Zuffa, LLC is an American sports promotion company specializing in the promotion of mixed martial arts. It was founded in January 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada to be the new parent entity behind the Ultimate Fighting Championship by Station Casinos executives Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta, after they purchased the UFC from Semaphore Entertainment Group. Zuffa is the entity credited with taking the UFC and mixed martial arts in the United States from a marginalized sport to being the fastest growing sport in the country, with fast-rising popularity within the highly-desired 18-30 male demographic. For the computer game previously called Entrepreneur, see The Corporate Machine. ... For other uses around the city, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... White being presented with a plaque by the United States Marines Dana White (born 1971 in Manchester, Connecticut) is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. ... In business, a subsidiary is a company controlled by another company or corporation. ... Ultimate Fighting Championship is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, currently recognized as the major MMA promotion in North America. ... World Extreme Cagefighting is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. ... Mixed martial arts (commonly referred to as MMA) is a combat sport in which two competitors attempt to defeat each other by potentially utilizing a wide variety of fighting techniques, including striking and grappling. ... For other uses around the city, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Ultimate Fighting Championship is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, currently recognized as the major MMA promotion in North America. ... Station Casinos Inc. ... Frank J Fertitta III, current CEO/Chairman of the Board/Director at Station Casinos, Inc. ...

Zuffa is often credited with "cleaning up" mixed martial arts in the United States, also known as "no holds barred" fighting, but its contributions to the regulation of the sport has often been exaggerated by the media. The current rules used in the UFC was first established by the New Jersey Athletic Control Board in 2000, in consultation with the UFC and other MMA promotions in the United States. The first UFC event under the new rules was UFC 28, held before Zuffa's takeover. New Jersey's Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts has since been established throughout the country by other state athletic commissions, including Nevada and California. The UFC has however kept close ties with state commissions, especially the Nevada State Athletic Commission, of which Lorenzo Fertitta was a former board member. UFC 28: High Stakes was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 17, 2000 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. ... 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. ...

On December 11, 2006, Zuffa acquired the assets of the World Fighting Alliance, and formed WFA Enterprises, LLC. as a subsidiary to handle these assets, including select fighter contracts.[1] On the same day, it was reported that Zuffa was formalizing plans to buy World Extreme Cagefighting, to be run as a separate promotion from the UFC. December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... World Fighting Alliance is a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. ... World Extreme Cagefighting is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. ...

In an interview with the Baltimore Sun.com, Dana White, President of Zuffa, stated he has no plans on Zuffa becoming a publicly traded company. White being presented with a plaque by the United States Marines Dana White (born 1971 in Manchester, Connecticut) is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. ...

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