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Mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), popularly known as cage fighting or
ultimate fighting is a full contact combat sport that allows a
wide variety of fighting techniques and skills, from a mixture
of other combat sports, to be used in competitions. The rules
allow the use of both striking as well as grappling techniques,
both while standing and while on the ground. Such competitions
allow fighters of different backgrounds to compete.
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The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be traced back to
various mixed style contests that took place throughout
Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim during the early 1900s. The
combat sport of Vale Tudo that had developed in Brazil from
the 1920s was brought to the United States by the Gracie
family in 1993 with the founding of the Ultimate Fighting
Championship. Professional MMA events had also been held in
Japan by Shooto starting back in 1989. In due course the more
dangerous Vale Tudo style bouts of the early UFCs were made
safer with the implementation of additional rules, leading to
the popular regulated form of MMA seen today. Originally
promoted as a competition with the intention of finding the
most effective martial arts for real unarmed combat
situations, competitors were pitted against one another with
minimal rules.[1] Later promoters adopted many additional
rules aimed at increasing safety for competitors and to
promote mainstream acceptance of the sport.[2]
The name mixed martial arts was coined by Rick Blume,
president and CEO of Battlecade, in 1995.[3] Following these
changes, the sport has seen increased popularity with pay per
view reach rivalling boxing and professional wrestling
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