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Template:Essay-project-note MMA notability, also known as WP:MMANOT, is an essay to give some guidance on points to consider when discussing the notability of mixed martial arts (MMA) articles. It is a specific supplement to the overall policy of Misplaced Pages:Notability relating to mixed martial arts and in no way supersedes it.

These guidelines were created by WikiProject Mixed martial arts to help assess the notability of articles. Feel free to discuss improvements on the project talk page or the discussion area for this page (WT:MMANOT).

General points

Reliable sourcing is the most important factor. Assertions of notability must be sourced from somewhere other than the individual or organization under discussion (see secondary sources); if referencing a title, the organization which sanctioned the event would be the first stop; if the subject of an article is an author, the publisher or ISBN of the subject's work should be given. A lack of any sources after looking around is a warning sign that an article may not be notable enough for inclusion.

Google and other search engines are a useful tool for finding sources, and may sometimes be persuasive (very high or very low result counts), but is not proof of whether or not something is notable (see WP:Google test). Using quotes around the search ("mixed martial art fighter") will look for only exact matches and using -Misplaced Pages at the end will remove self references.

Organizations

Criteria supporting notability

Subject of multiple independent articles/documentaries--articles should be from national or international media, not just local coverage.
Promotes a large number of events annually--the more fights it has sanctioned, the more notable.
Has actively been in business for several years - the longer the organization has been around, the more notable.
Large number of well-known and highly ranked fighters.

Criteria supporting deletion

Has only promoted a single event.
Short history as an organization.
Few notable fighters fight in their events.
Fights are no-holds-barred, or rules are much less restrictive than the unified rules of martial arts
Promoted fights are not licensed by state or regional governing bodies.

Fighters

Amateur MMA fighters are not considered notable (unless they can pass WP:GNG under other criteria).

Criteria supporting notability

Subject of multiple independent articles/documentaries--articles should be from national or international media, not just local coverage or press releases from organizations
Fought for the highest title of a top tier MMA organization
Fought at least three (3) fights for top tier MMA organizations

Criteria supporting deletion

Only amateur bouts
Few fights for notable organizations

Individual Events

Individual events are not considered notable since WP:N specifically says routine sports coverage "is not a sufficient basis for a topic to have its own stand-alone article". WP:N also says "notability is not temporary" and "it takes more than just a short burst of news reports about a single event or topic to constitute sufficient evidence of notability."

Current list of notable MMA organizations and promotions

This list is subject to change as organizations grow, merge, or go out of business. Changes in this list should be made by consensus after discussion at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Mixed martial arts. The list is divided into two tiers. The top tier is the highest level. The organizations in this list were determined by looking at independent world rankings of MMA fighters in June, 2010. Any organization with a fighter ranked in the top 10 in any weight class was included.

Top Tier

Affliction Entertainment (now defunct)

Bellator Fighting Championships

DREAM

Pride Fighting Championships (now defunct)

Shooto

Strikeforce

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)

World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) (now defunct)

World Victory Road: Sengoku Raiden Championship

Second Tier

BAMMA