| Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA, combines many
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| | critics have attempted to portray the MMA
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| different fighting techniques, including
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| | fighting style as violent and brutal,
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| grappling and striking, and high
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| | there has never been a death or crippling
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| performance standards, particularly in
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| | injury in any sanctioned MMA event in
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| the often intense, and very popular MMA
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| | North America.
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| tournaments. The first tournaments came
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| | The U.S. state athletic and boxing
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| about as a result of the 1993 Ultimate
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| | committee regulates the MMA, requiring
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| Fighting Championship, which matched
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| | participants and sponsors to adhere to a
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| different fighting styles in a
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| | set of officially sanctioned rules and
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| competition where the rules were minimal
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| | regulations, which include rules for
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| and the goal was to find the best
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| | knockout, submission, technical knockout,
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| fighters in the world.
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| | the ten point system, disqualification,
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| The success of this mixed martial arts
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| | and no contest.
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| combat style led to the development and
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| | Common fouls include: clawing, twisting
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| implementation of rules designed to keep
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| | and pinching flesh; small joint
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| athletes safe and deflect early criticism
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| | manipulation; attacking an opponent from
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| of the sport while still holding on to
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| | or on the break in the care of an
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| the original concept of the UFC as much
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| | official, attacking the groin or trachea,
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| as possible. The modern MMA tournaments
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| | fish-hooking, biting, and hair pulling,
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| have their roots in the Vale tudo martial
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| | spitting, use of abusive language, and
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| arts tournaments held in Brazil by the
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| | other similar acts.
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| Gracie family beginning in the 1920s, and
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| | The MMA continues to grow in popularity
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| the preliminary martial arts tournaments
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| | and reputation, as athletes associated
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| hosted in Japan by Antonio Inoki in the
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| | with the sport have also gained
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| early 1970s.
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| | reputation and renown, as well as
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| There are several different competition
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| | successful careers and endorsement deals.
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| techniques, including striking
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| | With mainstream acceptance, worldwide
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| techniques, like kicks, punches, and
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| | acclaim, and an every growing fan base,
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| knees, and grappling techniques, like
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| | what started as an abstract concept has
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| pinning holds, submission holds, clinch
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| | become an established sport and a
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| holds, takedowns, throws and sweeps.
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| | successful platform from which many
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| The permissibility and legality of
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| | athletic careers have been launched. The
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| certain other techniques like head butts,
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| | future of the MMA appears to be bright,
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| spinal locks, and elbows vary according
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| | and the popularity of the sport even more
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| to the specific organization and
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| | so.
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| sponsored competition. Although many
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