Ultimate Warrior Challenge México

Company type	Private
Industry	Mixed martial artspromotion
Founded	2009; 17 years ago (2009)
Founder	Alejandro Islas
Headquarters	Tijuana, Baja California , Mexico
Website	uwc.com.mx

Ultimate Warrior Challenge Mexico (UWC Mexico) is a Mexicanmixed martial arts promotion based inTijuana, Baja California. The company was founded in 2009, making it one of the longest-running in the country.^[1][2]

As the longest-running MMA company in the country, UWC has produced names such asGabriel Benítez,Raul Rosas Jr.,^[3]Brandon Moreno,Henry Briones, among others.^[4]

Founded in 2009, UWC Mexico held its first event on February 28th at the Tijuana Municipal Auditorium, titledUWC: Baja California vs. California, featuring talent from theBaja California Peninsula andSouthern California.^[5][6]

On May 30th, 2009, at theUWC: Furia Cachanilla event, the inaugural UWC champion was revealed. In the main event,Akbarh Arreola defeated Adam Lehman in 49 seconds to become the company's welterweight champion.^[7] The aforementioned event also marked the first time a women's fight took place in the history of Mexican MMA. There, Margarita De La Cruz Ramírez and Cristina Marks, making their professional debut, faced off in a close fight, with Ramírez winning by submission in the first round.^[8]

In 2015, shortly afterUWC Mexico 14, the promotion discontinued its sporting activities for unknown reasons, causing its fighters to move to other national promotions such as Xtreme Fighters Latino; some of them would later sign withLUX Fight League. Four years passed before UWC returned, withUWC Mexico 20: Legacy held on August 24, 2019.^[9][10]

In 2020, and due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, UWC events were held in theEntram Gym starting with theUWC Mexico 22: Total War event.^[11] Despite the fading of the virus and the reopening to the public, the famous gym has established itself as one of UWC's main venues.

In 2021, UWC announced an exclusive multi-year streaming agreement withUFC Fight Pass.^[12] In January 2024, UWC CEO Alejandro Islas announced the renewal of contract with them.^[13]

Division	Upper weight limit	Champion	Since	Title Defenses
Heavyweight	120 kg (264.6 lb)	Jesús Navarrete	July 3, 2020 (UWC 22)	1
Middleweight	84 kg (185.2 lb)	Nayib López	July 28, 2024 (UWC 54)	0
Welterweight	77 kg (169.8 lb)	Adrián Oviedo	February 25, 2024 (UWC 51)	0
Lightweight	70 kg (154.3 lb)	Adriano Nunes	July 28, 2023 (UWC 46)	0
Featherweight	66 kg (145.5 lb)	Dorian Ramos	October 28, 2022 (UWC 39)	3
Bantamweight	61 kg (134.5 lb)	Adrián Luna Martinetti	February 25, 2024 (UWC 51)	1
Flyweight	57 kg (125.7 lb)	Braián González	February 24, 2023 (UWC 41)	4
Women's Strawweight	52 kg (114.6 lb)	Vacant	/	-

No.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (total)	Defenses
1	Jesús Navarrete def. Eliezer Ortega	UWC Mexico 22 Tijuana, Mexico	Jul 3, 2020		1. def. Enrique Lara at UWC Mexico 24 on Nov 24, 2020

No.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (total)	Defenses
1	Gary Padilla def. David Mariscal	UWC Mexico 9 Tijuana, Mexico	Mar 25, 2011	?
Padilla vacated the title.
2	Antonio Gordillo def. Ricardo Chávez Villaseñor	UWC Mexico 45 Tijuana, Mexico	Jul 2, 2023	392	1. def. Victor de Paula at UWC Mexico 48 on Sept 23, 2023
3	Nayib López	UWC Mexico 34 Tijuana, Mexico	Jul 28, 2024

No.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (total)	Defenses
1	Akbarh Arreola def. Adam Lehman	UWC Mexico 2 Tijuana, Mexico	May 30, 2009	?	1. def. Matt Lagler at UWC Mexico 6 on Apr 24, 2010 2. def. Jorge López at UWC Mexico 8 on Oct 16, 2010
Arreola vacated the title.
2	Jesús Sánchez def. Christopher Ortega	UWC Mexico 11 Tijuana, Mexico	Oct 1, 2011	1113	1. def. Christopher Ortega at UWC Mexico 13 on Mar 2, 2013
3	Iván Castillo	UWC & EVT: Sánchez vs. Castillo Tijuana, Mexico	Oct 18, 2014	?
During Castillo's reign, the title was deactivated due to the promotion's temporary closure.
4	Iván Castillo (2) def. Leonardo Blasco	UWC Mexico 26 Tijuana, Mexico	Apr 30, 2021	?
Castillo vacated the title.
5	Adrián Oviedo def. Carlos Camargo	UWC Mexico 51 Tijuana, Mexico	Feb 25, 2024

