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Mixed Martial Arts

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Also known as

MMA

Description

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that combines striking and grappling technique from multiple disciplines - including Brazilian jiu-jitsu, wrestling, Muay Thai and boxing - under a single, codified ruleset. It emerged from early no-holds-barred contests in the 1990s and is regulated today under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. Unlike those component arts, MMA has no rank or belt system of its own; practitioners typically train and grade in one or more of them separately.

Related styles

Derived fromBrazilian jiu-jitsu
Derived fromWrestling
Derived fromMuay Thai
Derived fromBoxing
Influenced byKarate
Influenced byTaekwondo
Influenced bySambo
Influenced byCatch Wrestling
Influenced byShooto

Sources

"Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport based on striking and grappling, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world."

— Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Mixed martial arts. Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

"On July 30, 2009, a motion was made at the annual meeting of the Association of Boxing Commissions to adopt these rules as the "Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts". The motion passed unanimously."

— Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

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