| MMA means Mixed Martial Arts, and it consists | | | | "Mixed Martial Arts" and has been around in |
| of grappling, striking, and submission | | | | the US since the early 90's; but not until |
| fighting. Mixed Martial Arts is sweeping the | | | | recently has it exploded in popularity, and |
| country and the sports world. Mixed Martial | | | | many times these days it beats both boxing |
| Arts is both a style and not a style | | | | and professional wrestling in pay per view |
| simultaneously. Mixed Martial Arts, in its | | | | buys. |
| simplest definition, is a mixture of | | | | |
| different martial arts styles. History:Once | | | | The rising interest in mixed martial arts is |
| upon a time in the year of 2006 in a city | | | | tied to Ultimate Fighting, which changed its |
| called Tampa an explosion occurred between | | | | ways to gain acceptance. Well if you're like |
| man and mixed martial arts. | | | | me, you don't follow the sport of mixed |
| | | | martial arts other than free replays of cage |
| As a result from this explosion a company was | | | | fights on FOX Sports at midnight when the |
| created called Mixed Martial Arts World | | | | wife and kids are soundly asleep. I think |
| Fighting Championships (M. Mixed Martial | | | | the world needs to be educated on mixed |
| Arts incorporates the best of well | | | | martial arts. |
| established Martial Arts. MMA stands for | | | | |