Ultimate Warrior Challenge Mexico (UWC Mexico) is a Mexican mixed martial arts promotion based in Tijuana, Baja California. The company was founded in 2009, making it one of the longest-running in the country.
As the longest-running MMA company in the country, UWC has produced names such as Gabriel BenÃÂtez, Raul Rosas Jr., Brandon Moreno, Henry Briones, among others.
Founded in 2009, UWC Mexico held its first event on February 28th at the Tijuana Municipal Auditorium, titled UWC Mexico 1: Baja California vs. California, featuring talent from the Baja California Peninsula and Southern California.
On May 30th, 2009, at the UWC Mexico 2: 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. 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 RamÃÂrez and Cristina Marks, making their professional debut, faced off in a close fight, with RamÃÂrez winning by submission in the first round.
In 2015, shortly after UWC 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 with LUX Fight League. Four years passed before UWC returned, with UWC Mexico 20: Legacy held on August 24, 2019.
In 2020, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UWC events were held in the Entram Gym starting with the UWC Mexico 22: Total War event. 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 with UFC Fight Pass. In January 2024, UWC CEO Alejandro Islas announced the renewal of contract with them.