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The UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) is a company that organises MMA events. It launched its first event in 1993 where two fighters with two different martial art styles were pitted against each other to see who’d come out on top. Martial art styles like kickboxing, sumo, karate and boxing were all featured in the tournament, but it was Royce Gracie with Brazilian jiu-jitsu who took home the win. While owner Dana White insisted this tournament was a one-off, it did so well that it kept going.
At the time, MMA events had little to no rules — fighters could use many moves that are illegal today, and as a result, many looked down on MMA. To diminish this view, John McCarthy and Jeff Blatnick created a new set of rules, many of which are still used to this day.
The popularity of MMA grew into the early 2000s when the UFC organised the Ultimate Fighter tournament, which truly put UFC on the sporting map. In 2012, women were allowed to participate in UFC, boosting the popularity of the promotion even more - especially with a megastar fighter like Ronda Rousey. The same year she debuted, the infamous Conor McGregor took centre stage to fight against Diego Brandão, taking home the win after the first round.
The popularity of UFC events is so evident that in 2016, the company was sold to WME-IMG for a whopping $4 billion - it was worth just $2 million in the early 2000s. Over time, the UFC made multiple deals with major broadcasters such as Fox and ESPN, which took the company to the next level as it gained more and more media coverage. The UFC also went on to make brand deals with Reebok and Venum.
Despite having a rough start, the UFC is now one of the biggest MMA companies in the world as hundreds upon thousands of fans flock to these events each year. Now, punters can enjoy these entertaining events on Sportsbooks as well.
UFC’s numbered events fall under the PPV (pay-per-view) events held roughly once a month in huge arenas such as Madison Square Garden or the SG Grand and T-Mobile Arena. “Numbered” UFC fights/cards have a championship fight serving as the main event. On some occasions, two championship fights are featured on the same card, and on rare occasions, even three. UFC 205, for example, featured three championship fights, including Eddie Alvarez vs Conor McGregor, Tyron Woodley vs Stephen Thompson and Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Joanna Jędrzejczyk.
The Ultimate Fighter is an MMA reality television show produced by the UFC and Fox Sports 1. This show follows professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, watching them train and compete against each other for a six-figure contract with the UFC. The series was first launched in January 2005, previously airing on Spike TV for 14 seasons. The Ultimate Fighter has now aired for 28 seasons — two seasons per year, with each season featuring either one or two weight classes.
The UFC organises Fight Night events in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring top MMA fighters. Some of UFC’s past Fight Night events that you might have seen include Font vs Garbrandt, Poirier vs McGregor and Vettori vs Holland. Fight Night events are one of the most popular events organised by the UFC.
While keeping up-to-date with UFC’s current events is quite an essential part of UFC betting, knowing what your options are is just as crucial. Keep in mind that not all sportsbooks offer the same set of betting choices — the following are some common betting options you’ll encounter. Let’s take a look at what they are and how they work:
First and foremost is the moneyline bet. This sort of bet is one of the most common bets offered by sportsbooks and is also one of the most popular bets out there. Placing a moneyline bet is very straightforward to understand, which is why it is a typical choice for most punters, especially beginners. The moneyline bet simply involves picking the fighter you believe will win the bout.
Following the same round and moneyline betting pattern, players can also bet on how the fight will finish — by decision, draw, submission, or KO. While it serves as good entertainment, the drawback of this bet is that it is harder to hit and can be seen as pretty risky. That being said, sportsbooks generally offer good odds to reflect this. Examples of the method of victory bet may include: fight goes the distance, fight is within the distance, fight wins by draw.
Also, one of the trickier bets on this list, the exact round finish bet, requires punters to guess the exact round the fight will end in. A bet like this is very precise and so very difficult to hit. But, with that said, it also pays out very well. Doing a little research on the fighters may go a long way.
The ‘go the distance’ wager requires players to predict whether the fight will go to the end of the final round or stops early. This is also a pretty precise bet offering good odds, but sportsbooks may have unique rules if the fight stops for reasons such as disqualification.
When placing this bet, the bookmaker sets a specific line stating how long the fight will last. As a punter, your job will be to predict whether the fight will go over or under that line. So, for instance, if a bout is set to go on for 1.5 rounds, you will have to predict whether the fight will go over 1.5 rounds or under. The exact line set by bookmakers may vary according to different sportsbooks.
A parlay bet is quite popular among more experienced players as it requires grouping individual wagers together into one single bet. For this bet to be successful, you need to win every individual wager — even with one wrong, you’ll lose the whole bet. Despite being a tough bet to win, the parlay bet gives players an opportunity to win big.
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