Ultimate Fighting Championship Trivia

1. Ronda Rousey, a fighter in the UFC Women's Bantamweight division, shares her nickname with a very popular ex-WWE star. What is her very appropriate nickname?

From Quiz Nicknames of UFC Fighters

Answer: Rowdy

"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey, the first Women's Bantamweight Champion in the UFC was also a bronze medalist in judo for the United States at the 2008 Olympic summer games in Beijing. She began her UFC career with 6 wins. "Rumble" is the nickname of Anthony Johnson, a male Light Heavyweight UFC fighter. "Evil" belongs to Jessica "Evil" Eye, Bantamweight contender. "Roughshod" is made up but does seem to describe how "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey runs over her opponents.

From Quiz UFC: Frankie Edgar

Answer: Tyson Griffin

In 2007, Edgar amassed a 5-0 record before trying out for season five of "The Ultimate Fighter". Edgar tried out in front of Dana White and Joe Silva, but was not selected to be on the show. However, a month later the UFC contacted Edgar and asked if he would accept a fight with fellow undefeated fighter Tyson Griffin at UFC 67.

From Quiz UFC Soup

Answer: Forrest Griffin

Forrest Griffin won "Fight Of The Year" for his fight with Stephan Bonnar. It was the fight that put UFC on the map.

From Quiz Chuck Liddell

Answer: UFC 17 Redemption

Chuck Liddell beat Mexican Noe Hernandez by unanimous decision. This fight took place May 15, 1998.

From Quiz UFC Jumbled

Answer: Dan Henderson

He held both the Middleweight and Welterweight belt at the same time in 2005.

From Quiz UFC 3: The American Dream

Answer: Ken Shamrock

Ken Shamrock missed the UFC 2 event because of a broken hand, but he was deemed fit enough to fight in UFC 3 despite having a partial tear in his ACL. Aside from Gracie and Shamrock all of the six other main competitors and the alternates had not fought in the UFC before.

From Quiz The Early Days of the UFC

Answer: fish hooking

Fish hooking is inserting your fingers into the mouth, nose, or other orifice of your opponent and then pulling in an attempt to tear the tissue. All of the others were perfectly legal and, with the exception of choking, are now illegal.

From Quiz UFC 2: No Way Out

Answer: Patrick Smith & Pat Smith & Smith

Pat Smith lost to Ken Shamrock in the first round of UFC 1, but his performance in the fight meant that he got an invite to the second tournament. Shamrock himself was invited to take part in UFC 2 as well, but could not compete due to a broken hand.

From Quiz First UFC Championships

Answer: Maurice Smith

Randy won a massive victory over Vitor Belfort to become the number one contender for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 15 on October 17, 1997. He fought Maurice Smith at UFC Japan on December 21, 1997, where he won via majority decision after 21 minutes of action.

From Quiz What UFC was this?

Answer: "UFC 7"

Marco Ruas won the "UFC 7" tournament by beating Paul Varlens in the finals by TKO.

From Quiz Pride Fighting Championships

Answer: Gary Goodridge

Goodridge brutally knocked out Oleg Taktarov with a right hand that left the "Russian Bear" out cold on the mat in the second fight at Pride 1 in 1997. Goodridge was a former arm wrestling champion from Barrie, Ontario.

From Quiz Randy Couture

Answer: Tony Halme

Randy won the "UFC 13" Heavyweight Tournament that night. He had two matches, his first was against Tony Halme, his second was against Steven Graham. Victor Belfort and Tank Abbott had a super fight that night. Belfort won via TKO.

From Quiz Brock Lesnar

Answer: South Dakota

Brock Lesnar was born on July 12, 1977 in Webster, South Dakota. According to the UFC, however, Brock fights out of Minnesota due to the fact that most of his fame as an elite wrestler began at his college, the University of Minnesota.

From Quiz UFC Legends

Answer: Royce Gracie

This legend of MMA and the UFC came and showed that size in a fighter doesn't matter, if you have good technique and Brazillian Jui-Jitsu as a weapon.

From Quiz "The Maine-iac" Tim Sylvia

Answer: Miletich Fighting Systems

Tim also became a part of the Miletich Fighting Systems Elite group.

From Quiz UFC 1: The Beginning

Answer: Colorado

UFC 1 was held in Denver, Colorado, at the McNichols Sports Arena on November 12, 1993.

From Quiz MMA Randoms

Answer: His 2007 bout with Matt Serra

George "Rush" St. Pierre was caught and then knocked down in the first round of his first title defense against Matt Serra, who then pounded Rush into a verbal submission. Matt Serra was a huge underdog, and the fight is and will be remembered as one of the biggest upsets in MMA history.

From Quiz UFC Nicknames

Answer: Chuck Liddell

In March, 2007, shortly before UFC 68, he appeared on Good Morning Texas for an interview, and to promote the film 300, but appeared to be very drowsy and fell asleep in mid-interview. UFC President Dana White, along with Liddell's head coach Scott VanGilder, explained that Liddell had pneumonia and had taken a large dose of sedatives the night before the interview.

From Quiz Ultimate Georges St-Pierre

Answer: Saint-Isidore, Quebec, Canada

Saint-Isidore is about 30 minute south of Montreal.

From Quiz UFC

Answer: Renato "Babalu" Sobral

Lidell won with a powerful kick to the head as Babalu went for the takedown.

From Quiz UFC Nicknames: Pt 2

Answer: Michael Bisping

Bisping is the grandson of a Polish Count.

From Quiz UFC Nicknames: Pt 1

Answer: Tim Sylvia

The heavyweight fighter was the world champ until Randy Couture beat him in UFC 68. Maineiac because he is from Maine.

From Quiz Tito Ortiz

Answer: Wes Albritton

Tito was an underdog in this fight, but won in that UFC 13.

From Quiz Ultimate UFC

Answer: Chuck Liddell

Liddell had a MMA record of 20-3-0 and had defended his title 7 times in a row.

From Quiz Georges St. Pierre

Answer: Jason Miller

On April 16, 2005, St. Pierre defeated Jason Miller by unanimous decision at UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2. Georges clearly dominated Miller all over the octagon, but was unable to finish him before the 3 rounds were up.

From Quiz UFC 56

Answer: UFC 56: Full Force

UFC 56: Full Force was a highly anticipated event, featuring 2 championship fights.

From Quiz UFC 55

Answer: UFC 55: Fury

UFC 55: Fury was held at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut.

From Quiz Ultimate Fighting Championship

Answer: 1993

A Brazilian form of mixed martial arts fighting called Vale Tudo brought public attention to the sport, however UFC draws from roots as deep as the original Olympic games in Athen, Greece. UFC became a recognized organization in 1993.

From Quiz UFC

Answer: Ultimate Fighting Championship

The UFC started way back in 1993, and was the first MMA organization to be widely recognized.

From Quiz Nicknames of UFC Fighters

Answer: The Answer

Frankie "The Answer" Edgar is a former Lightweight Champion in the UFC and holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. "The Carpenter" is the nickname of Clay Guida, a UFC Featherweight since 2006. He was a union carpenter before becoming a fighter. "The Prodigy" is the nickname of now retired B J Penn who Frankie Edgar beat to win the Lightweight Championship. "Lil' Heathen" is the nickname of Jeremy Stephens, also a Featherweight in the UFC.

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