UFC

The Ultimate Fighting Championship -UFC is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, with a reputation as of 2008 as the largest MMA promotion in the world. Zuffa, LLC, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, owns and operates the UFC, which focuses on the heavier weight classes in MMA, whereas its sister promotion, the WEC, focuses on the lighter weights. The UFC originally began as a single-event tournament to find the world's best fighters irrespective of their style. Although there were a limited number of rules, promoters marketed fighting in the UFC as no holds barred contest, and the fights are often very violent and brutal.