mixed martial arts
Combat sport hybrid
Mixed martial arts is a combat sport combining techniques from multiple fighting disciplines—boxing, wrestling, jiu-jitsu, kickboxing, and others.
Fighters compete in a cage or ring with relatively few restrictions, allowing strikes, grappling, and submissions.
Often abbreviated MMA: He trains mixed martial arts at a local gym.
Eight-sided polygon
- cageBarred confinement structure
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- submissionYielding to another's will
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
chokehold · armbar · fighter · punch · kick · elbow · knee · clinch
Combat sports promotion
- fight cardScheduled bout lineup
- main eventFeatured performance or contest
- undercardPreliminary contest lineup
- pay-per-viewCharged-admission television content
weigh-in · press conference · face-off · title fight · championship belt · rankings · contract · Dana White
Japanese submission-based combat
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- submissionYielding to another's will
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- guardWatchful defensive attention
mount · kimura · leglock · north-south · pummeling · gi · no-gi · reversal
Quick, straight blow
- crossPass from side to side
- hookCurved catching device
- uppercutAscending boxing strike
- kickboxingMartial art combining punches, leg strikes
roundhouse kick · elbow strike · knee strike · boxing · footwork · head movement · counterpunch · feint
Boxing class under 126
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- welterweight147-pound boxing division
- middleweightAverage-mass fighter classification
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
bantamweight · flyweight · strawweight · light heavyweight · catchweight · super heavyweight · pound-for-pound
Learned behavioral adaptation
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- strengthPower to exert force
- agilityQuickness and ease
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
cardio · weight cutting · training camp · sparring · drilling · recovery · nutrition · stamina
octagon
Eight-sided polygon
- cageBarred confinement structure
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- submissionYielding to another's will
takedown · chokehold · armbar · fighter · punch · kick · elbow · knee · clinch · referee
UFC
Combat sports promotion
- fight cardScheduled bout lineup
- main eventFeatured performance or contest
- undercardPreliminary contest lineup
pay-per-view · weigh-in · press conference · face-off · title fight · championship belt · rankings · contract · Dana White · matchmaking
jiu-jitsu
Japanese submission-based combat
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- submissionYielding to another's will
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
guard · mount · kimura · leglock · north-south · pummeling · gi · no-gi · reversal · butterfly guard
jab
Quick, straight blow
kickboxing · roundhouse kick · elbow strike · knee strike · boxing · footwork · head movement · counterpunch · feint · low kick
featherweight
Boxing class under 126
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- welterweight147-pound boxing division
- middleweightAverage-mass fighter classification
heavyweight · bantamweight · flyweight · strawweight · light heavyweight · catchweight · super heavyweight · pound-for-pound
conditioning
Learned behavioral adaptation
flexibility · cardio · weight cutting · training camp · sparring · drilling · recovery · nutrition · stamina · explosiveness
- fightingboxing, kickboxing, MMA, judo, karate
- Contact Sportsboxing, wrestling, judo, rugby, American football
- MMAMMA, UFC, octagon, cage, cage fighting
- sportssports, basketball, tennis, athletics, golf
- team sportssoccer, football, basketball, baseball, hockey
- martial artskarate, taekwondo, judo, kung fu, aikido
mixed martial artsboxing
Combat sport using fists
Olympic boxing · Olympic fencing · judo · wrestling · taekwondo
mixed, mixture, mixer, arts, mixing, martial, unmixed, mingled, intermixed