The super welterweight division in MMA sits between the
welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term ''welterweight'' was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...
division and the
middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to .
Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have beg ...
division. It was approved by the
Association of Boxing Commissions
The Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) is a North American not-for-profit professional boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) organization that organizes contests and record-keeping. It is governed by delegates of state, provincial, and tribal ...
on July 26, 2017.
The upper limit was set at .
In 2019, Bahrain-based promotion
Brave Combat Federation
BRAVE Combat Federation is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Bahrain. The organization was established on 23 September 2016 by Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa. BRAVE Combat Federation features mixed martial artists from more than ...
revised its welterweight division and title from 170 lbs to 175 lbs and the super welterweight. They also renamed the BRAVE CF Welterweight Championship to the BRAVE CF Super Welterweight Championship.
References
Mixed martial arts weight classes
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