StateMaster - Encyclopedia: Middleweight (MMA)

The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes: For the fighting styles that combine different arts, see hybrid martial arts. ...

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Ambiguity and clarification

For the sake of uniformity, many mixed martial arts websites refer to competitors between 181 and 187 lb as middleweights. This encompasses the Pancrase middleweight division (181 lb / 82 kg); the PRIDE Welterweight division (183 lb / 83 kg), and Shooto's light heavyweight division of the same weight limit; the UFC Middleweight division (185 lb / 84 kg); and the K-1 HERO's light heavyweight division (187 lb / 85 kg). Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling is a mixed martial arts organization founded in Japan in 1993 by Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. ...

The middleweight limit, as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, is 185 lb (84 kg).^[2] The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of Nevada, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, professional wrestlers, kickboxers, mixed martial arts fighters, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers. ...

Notable middleweights in MMA

The listed fighters below are subjected to weight limits between 181 and 187 lb (82 and 85 kg):

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Paulo Souzo Filho (born May 24, 1978) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter as well as a Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo practitioner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... World Extreme Cagefighting is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Kendall Kekoa Da Spyder Grove (born November 12, 1982 in Maui, Hawaii) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ... The Ultimate Fighter 3 was the third season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Travis S. Lutter (born May 12, 1973) is an American mixed martial arts fighter who won the The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show which was broadcast on SpikeTV. His UFC record is 2-3, having defeated Marvin Eastman by knockout at UFC 50 and losing fights to Matt Lindland by... 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Jeremy Graham Horn (born August 25, 1975 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a mixed martial arts fighter. ... The International Fight League is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion billed as the worlds first MMA league. ... PRIDE Fighting Championships (PRIDE or PRIDE FC for short) was a mixed martial arts organization based in Japan. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Joey Villasenor is a mixed martial arts fighter. ... King of the Cage (or KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) organization based in the United States that was created in 1998 by owner Terry Trebilcock. ... Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Denis Kang (September 17, 1977-) is the first well-known Korean-Canadian multiethnic martial arts fighter and is widely regarded as one of the best fighters in the world. ... PRIDE Fighting Championships (PRIDE or PRIDE FC for short) was a mixed martial arts organization based in Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Ryo Chonan is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. ... DEEP is a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion which specializes in the lighter weight classes. ...

Footnotes and references

Category: Mixed martial arts weight classes Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mixed martial arts weight classes are weight classes that pertain to the sport of mixed martial arts. ... For the fighting styles that combine different arts, see hybrid martial arts. ... The flyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups competitors below 125 lbs (57 kg). ... The bantamweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups competitors within 126 to 135 lbs (57 to 61 kg). ... The featherweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups competitors within 135 to 145 lbs (61 to 66 kg). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with lightweight. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with welterweight. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with light heavyweight. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with heavyweight. ... The super heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing above 265 lbs (120 kg). ...

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Notable middleweights in MMA

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