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    Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation

    Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation (RUFF) is the first Chinese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization sanctioned by the General Administration of Sport of China. The winners of the title fights will be crowned as the national MMA champions of China in their respective weight classes. RUFF held its first event in August 2011 in Shanghai, before presenting in Chongqing, Hohhot, Nanjing, and Sanya. In February 2013 RUFF awarded Championship belts in five weight classes, at their Superfight event. Together with the Championship belt, each winner was awarded 1,000,000 RMB. RUFF along with Mandt Bros. Productions produced and aired a 10 episode reality series RUFF: Journey leading up to the Superfight. A new episode will air each week and will be nationally televised across China with TV viewership of over 30 million, over 10 episodes.

    Founded
    2007
    Headquarters
    Shanghai, China
    9.9
    Matches/Event

    13 events · 129 matches

    Total Events
    13
    Total Matches
    129
    Total Players
    93
    Matches/Player
    1.4
    Nationality Distribution14 countries
    1
    China
    66(71%)
    2
    Mongolia
    6(6%)
    3
    Russian Federation
    5(5%)
    4
    Philippines
    3(3%)
    5
    Thailand
    2(2%)
    6
    United States
    2(2%)
    7
    Brazil
    2(2%)
    8
    South Africa
    1(1%)
    Weight Class Distribution6 classes
    1
    Bantamweight
    27(30%)
    2
    Lightweight
    19(21%)
    3
    Featherweight
    17(19%)
    4
    Flyweight
    12(13%)
    5
    Welterweight
    8(9%)
    6
    Light Heavyweight
    8(9%)
    Yearly Trends4 years