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UFC tickets are available for all upcoming fights on the UFC schedule including UFC Fight Night, Ultimate Fighter Finale and Ultimate Fighting Championships. Sit near the octagon for an unforgettable experience and witness elite level ultimate fighters knockout, takedown and force their opponents to tapout in the world's most competitive bouts.

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UFC

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an International series of premiere MMA championship events produced live fought in an octagon fighting arena. UFC's fighters fight in heavier weight classes than its sister organization WEC promoted by Zuffa, LLC. UFC ultimate fighting is mixed martial arts aka MMA fighting between professional fighters who utilize techniques from boxing, Karate, kickboxing, Kung Fu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Tae Kwon Do and freestyle, Greco-Roman and catch as catch can wrestling in UFC live events.

UFC Rules

Weight Classes

• Lightweight - over 145 lbs to 155 lbs
• Welterweight - over 155 lbs to 170 lbs
• Middleweight - over 170 lbs to 185 lbs
• Light Heavyweight - over 185 lbs to 205 lbs
• Heavyweight - over 205 lbs to 265 lbs

Bout Duration

• All non-championship bouts shall be three rounds.
• All championship bouts shall be five rounds.
• Rounds will be five minutes in duration.
• A one-minute rest period will occur between each round.

Fouls

1. Butting with the head.
2. Eye gouging of any kind.
3. Biting.
4. Hair pulling.
5. Fish hooking.
6. Groin attacks of any kind.
7. Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent.
8. Small joint manipulation.
9. Striking to the spine or the back of the head.
10. Striking downward using the point of the elbow.
11. Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea.
12. Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh.
13. Grabbing the clavicle.
14. Kicking the head of a grounded opponent.
15. Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent.
16. Stomping a grounded opponent.
17. Kicking to the kidney with the heel.
18. Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck.
19. Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced area.
20. Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent.
21. Spitting at an opponent.
22. Engaging in an unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent.
23. Holding the ropes or the fence.
24. Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area.
25. Attacking an opponent on or during the break.
26. Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee.
27. Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat.
28. Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee.
29. Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury.
30. Interference by the corner.
31. Throwing in the towel during competition.

Ways To Win

1. Submission by:
   • Physical tap out.
   • Verbal tap out.
2. Technical knockout by the referee stopping the contest.
3. Decision via the scorecards, including:
   • Unanimous decision [all judges pick the same fighter as the winner].
   • Split decision [One judge picks one fighter, the other two judges pick the other fighter].
   • Majority decision [two of three judges pick the same fighter as the winner].
   • Draw, including:
     • Unanimous draw.
     • Majority draw.
     • Split draw.
4. Technical decision.
5. Technical draw.
6. Disqualification.
7. Forfeit.
8. No contest.

Referee May Restart The Round

• If the fighters reach a stalemate and do not work to improve position or finish.

"Rules." ufc.com. UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship®. January 2007
<http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=LearnUFC.Rules>

To compare UFC rules to the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts see MMA Rules

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