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#4 The meaning of Zuffa
Zuffa, LLC has a special place in the history of Mixed Martial Arts. Founded by Frank Fertitta and Lorenzo Fertitta in 2001, it was created to be the parent entity of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
While it was initially introduced to manage the UFC, Zuffa later went on to take over World Fighting Alliance, Pride Fighting Championships, World Extreme Cagefighting and Strikeforce. And in 2018, Zuffa was sold to WME-IMG for a whopping $4 Billion.
Although Zuffa is a term that gets thrown around quite often, most of the MMA fans don’t know what it actually means. Now, if you belong to this list, get ready to be enlightened.
Zuffa is an Italian word which means ‘fight’. For a sports promotion that has fighting as its major selling point, it was an apt choice by the Fertitta brothers. The Italian connection that Fertittas have would’ve also played a big part.
