Original Mma Fighters
Aljamain Sterling became UFC bantamweight champion in a shocking way Saturday in Las Vegas as an illegal knee forced a stoppage to his fight against Petr Yan.
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With Sterling grounded, Yan held Sterling's arms and kneed the challenger in the face, which is an illegal strike. The fight was paused and after the cage doctor confirmed that Sterling could not continue, Yan was disqualified.
The world watched as Sterling struggled to get up and then was awarded the UFC belt. Sterling threw it to the ground and then fell to the Octagon floor in tears, stating in a postfight interview that this wasn't the way he wanted to win it.
Here's what UFC fighters had to say about the controversial moment at UFC 259.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, founded in 1993 by Art Davie and Rorion Gracie. The organization was purchased from its parent company SEG in 2001 by Zuffa LLC, a promotional company owned by Las Vegas casino magnates, Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta and managed by Dana White (current president of operations).[1] Since its inception, and through its current Zuffa management, the UFC has remained one of the more dominant MMA promotions in the world, playing host to a wide field of MMA fighters.[2]
List Of Mma Fighters
This list provides an up-to-date roster of all Irish fighters currently competing or have previously competed under the UFC promotional banner.[note 1][note 2] Fighters are organized by weight class and within their weight class by their number of appearances inside the UFC. Fighters with the same number of fights are listed in order of their number of wins. Fighters with the same UFC record are listed alphabetically.[note 3]
World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was purchased by Zuffa in 2006[3] and officially merged under the UFC brand on January 1, 2011.[4] All former WEC fighters have had their WEC record listed in place of their UFC record, starting with WEC 25 (the first WEC event under Zuffa). These records have been, and will be, continued as former WEC fighters move on in the UFC.[note 4]
Strikeforce was purchased by Zuffa in 2011[5] and officially merged under the UFC brand on January 12, 2013.[6] All former Strikeforce fighters have had their Strikeforce record listed in place of their UFC record, starting with Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm (the first Strikeforce event under Zuffa). These records have been, and will be, continued as former Strikeforce fighters move on in the UFC.[note 5]
Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, draws, and no-contests (NC).[7] All fight records in this article are displayed in that order, with fights resulting in a no-contest listed in parentheses.
Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg)[edit]
- Bold indicated fighter is still active on the UFC roster.
- Italic indicates fighter is retired / no longer competes in MMA
| ISO | Name | Nickname | UFC record | MMA record | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | Stevie Lynch | The Smiling Asassian | 0-1 | 5-2 | UFR Fight Team | First Irish UFC Fighter to fight under the Tri-colour in UFC 72 |
| IRE | Tom Egan | The Tank | 0–1 | 7-5 | SBG Ireland |
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| IRE | Cathal Pendred | The Punisher | 4–2 | 17–4-1 | SBG Ireland |
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| IRE | Charlie Ward | Relentless | 0–2 | 8-4 | SBG Ireland |
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| NIR | Rhys McKee | Skeletor | 0-2 | 10–4-1 | Next Generation |
Lightweights (155 lb, 70 kg)[edit]
| ISO | Name | Nickname | UFC record | MMA record | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | Joseph Duffy | Irish Joe | 4–4 | 16-4 | Tristar Gym | |
| IRE | Conor McGregor | The Notorious | 10–3 | 22-4 | SBG Ireland |
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| NIR | Norman Parke | Stormin | 5–3–1 | 28-6-1 (1) | Next Generation |
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Featherweights (145 lb, 65 kg)[edit]
| ISO | Name | Nickname | UFC record | MMA record | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | Paul Redmond | Redser | 0–2 | 15-9 | Team Ryano |
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Flyweights (125 lb, 56 kg)[edit]
| ISO | Name | Nickname | UFC record | MMA record | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | Patrick Holohan | The Hooligan | 3–2 | 12-2-1 | SBG Ireland |
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| IRE | Neil Seery | 2Tap | 3–3 | 16-12 | Team Ryano | * Retired on July 17, 2017[15] |
Women's strawweights (115 lb, 52 kg)[edit]
| ISO | Name | Nickname | UFC record | MMA record | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | Aisling Daly | Ais the Bash | 2–1 | 16-6 | SBG Ireland |
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See also[edit]
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Notes[edit]
- ^Unless otherwise cited, all fighters listed are retrieved from ufc.com.
- ^All names presented are in accordance with UFC.com profiles and may include common nicknames or alternative spellings rather than birth names.
- ^Unless otherwise cited, all records are retrieved from sherdog.com.
- ^All asterisked fighters are listed by a combination of their UFC and WEC records.
- ^All double asterisked fighters are listed by a combination of their UFC and Strikeforce records.
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References[edit]
- ^Cliff Montgomery. 'The History of the UFC - Part 1'. ExtremeProSports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ^MMAjunkie.com Staff (December 23, 2010). 'Sports-industry executives choose UFC as best positioned property for 2011'. MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012.
- ^Scott White (December 11, 2006). 'UFC Acquires Assets from WFA; Purchases WEC'. mmaontap.com.
- ^ESPN Staff (October 28, 2010). 'Huge White announcement sees Aldo arrive in UFC'. ESPN.
- ^'Zuffa purchases Strikeforce'. mmafighting.com. 2011-03-12.
- ^'UFC/Strikeforce Merger Is Finally 'Official''. addictedmma.com. 2013-01-16. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21.
- ^Grant Waterman (October 2003). 'MMA Scoring Guide'. SFUK. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21.
- ^'Cathal Pendred calls time on MMA career'. RTÉ Sport. 25 November 2015.
- ^'Charlie Ward vs. John Redmond confirmed for Bellator 187'. MMAFighting.com. 27 September 2017.
- ^'Conor McGregor knocks out Alvarez to make UFC history – as it happened'. theguardian.com. 13 November 2016.
- ^Doyle, Dave (13 December 2015). 'UFC 194 results: Conor McGregor knocks out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds'. MMA Fighting.
- ^'Norman Parke announces release from the UFC'. BJPenn.com. 2 April 2016.
- ^Paul Dollery. 'Irish fighter released by the UFC following consecutive defeats'. The42.
- ^'UFC flyweight Paddy Holohan, 27, announces retirement due to blood disorder'. mmajunkie.com. 25 April 2015.
- ^'Newly retired and emotional Neil Seery not sure what's next, 'and that's what scares me''. mmajunkie.com. 17 July 2017.
- ^'The first Irish woman to compete in the UFC has retired due to a brain scan 'abnormality''. The42.ie. 30 January 2017.