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Mixed martial arts (MMA) [a] is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. [10]In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place throughout Japan and the countries of East Asia.
The Albanian Mixed Martial Arts Federation (AMMAF or FSHNJ) (Albanian: Federata Shqiptare e Ndeshjes së Lirë) is the head governing body for the sport of professional MMA and promotion of this sport in Albania.
Cage Rage was the home of a unique rule in the world of cage-based MMA; the "open guard" rule. Designed to prevent stalling on the ground, it allowed a standing fighter to use strikes on a downed opponent that would otherwise be fouls .
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a form of competitive combat sport, akin to boxing, muay thai, or kick boxing. MMA titles, or championship belts, are given to those fighters deemed by a promotional organization to have met a certain standard of athletic accomplishment in a specific weight class (most often by means of a championship fight ...
MMA is often referred to as "cage fighting" in the US as it is associated with the UFC's octagonal caged fighting area. Most major MMA promotions in the US, Canada and Britain use the "cage" as a result of directly evolving from the first UFC events. There are variations on the cage such as replacing the metal fencing with a net, or using a ...
Former Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz with the WEC belt.. This is a list of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) champions at each weight class.. In December 2006 World Extreme Cagefighting was bought by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the UFC, to concentrate on the four smaller weight classes under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
This is a list of events held by the Cage Rage Championships, a now-defunct mixed martial arts organization that was based in England. The first event, Cage Rage 1, took place on September 7, 2002 and the last, Cage Rage UK - Fighting Hurts Final, on November 1, 2008.
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