Antiquity
In Ancient China, combat sport appeared in the form of Leitai, a no-holds-barred mixed combat sport that combined Chinese martial arts, boxing and wrestling.
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Most 'traditional' martial arts have a specific focus and these arts may be trained to improve in that area. Popular disciplines of each type include:
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While mixed martial arts is primarily a male dominated sport, it does have female athletes. Female competition in Japan includes promotions such as the all-female Valkyrie See more

The movement that led to the creation of present-day mixed martial arts scenes emerged from a confluence of several earlier martial arts scenes: the vale tudo events in Brazil, rooftop fights in Hong Kong's street fighting culture, and professional wrestlers See more

Promotions
According to MMA portal Tapology.com listings, hundreds of MMA promotions around the world … See more

The rules for modern mixed martial arts competitions have changed significantly since the early days of vale tudo, Japanese See more

The techniques utilized in mixed martial arts competition generally fall into two categories: striking techniques (such as kicks See more