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Although the show is typically panned by MMA fans, it catapulted "Danger" (Matt Schnell) to the professional ranks after being discovered by Tito Ortiz. [2] In November 2012, he won his professional debut against fellow newcomer Ryan Hollis by a split decision, [3] and now fights in the UFC.
Cage Rage was the home of a unique rule in the world of cage-based MMA; the "open guard" rule. Designed to prevent stalling on the ground, it allowed a standing fighter to use strikes on a downed opponent that would otherwise be fouls .
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Mixed martial arts (MMA) [a] is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. [10]In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place throughout Japan and the countries of East Asia.
The UFC cage is an octagonal structure with walls of metal chain-link fence coated with black vinyl. The standard octagon has a diameter of 30 ft (9.1 m) with a 6 ft (1.8 m) high fence. [347] [348] The cage sits atop a platform, raising it 4 ft (1.2 m) from the ground. It has foam padding around the top of the fence and between each of the ...
All UFC bouts take place inside the Octagon. List of UFC events is a list of events held and scheduled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. UFC's first event, UFC 1, took place on November 12, 1993. Each UFC event contains several fights.
Title now known as Cage Rage World Middleweight Title; 2 Anderson Silva def. Lee Murray: Cage Rage 8 London, England: Sep 11, 2004 1. def. Jorge Rivera at Cage Rage 11 on Ap 30, 2005 2. def. Curtis Stout at Cage Rage 14 on Dec 3, 2005 3. def. Tony Fryklund at Cage Rage 16 on Apr 22, 2006. Silva vacated to compete for the UFC.
Later that same year Dave O'Donnell, one of the original owners of Cage Rage, created Ultimate Challenge UK. Their first event 'Bad Breed' covered the spot where Cage Rage 29 was going to take place. [1] After a while of promoting many successful events, UCUK dropped the 'UK' out of the name and replaced it with 'MMA' becoming 'UCMMA'.