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Anderson Silva Anderson da Silva (] ; born April 14, 1975) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Middleweight Champion. Silva holds the longest title streak in UFC history, which ended in 2013 after 2,457 days, with 16 consecutive wins and 10 title defenses. He has 13 post-fight bonuses, the second most in UFC history. UFC president Dana White and several mixed-martial-arts publications have called Silva the greatest mixed martial artist of all time. He is currently ranked the #6 contender in official UFC middleweight rankings.
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Dana White Dana Frederick White Jr. (born July 28, 1969) is an American businessman and the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which is the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organization in the world. Under White's leadership, the UFC has grown into a globally popular multibillion-dollar enterprise.
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UFC 126 Former Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort was scheduled to fight Yushin Okami at UFC 122. However, UFC President Dana White said that Belfort would instead challenge Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva for the belt. Belfort was originally scheduled to compete against Silva on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108, but due to an injury sustained by Silva, the fight had to be postponed until February 6, 2010 at UFC 109 and April 10, 2010 at UFC 112, respectively. However, both fights were cancelled.
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Rafael Cavalcante Rafael Cavalcante (born April 5, 1980) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who fights in the light heavyweight division. He is currently a free agent. He trains with Anderson Silva and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira as part of the Black House camp. He formerly competed in Strikeforce, where he was at one time Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. His nickname "Feijão" (] ) means "bean" in Portuguese. Rafael was known as the first man to have defeated former UFC number-one middleweight contender, Yoel Romero.
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Clay Guida Clayton "The Carpenter" Guida ( ; born December 8, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist, fighting in the UFC as a Featherweight. A professional competitor since 2003, Guida has also formerly competed for Strikeforce, the WEC, King of the Cage, and Shooto. Guida was the inaugural Strikeforce Lightweight Champion He holds notable victories over former UFC Lightweight Champions Rafael Dos Anjos and Anthony Pettis.
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Hacran Dias Hacran Dias (born May 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 21, 2015, Dias is #10 in official UFC featherweight rankings and ranked the #9 featherweight in the world by Sherdog.
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1994 in UFC The year 1994 is the 2nd year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1994 the UFC held 3 events beginning with, "UFC 2".
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Carley Gracie Carley Gracie is a Brazilian-born American martial artist, a prominent member of the Gracie family, and a jiu-jitsu grandmaster. His father Carlos Gracie gave him the nickname "The lion of the Gracie Family" because of his belief that Carley was a champion. He is known as the father of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in the United States, and continues to teach on a regular basis at the Carley Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy and through Carley Gracie Red Belt Seminars.
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Conor McGregor Conor Anthony McGregor (Irish: "Conchúr Antóin Mac Gréagóir" ; born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, and former UFC Featherweight Champion. During his mixed martial arts (MMA) career, McGregor has competed as a featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight. As of 2017, McGregor is ranked 2nd on UFC's pound for pound rankings.
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Luan Chagas Luan "Tarzan" Chagas (born November 09, 1989) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who was the formal Curitiba Fight Pro middleweight champion in Brazil. He currently competes in Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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Diego Sanchez Diego Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2002, he has also formerly competed for King of the Cage, where he was the Welterweight Champion, and also won the Middleweight tournament of The Ultimate Fighter 1.
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Alaska Fighting Championship Alaska Fighting Championship, also known as AFC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in the United States.
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Carlos Diego Ferreira Carlos Diego Ferreira (born January 18, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Legacy FC lightweight champion, and vacated the championship in May 2014 to sign with UFC.
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Is This Legal? Is This Legal?: The Inside Story of The First UFC from the Man Who Created It is a 2014 non-fiction book which details the backstory of the creation of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It is co-authored by Art Davie, co-founder of the UFC, and Sean Wheelock.
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Saul Almeida Saul Almeida (born June 4, 1989) is a Brazilian-American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the featherweight division for the World Series of Fighting. A professional mixed martial artist since 2008, Almeida has also formerly competed for Bellator.
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UFC 194 UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 12, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Thomas Almeida Thomas Guimarães Almeida (born July 31, 1991) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2011, Almeida has also formerly competed for Legacy FC where he became the Legacy FC Bantamweight Champion, vacating the title shortly after signing with the UFC. As of 1 June 2016, he is #10 in official UFC bantamweight rankings.
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Adílson Rodrigues José Adílson "Maguila" Rodrigues dos Santos (born September 2, 1958) is a former Brazilian heavyweight boxer. He scored 61 knockouts with 43 of those coming under 5 rounds. Rodrigues currently resides in São Paulo, São Paulo, where he is treating for Alzheimer's disease originated from dementia pugilistica. His nickname in Brazil, Maguila, comes from the cartoon "Magilla Gorilla".
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Joe Silva Joe Silva is a former UFC matchmaker and a 2017 inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (born Floyd Joy Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is an American professional boxing promoter and former professional boxer. He competed from 1996 to 2007 and 2009 to 2015, and made a one-fight comeback in 2017. During his career, he held 15 world titles in five weight classes and the lineal championship in four different weight classes (twice at welterweight), and retired with an undefeated record of 50–0, surpassing Rocky Marciano's record of 49–0. As an amateur, Mayweather won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1996 Olympics, three U.S. Golden Gloves championships (at light flyweight, flyweight, and featherweight), and the U.S. national championship at featherweight.
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UFC 183 UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held on January 31, 2015, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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UFC 115 UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 12, 2010 at General Motors Place (now Rogers Arena) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.