MMA












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            Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling
            and on the ground, using techniques from various combat sports and martial arts.





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            * Short History

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            In Ancient Greece, there was a sport called pankration (??????????), which featured a comb
            grappling and striking skills similar to those found in modern MMA. Pankration was formed 

            of the already established wrestling and boxing traditions and, in Olympic terms, first fe
            33rd Olympiad in 648 BC. All strikes and holds were allowed with the exception of biting a
            which were banned. The fighters, called pankratiasts, fought until someone could not conti

            submission by raising their index finger; there were no rounds.

            During the early 20th century, various mixed-style contests took place throughout Japan an

            countries of the Four Asian Tigers. In Brazil, there was the sport of Vale Tudo, in which 
            various styles fought with little to no rules. The Gracie family was known to promote Vale
            as a way to promote their own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu style. An early high-profile mixed marti

            was Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie in 1951, fought between judoka Masahiko Kimura and Br
            jitsu founder Hélio Gracie in Brazil. In the West, the concept of combining elements of mu
            arts was popularized by Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do during the late 1960s to early 1970s. A p

            to modern MMA was the 1976 Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki bout, fought between boxer Muham
            wrestler Antonio Inoki in Japan, where it later inspired the foundation of Pancrase in 199
            Fighting Championships in 1997.


            In 1993, the Gracie family brought Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, developed in Brazil from the 1920s
            States by founding the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) MMA promotion company. The com

            an event with almost no rules, mostly due the influence of Art Davie and Rorion Gracie att
            replicate Vale Tudo fights that existed in Brazil, and would later implement a different s
            (example: eliminating kicking a grounded opponent), which differed from other leagues whic

            favour of realistic fights.