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Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, the Ultimate Fighting Championship held 20 events in 2009. The mixed martial arts promotion was founded by Art Davie and Rorion Gracie.
The first ever UFC event was held at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA on November 12, 1993. Here are the 13 most handsome MMA fighters who had at least one UFC bout in 2009:
13 | Anderson da Silva
- fight name: The Spider
- birth date: April 14, 1975
- birthplace: São Paulo, Brazil
- height: 6’2″
- weight division: light heavyweight
- UFC record in 2009: 2 wins, 0 loss
12 | Mauricio Rua
- fight name: Shogun
- birth date: November 25, 1981
- birthplace: Curitiba, Brazil
- height: 6’1″
- weight division: light heavyweight
- UFC record in 2009: 2 wins, 1 loss
11 | Rich Franklin
- fight name: Ace
- birth date: October 5, 1974
- birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- height: 6’1″
- weight division: light heavyweight
- UFC record in 2009: 1 win, 2 losses
10 | Jon Jones
- fight name: Bones
- birth date: July 19, 1987
- birthplace: Rochester, New York, United States
- height: 6’4″
- weight division: light heavyweight
- UFC record in 2009: 2 wins, 0 loss
9 | Lyoto Machida (町田龍太)
- fight name: The Dragon
- birth date: May 30, 1978
- birthplace: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- height: 6’1″
- weight division: light heavyweight
- UFC record in 2009: 0 win, 3 losses
8 | Frankie Edgar
- fight name: The Answer
- birth date: October 16, 1981
- birthplace: Toms River, New Jersey, United States
- height: 5’6″
- weight division: lightweight
- UFC record in 2009: 2 wins, 0 loss
7 | Sam Stout
- fight name: Hands of Stone
- birth date: April 23,1984
- birthplace: London, Ontario, Canada
- height: 5’9″
- weight division: lightweight
- UFC record in 2009: 1 win, 0 loss
6 | Brock Lesnar
- fight name: N/A
- birth date: July 12, 1977
- birthplace: Webster, South Dakota, United States
- height: 6’3″
- weight division: heavyweight
- UFC record in 2009: 1 win, 0 loss
5 | Chael Sonnen
- fight name: N/A
- birth date: April 3, 1977
- birthplace: Oregon, United States
- height: 6’1″
- weight division: middleweight
- UFC record in 2009: 3 wins, 0 loss
4 | Randy Couture
- fight name: Randy Couture
- birth date: June 22, 1963
- birthplace: Washington, United States
- height: 6’1″
- weight division: heavyweight, light heavyweight
- UFC record in 2009: 1 win, 1 loss
3 | Georges St-Pierre
- fight name: Rush
- birth date: May 19, 1981
- birthplace: Saint-Isidore, Québec, Canada
- height: 5’101⁄2″
- weight division: middleweight
- UFC record in 2009: 2 wins, 0 loss
2 | Yoshihiro Akiyama (秋山 成勲)
- fight name: Sexyama
- birth date: July 29, 1975
- birthplace: Osaka, Japan
- height: 5’10”
- weight division: welterweight
- UFC record in 2009: 0 win, 1 loss
#1 | Roger Huerta
- fight name: El Matador
- birth date: May 20, 1983
- birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
- height: 5’9″
- weight division: lightweight
- UFC record in 2009: 0 win, 1 loss
