Jungle Fight is a Brazilian

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and

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promotion. It was created in 2003. The name is derived from its origin, the Amazonas state in Brazil.

History

Jungle Fight was founded by pioneering MMA fighter and long-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt Wallid Ismail and Japanese

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. The organization was created in 2003 and its first event was in

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, Amazonas. In 2006 there was an event in

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, the first and so far only, Jungle Fight event held outside of Brazil. No events were held in 2007, but in 2008 it began to hold a series of events in

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. Jungle Fight has been described as "easily the best promotion in all of Brazil or South America, for that matter" by Sherdog.com in 2010. In Brazil Jungle Fight is broadcast on TV Band, in the

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it is broadcast on

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and

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. In the Spanish-speaking Latin America, it is broadcast on

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This MMA organization partnered with

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for the RIZIN FIGHTING WORLD GRAND-PRIX event on December 29-31, 2015. The former

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Heavyweight champion

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headlined the NYE Rizin FF main event.

Current champions

Men's Championship history

Heavyweight Championship

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220 lbs Championship

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Light Heavyweight Championship

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Middleweight Championship

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Welterweight Championship

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Lightweight Championship

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Featherweight Championship

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Bantamweight Championship

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Flyweight Championship

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Strawweight Championship

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Women's Championship history

Women's Bantamweight Championship

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Women's Flyweight Championship

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Women's Strawweight Championship

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Kickboxing Championship history

Middleweight Championship

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Events

References

External links

List of Events on Sherdog

Official Website
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