Photo Gallery Ultimate Fighting Goes Global
Randy Couture defended his title of Ultimate Fighting World Champion on Nov. 15. The sport is now more popular than boxing in the United States and is making its way to Europe.
The almost 15,000 fans who turned up to watch the fight paid a total of $4.8 million to see the battle. The UFC is expected to bring in revenues of $250 million this year.
In the end Brock Lesnar prevailed. The younger and bigger man was the winner, but the fans were still on Couture's side.
US rapper 50 Cent was at the fight, which took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Before the event he visited Couture in his dressing room to give him his support.
Couture, who is now 45, is a former Greco-Roman wrestler. He describes the sport as like 'kinetic chess.'
Brazilian champion Anderson Silva throws a kick at Travis Lutter of teh US in a UFC fight last year in Las Vegas. Dana White, the president of the UFC, is looking to expand the sport to Europe and Japan.
Croatian Mirko Cro Cop gets the upper hand over Eddie Sanchez in their fight in February 2007. The first fights scheduled to take place in Great Britain are already sold out and the first event will take place in Germany next June.
