Ultimate Fighting Championship

History - Facts - Top Fighters

Important Facts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship events have become popular in Japan, Brazil, Canada, and the United States
  
  
• Major PPVs are usually held in Las Vegas or Atlantic City
  
  
• In 2005, the UFC launched its own reality television series
  
  
• The UFC nearly doubled its fan-base from cable television exposure
  
  
• In March 2006, the UFC made the announcement that it would hire Marc Ratner, former Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, as a vice-president.
  
  
• Ratner is expected to help raise the UFC's profile in the media and to help legalize mixed martial arts in the United States.