UFC Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and Donates $10,000 To The Hispanic Scholarship Fund

In September, UFC partnered with ESPN to launch its first-ever celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. As part of the campaign, UFC also made a $10,000 contribution to The Hispanic Scholarship Fund, a national non-profit organization that provides scholarships to Latino students, as well as related support services. 

UFC commemorated Hispanic Heritage Month by acknowledging UFC athletes and fans who represent U.S. Hispanic and Latin American communities, as well as other Spanish-speaking countries around the world through its “ONE VOICE, MANY STORIES” campaign. 

The campaign served as the collective message used to amplify and celebrate the month. Through this campaign, UFC was able to highlight the personal stories of Hispanic and Latino fighters, past and present, and their positive impact on UFC. The campaign also showcased how Hispanic and Latino culture has played a significant role in UFC, the sport of mixed martial arts and combat sports.

UFC produced five events during Hispanic Heritage Month, three of which were headlined or co-headlined by UFC athletes of Hispanic / Latino heritage.

UFC also launched an apparel capsule with a t-shirt and hat, with UFC athletes and celebrities participating in the activation by posting photos on their individual social platforms wearing the apparel to drive awareness to UFCStore.com. More than 30 athletes and celebrities participated in the apparel campaign, including UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko, UFC welterweights Jorge Masvidal, Santiago Ponzinibbio and Diego Sanchez, UFC bantamweights Brandon Moreno, Rob Font, and Tracy Cortez, UFC strawweight Tecia Torres, UFC middleweight Julian Marquez, and well-known actor and host Mario Lopez, and more.

UFC also produced UFC Ultimate Knockouts: Hispanic Heritage Month, a four-part special featuring some of the biggest Latino names in MMA, which kicked off ESPN’s HHM programming and was available on ESPN+ for the entire month. 

UFC FIGHT PASS also produced a series of fighter-specific “UFC Fighter of the Day” capsules during the month, recognizing popular Hispanic / Latino UFC athletes and their favorite fights.