| Mixed Martial Arts is essentially an unarmed combat | | | | todayâs MMA tournaments, the fighters in |
| sport, often described as no-holds-barred combat | | | | those days used a combination of wrestling and |
| sport. Also popularly known as MMA, this free style | | | | boxing techniques in the Pankration tournaments. |
| martial arts involves various fight forms â | | | | However, it was in 1993, after the first Ultimate Fighting |
| Muay Thai Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Boxing, | | | | Championships (UFC), that the world took notice of this |
| and Wrestling. Mixed Martial Arts is quite popular | | | | sport. It is closely associated with the Gracie family |
| among martial arts fans who take it up for varied | | | | (the creators of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) as MMA |
| reasons â fitness, self-defense, fight | | | | tournaments are quite similar to the Vale tudo martial |
| tournaments, or as a fun activity. | | | | arts tournaments held in Brazil by the family in the |
| The documented history of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) | | | | 1920s. Not just that, the winner of the first UFC was |
| competition is traced back to the ancient Greece. | | | | Royce Gracie of the Gracie family. |
| Back then it was known as Pankration. Similar to | | | | |