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A knockout (also referred to as a K.O.) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking. A knockout is usually awarded when one participant is unable to rise from the canvas within a specified period of time, typically because of fatigue, injury (serious or temporarily incapacitating, e.g. a bleeding cut above the eye can blind a fighter), loss of balance, or unconsciousness; that is, the person may literally be knocked out. A technical knockout (also referred to as a T.K.O.) is often declared when the referee or other judges (such as official ring physician, the fighter, or the fighter’s cornermen) decide that a fighter cannot continue the match, even though he did not fail the count.British records refer to TKOs as either “retired”, if the fighter refuses to continue, or “R.S.F.”, for Referee Stopped Fight.

#1- NICK DIAZ VS. OISHI
#2-DAVID LOISEAU VS. CHARLES “CHAINSAW” McCARTHY
#3-SWICK VS. RAY
#4-FORREST GRIFFIN VS. ELVIS SINOSIC
#5-BURKMAN VS SAM “THE SQUEEZE ” MORGAN
#6-FRANKLIN VS QUARRY
#7-KEVEIN JORDAN VS. GABRIEL GONZAGA
#8-JAMES :THE SANDMAN” IRVIN VS. TERRY MARTIN
#9-LIDELL VS. COUTURE
#10-VERA VS. EILERS
#11-ALVIS VS. NOBLE
#12-JONATHAN “THRE RAOD WARRIOR” GOULET VS. DUAYNE LUDWIG
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#14-GUILLARD VS. DAVIS
#15-HUGHES VS. GRACIE
#16-LEBEN VS. RIVERA
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#18-HUCHTERSON VS. FLORAVANTI
#19-LEVENS VS. SANTIAGO
#20-CHRIS LEBEN VS.ANDERSON SILVA

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world. The UFC is owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, headquarted in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The UFC began as a single-event tournament to find the world’s best fighters irrespective of their style, and was based upon Brazilian vale tudo fighting. Although there were a few limited number of rules, fighting in the UFC was marketed as no holds barred, and contests were often violent and brutal. Early UFC fights were less sport than spectacle, which led to accusations of brutality and “human fighting” by Senator John McCain and others. Political pressures eventually led the UFC into the underground, as pay-per-view providers nixed UFC programming, nearly extinguishing the UFC’s public visibility.

As political pressure mounted, the UFC reformed itself, slowly embracing stricter rules, becoming sanctioned by state athletic commissions, and marketing itself as a legitimate sporting event. Dropping the no holds barred label and carrying the banner of mixed martial arts, the UFC has emerged from its political isolation to become more socially acceptable, regaining its position in pay-per-view television.

With a cable television deal and expansion into Canada, Europe and new markets within the United States, the UFC is currently undergoing a remarkable surge in popularity, along with greater mainstream media coverage. UFC programming can now be seen on Spike in the United States and Canada, as well as in 34 other countries worldwide.

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