Fight fans, UFC tickets available for upcoming highly anticipated UFC fights including Ultimate Fighting Championship, Fight Night and Ultimate Fighter Finale sellout events. Be ringside the UFC octagon to see elite ultimate fighters knockout, takedown and force their opponents to tapout in the world's most competitive mixed martial arts events.
Headlining UFC fighters in upcoming live events include; UFC 84: BJ Penn vs Sean Sherk - Lightweight Championship, UFC 85: Chuck Liddell vs Rashad Evans - Light Heavyweight and UFC 86: Quinton Jackson vs Forrest Griffin - Light Heavyweight Championship.
| Fight | Location | Date | Fight Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| UFC 84 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV |
May 24, 2008 Saturday 4:15 PM |
UFC 84 Tickets |
| UFC 85 | O2 Arena, Peninsula Square, London, England |
June 7, 2008 Saturday 8:00 PM |
UFC 85 Tickets |
| Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale | Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV |
June 21, 2008 Saturday 4:00 PM |
Ultimate Fighter Tickets |
| UFC 86 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV |
July 5, 2008 Saturday 4:15 PM |
UFC 86 Tickets |
| UFC 87 | TBA | August 9, 2008 Saturday |
TBA |
UFC
Ultimate Fighting Championship aka UFC is an International series of premiere MMA championship events produced live fought in an octagon fighting arena. 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 - Ultimate Fighting Championship Rules
The following Ultimate Fighting Championship rules differ from the uniform MMA rules:
- UFC allows elbow strikes except ones starting from the twelve o'clock position and striking down to the six o'sclock position.
- UFC prohibits spiking a fighter on the head during a takedown or slam.
- UFC prohibits stomps, soccer kicks and knees to the head of a grounded opponent. A UFC fighter on the ground can kick upwards at their opponents head only if their opponent is standing.
- UFC prohibits grabbing the fence with your fingers to control either your body position or your opponents. You can put your hands on the fence, as well as push off of the fence, but you are not allowed to use your fingers to grasp the fencing. The 1st offense is a verbal warning to let go. If the fence is still held then the referee will tap the hand to physically remind the UFC fighter to release. If that doesn't work, a foul is issued.
- UFC prohibits shoes, shirts and pants. Only boxing style shorts and padded MMA gloves are allowed.
- UFC uses three 5 minute rounds. Championship bouts are five 5 minute rounds.
- UFC matches are scored using the 10 point must system.
- The Nevada State Athletic Commission aka NSAC does not allow the earlier single event tournament format.
- UFC has five weight classes; lightweight (146 - 155 lb), welterweight (156 - 170 lb), middleweight (171 - 185 lb), light heavyweight (186 - 205 lb) and heavyweight (206 - 265 lb).
- UFC tests UFC fighters for steroids and other illegal substances in championship fights.