| Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a fully interesting fighting | | | | different backgrounds to compete. MMA consists of |
| sport that allows a wide variety of fighting | | | | karate, grappling, wrestling, Tang Soo Do, boxing, |
| techniques, from a mixture of traditional and | | | | jujitsu, Tae Kwon Do and more all combined in one. |
| non-traditional martial arts, to be used in competitions. | | | | Mixed martial arts, in its modern form, emerged in |
| Mixed Martial Arts have become a very popular sport. | | | | 1993 through the Ultimate Fighting Championships and |
| MMA fighters are one of the most complete athletes | | | | was based on pitting different fighting styles against |
| out there with an extreme level of fitness, strength | | | | each other with minimal rules to determine which |
| and endurance. The rules allow the use of striking and | | | | system would be better in a real, unregulated combat |
| grappling techniques, both while standing and on the | | | | situation. |
| ground. Such competitions allow martial artists of | | | | |