bisping.
• Tyron Woodley.
• Conor McGregor.
• Jose Aldo.
• Cody Garbrandt.
• Demetrius Johnson.

Separately still worth noting, and common to all men under the organization rating catchy name POUND-FOR-POUND. It can get the best fighters regardless of their own weight, and gender. Here, briefly speaking, all have exactly the same rights. And because of flyweight athlete may well stay at a higher ranking position than even some top-end middleweight or heavyweight.