No.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (total)	Defenses
1	David Mariscal def. Miguel Pardinas	UWC Mexico 3 Tijuana, Mexico	Jul 18, 2009	?	1. def. Leobardo López Caloca at UWC Mexico 4 on Nov 29, 2009
Mariscal vacated the title and it was later deactivated due to the temporary closure of the promotion.
2	Akbarh Arreola def. Gammaliel Escarrega	UWC Mexico 20 Tijuana, Mexico	Aug 24, 2019	?
Arreola vacated the title.
3	Edgar Escarrega def. Fabian Quintanar	UWC Mexico 21 Tijuana, Mexico	Feb 29, 2020	?
Escarrega vacated the title.
4	José Luis Verdugo def. Carlos Cañada	UWC Mexico 24 Tijuana, Mexico	Nov 13, 2020	?	1. def. Alexander Barahona at UWC Mexico 26 on Apr 30, 2021
Verdugo vacated the title.
5	Pablo Sabori def. Ángel Rodríguez	UWC Mexico 33 Tijuana, Mexico	Apr 29, 2022	?	1. def. Alberto Sánchez at UWC Mexico 40 on Nov 25, 2022
Sabori vacated the title.
6	Adriano Nunes def. Marco Antonio Elpidio	UWC Mexico 46 Tijuana, Mexico	Jul 28, 2023

No.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (total)	Defenses
1	Antonio Duarte def. Rafael Salomão	UWC Mexico 3 Tijuana, Mexico	Jul 18, 2009	?	1. def. Juan Manuel Torres at UWC Mexico 4 on Nov 28, 2009
Duarte vacated the title.
2	Gabriel Benítez def. Manuel Ramos Gallareta	UWC Mexico 5 Tijuana, Mexico	Feb 13, 2010	?	1. def. Raúl Bellereza at UWC Mexico 9 on Mar 25, 2011 2. def. Jorge Alberto Bustamante at UWC Mexico 12 on Mar 24, 2012
During Benítez's reign, the title was deactivated due to the promotion's temporary closure.
3	Luis Meraz def. Miguel Enrique Torres	UWC Mexico 21 Tijuana, Mexico	Feb 29, 2020	1000
4	Dorian Ramos	UWC Mexico 39 Tijuana, Mexico	Oct 28, 2022		1. def. Mauricio Eguiluz at UWC Mexico 41 on Feb 24, 2023 2. def. José Peñaloza at UWC Mexico 43 on Apr 28, 2023 3. def. Esteban Sedano at UWC Mexico 52 on Apr 7, 2024

No.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (total)	Defenses
1	Alex Soto def. Rafael Salomão	UWC Mexico 6 Tijuana, Mexico	Apr 24, 2010	?	1. def. Brady Harrison at UWC Mexico 9 on Mar 25, 2011
Soto vacated the title.
2	Walel Watson def. Ismael León	UWC Mexico 10 Tijuana, Mexico	Jun 25, 2011	?
Watson vacated the title.
3	Antonio Barajas def. Brady Harrison	UWC Mexico 13 Tijuana, Mexico	Mar 2, 2013	?
Barajas vacated the title.
4	Antonio Duarte def. Marcos Beristain	UWC & EVT: Duarte vs. Beristaín Tijuana, Mexico	May 17, 2014	?
During Duarte's reign, the title was deactivated due to the promotion's temporary closure.
5	Antonio Duarte (2) def. Erik Radleim	UWC Mexico 20 Tijuana, Mexico	Aug 29, 2019	?
Duarte vacated the title.
6	Christian Quiñónez def. Donny Matos	UWC Mexico 25 Tijuana, Mexico	Feb 26, 2021	?
Quiñónez vacated the title.
7	Adrián Luna Martinetti def. Brandon Uruchurtu	UWC Mexico 31 Tijuana, Mexico	Feb 25, 2022	?	1. def. Juan Campos at UWC Mexico 35 on Jun 24, 2022 2. def. Donny Matos at UWC Mexico 42 on Mar 31, 2023
Luna Martinetti vacated the title.
8	Mahatma García def. Juan Pablo González	UWC Mexico 50 Tijuana, Mexico	Nov 24, 2023	93
9	Adrián Luna Martinetti (2)	UWC Mexico 51 Tijuana, Mexico	Feb 25, 2024

No.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (total)	Defenses
1	Iván López def. Kevin Amador	UWC & EVT: Duarte vs. Beristaín Tijuana, Mexico	May 17, 2014	1930
2	Antoine Hidrio	UWC Mexico 20 Tijuana, Mexico	Aug 29, 2019	184
3	Jesús Santos Aguilar	UWC Mexico 21 Tijuana, Mexico	Feb 29, 2020	607	1. def. Edgar Chairez at UWC Mexico 23 on Sept 4, 2020
Aguilar vacated the title.
4	Sóslenis Carvalho def. Paulino Siller	UWC Mexico 29 Tijuana, Mexico	Oct 1, 2021	238
5	João Camilo	UWC Mexico 34 Tijuana, Mexico	May 27, 2022	273
6	Braián González	UWC Mexico 41 Tijuana, Mexico	Feb 24, 2023

No.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (total)	Defenses
1	Yazmin Jauregui def. Annely Jiménez García	UWC Mexico 24 Tijuana, Mexico	Nov 13, 2020	272
Jauregui vacated the title.

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