MMA
Full-contact fighting acronym
Mixed martial arts, a full-contact combat sport combining techniques from boxing, wrestling, jiu-jitsu, muay thai, and other fighting disciplines.
Competitors fight in an enclosed ring or cage with relatively few restrictions: He trains MMA five days a week, UFC is the biggest MMA promotion.
The sport rose to mainstream popularity in the 2000s. (Lowercase mma is a variant spelling of the interjection mmm.)
Noticeably impressive
knockout · clinch · stand-up · counter · combination · jab · hook · uppercut
Combat sports promotion
- promoterOne who organizes events
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- signingInscribing one's name
- arenaVenue for contests
broadcast · commentary · walkout · purse · pay-per-view
Eight-sided polygon
- cageBarred confinement structure
- boutLimited stretch of something
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
- matchGame between opponents
championship · undercard · prelims · weigh-in · face-off · decision · judges · scorecards
One who engages in combat
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- respectRegard with honor
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- heartCirculatory system's pump
grit · toughness · rivalry · trash-talk · callout · hype · fanbase · underdog
Boxing class under 126
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- welterweight147-pound boxing division
- middleweightAverage-mass fighter classification
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
bantamweight · flyweight · strawweight · catchweight · rehydration
striking
Noticeably impressive
knee · knockout · clinch · stand-up · counter · combination · jab · hook · uppercut · sprawl
UFC
Combat sports promotion
arena · broadcast · commentary · walkout · purse · pay-per-view
octagon
Eight-sided polygon
match · championship · undercard · prelims · weigh-in · face-off · decision · judges · scorecards · rounds
fighter
One who engages in combat
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- respectRegard with honor
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
heart · grit · toughness · rivalry · trash-talk · callout · hype · fanbase · underdog · comeback
featherweight
Boxing class under 126
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- welterweight147-pound boxing division
- middleweightAverage-mass fighter classification
heavyweight · bantamweight · flyweight · strawweight · catchweight · rehydration
sparring
Practice combat training
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- cardioPulse-elevating exercise regimen
strength · pads · camp · gym · coach · cornerman · cutman · trainer · nutrition · recovery
jiu-jitsu
Japanese submission-based combat
karate · taekwondo · kickboxing · sambo · capoeira · kung-fu · savate · aikido · hapkido
- fightingboxing, kickboxing, judo, karate, taekwondo
- Men's MediaMaxim, Esquire, GQ, Playboy, Penthouse
- sportssports, basketball, tennis, athletics, golf
- martial artskarate, taekwondo, judo, kung fu, aikido
- 1v1 sportsboxing, wrestling, tennis, fencing, judo
- athletic competitionsmarathon, triathlon, decathlon, pentathlon, heptathlon
MMAboxing
Combat sport using fists
wrestling · judo · Brazilian jiu-jitsu · taekwondo · karate
MMAchess
Strategic board game
meditation · golf · bowling · table tennis · curling
Combat sport at Games
mixed martial arts, martial, art, arts, artist, artistic, artistry, artisan