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Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. MMA matches typically take place in an [[octagonal ring|octagonal cage]], although some [[fighting]] promotions have used [[boxing]] or [[wrestling]] rings instead. Originally, MMA was intended to pit combatants of different [[martial arts]] schools against each other to find the most effective martial art in street fighting. Nowadays, MMA combatants commonly cross-train in multiple martial arts such as [[judo]], Brazilian jiu-jitsu, [[karate]], [[muay thai]], [[boxing]] and [[wrestling]] among others. h4. Related tags * [[choke hold]] * [[joint lock]] Updated by bot Sun, Sep 18 '22, 02:54 |