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Shavkat 'Nomad' Rakhmonov is the undefeated 19-0 UFC welterweight contender, former M-1 Global Welterweight Champion, first Kazakh fighter to sign a contract with…

 Introduction Dominick 'The Devastator' Reyes is a two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Title Challenger (UFC 247 vs Jon Jones February 2020 controversial UD loss, UFC 253 vs Jan Blachowicz September 2020 R2 TKO loss for vacant title), one of the most-watched UFC Light Heavyweight Title Challengers of the early 2020s, and the foundational late-bloomer-to-UFC-Light-Heavyweight-Title-Challenger career arc figure of the late 2010s. The Hesperia, California-born Mexican-American switch-stance counter-stri

Travis 'The Ironman' Fulton holds the world record for the most sanctioned mixed martial arts bouts in history (over 320) and the most wins in MMA history…

Robert 'The Reaper' Whittaker is a former UFC Middleweight Champion (UFC 213 July 8, 2017 to UFC 243 October 6, 2019), TUF: The Smashes welterweight tournament…

 Introduction Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson is a two-time UFC Welterweight Title Challenger (UFC 205 vs Tyron Woodley November 2016 majority draw, UFC 209 vs Tyron Woodley March 2017 majority-decision loss), foundational 11-fight UFC winning streak holder (2014-2017), and one of the foundational karate-style strikers in modern UFC welterweight history. The Simpsonville, South Carolina-born American Kenpo karate-trained striker — son of former kickboxer Ray Thompson, foundational figure in his fam

Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson is a two-time UFC Welterweight Title Challenger (UFC 205 vs Tyron Woodley November 2016 majority draw, UFC 209 vs Tyron Woodley 2 March…

 Introduction Paige '12 Gauge' VanZant is a former UFC women's strawweight and flyweight contender (UFC tenure 2014-2020), 2-time BKFC competitor, Misfits Boxing veteran, and one of the most foundational social-media-and-mainstream-television-crossover figures of women's MMA's mid-2010s breakthrough era. The Dundee, Oregon-born Team Alpha Male / MMA Lab-trained karate-influenced striker — born Paige Michelle Sletten on March 26, 1994; married to professional MMA fighter Austin Vanderford since A

Jonathan 'The General' Haggerty is the reigning ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion (since November 2023), former ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion…

 Introduction Miesha 'Cupcake' Tate is a former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion (UFC 196 March 5, 2016 to UFC 200 July 9, 2016), former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion (July 2011 to March 2012), Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Tournament Champion (August 2010), and one of the foundational figures in women's MMA history. The Tacoma, Washington-born wrestling-and-grappling specialist — 2005 Washington state high school women's wrestling champion, BJJ purple belt, Xtreme Couture-traine

 Introduction Holly 'The Preacher's Daughter' Holm is a former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion (UFC 193 November 14, 2015 to UFC 196 March 5, 2016), International Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2022 inductee, multi-time professional boxing world champion across three weight classes, and the only fighter ever to have won major world titles in both professional boxing and mixed martial arts. The Albuquerque, New Mexico-born Jackson-Wink MMA-trained boxer-and-kickboxer — multi-time boxing world cha

Junior 'Cigano' dos Santos is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion (November 2011 to December 2012), reigning Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA Heavyweight Champion (since…

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has evolved from its ancient roots into a global sensation, particularly after the rise of the UFC in the 1990s.