Mixed martial arts

Full-contact combat sport

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Type

combat sport, type of sport

Short name

MMA

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport based on striking and grappling, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.

The precursors of modern MMA existed in various parts of the world since the ancient period to the 20th century in different forms. Prior to 1970s, various inter-stylistic contests and/or no-holds-barred bouts took place throughout different countries in East Asia. One example is from mid-20th-century Hong Kong, where rooftop street fighting contests between different martial arts styles occurred. As a result, this naturally contributed to the rise of Bruce Lee's hybrid martial arts style, Jeet Kune Do in United States.

Styles and branches of Mixed martial arts

• Centurion Fight Championship
• Kudo

Mixed martial arts techniques

• 12–6 elbow
• Chin (combat sports)
• Orthodox stance
• Over–under position
• Stomp

Notable Mixed martial arts athletes and practitioners

• Andrew Tate United States
• Conor McGregor Ireland
• Khabib Nurmagomedov Soviet Union
• Dave Bautista United States
• Ronda Rousey United States
• Brock Lesnar Canada
• CM Punk United States
• Fedor Emelianenko Russia
• Gina Carano United States
• Jon Jones United States
• Georges St-Pierre Canada
• Khamzat Chimaev United Arab Emirates
• Alberto Del Rio Mexico
• Bobby Lashley United States
• Islam Makhachev Russia
• Francis Ngannou Cameroon
• Jason David Frank United States
• Randy Couture United States
• Antonio Inoki Empire of Japan
• Nate Diaz United States
• Israel Adesanya New Zealand
• Anderson Silva Brazil
• Jake Hager United States
• Ilia Topuria Spain
• Kamaru Usman United States
• Kayla Harrison United States
• Amanda Nunes Brazil
• Justin Gaethje United States
• Dustin Poirier United States
• Charles Oliveira Da Silva Brazil
• Nick Diaz United States
• Alexander Volkanovski Australia
• Max Holloway United States
• Shinsuke Nakamura Japan
• Lyoto Machida Brazil
• Cain Velasquez United States

2071 people in this reference practise Mixed martial arts.

Equipment and weapons

• glove
• mouthguard
• breeches
• helmet

Mixed martial arts competitions

• Bellator 298
• Rizin Fighting Federation

Rules, ranks and training

• Weight classes: Mixed martial arts (Unified Rules)

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q114466 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.