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  2. Comparison of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts

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    Professional wrestling and mixed martial arts (also known as MMA) both combine grappling and strikes. In MMA, fights are competitions, in contrast to professional wrestling where the outcomes and moves performed are often scripted or predetermined. Despite this difference, several people have competed in both professional wrestling and MMA.

  3. The combat sports power rankings 2024: Boxing and MMA ... - AOL

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    The most famous MMA journalist on the planet, Helwani is more easily recognisable than many fighters, in fact. The Canadian was an insider long before his stint at ESPN, and he has continued to ...

  4. Pound for pound - Wikipedia

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    Pound for pound is a ranking used in combat sports, such as boxing, [1] wrestling, [2] or mixed martial arts, [3] adjusted to compensate for weight class.As fighters in different weight classes do not compete directly, determining the best fighter pound for pound requires subjective judgment, and ratings hence vary.

  5. Mixed martial arts - Wikipedia

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    The estimated injury incidence rate in MMA is greater than in other full-contact combat sports such as judo (44.0 injuries per 1000 athlete-exposures), [202] taekwondo (79.4 injuries per 1000 athlete-exposures), [203] amateur boxing (77.7 injuries per 1000 athlete-exposures), [204] and professional boxing (118.0–250.6 injuries per 1000 ...

  6. Boxing styles and technique - Wikipedia

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    The boxer-puncher possesses many of the qualities of the out-boxer: hand speed, often an outstanding jab combination, and/or counter-punching skills, better defense and accuracy than a slugger, while possessing brawler-type power. The boxer-puncher may also be more willing to fight in an aggressive swarmer-style than an out-boxer.

  7. Cutman - Wikipedia

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    Cutman Jacob "Stitch" Duran administers treatment to fighter Wladimir Klitschko.. A cutman is a person responsible for preventing and treating physical damage to a fighter during the breaks between rounds of a full contact match such as a boxing, kickboxing or a mixed martial arts bout.

  8. Sean Woodson - Wikipedia

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    Growing up in North County, Sean Woodson’s dad was the driving inspiration behind his fighting career as his father would watch fights with his son, developing a passion for boxing. [4] His mother had other ideas and took Sean to a trip to the pediatrician at the age of eight, asking the doctor to explain the dangers of boxing.

  9. Orthodox stance - Wikipedia

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    Orthodox stance is the most common stance in boxing [3] and MMA [4] for its superior power generation by right-handed fighters. However, the stance also finds usage from some left-handed fighters, too, owing to some of the advantages it has in general, as well as for the left-handed in particular.