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What does MMA mean? This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term: MMA.
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| MMA | Marsh McLennan Agency | |
| MMA | Multi Mission Aircraft | |
| MMA | Multimission Maritime Aircraft | |
| MMA | Murtala Muhammed Airport | |
| MMA | Malmo, Sweden | |
| MMA | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | |
| MMA | Massa Multimedia Architecture | |
| MMA | Mixed Munich Arts | |
| MMA | Monterey Museum of Art Community » Art -- and more... | |
| MMA | Muskegon Museum of Art Community » Art -- and more... | |
| MMA | Michigan Manufacturers Association | |
| MMA | Middle Managment Association | |
| MMA | Mississippi Manufacturers Association | |
| MMA | Monorail Manufacturers Association | |
| MMA | Maine Municipal Association | |
| MMA | Milli Modulation Amplitude | |
| MMA | Manitoba Mopar Association | |
| MMA | Maryland Motorcoach Association | |
| MMA | Masa Maxima Autorizada | |
| MMA | Mazda Motor of America | |
| MMA | Mecanicien de Maintenance Automobile | |
| MMA | Mercedes Modular Architecture | |
| MMA | Meyers Manx Australia | |
| MMA | Michiana Mopar Association | |
| MMA | Mitsubishi Motors America | |
| MMA | Mitsubishi Motors Australia | |
| MMA | Mopar Muscle Association | |
| MMA | Methyl Methacrylate A | |
| MMA | methylmalonic acid | |
| MMA | Massachusetts Municipal | |
| MMA | Massachusetts Municipal Association | |
| MMA | Municipal Market Advisors | |
| MMA | Municipal Market Analytics | |
| MMA | Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 | |
| MMA | Marketing Management Analytics | |
| MMA | MIDI Manufacturers Association | |
| MMA | Marble Man's Army | |
| MMA | Manual Metal Arc | |
| MMA | Marked Message Accuracy | |
| MMA | Monthly Machine Analysis | |
| MMA | Muttahida Majlis–e–Amal | |
| MMA | Medieval Marching Association | |
| MMA | Matrix Multiply Accumulate | |
| MMA | Mcafee Multi Access | |
| MMA | Microcomputer Managers Association | |
| MMA | Microsoft Monitoring Agent | |
| MMA | Moving Mechanical Assembly | |
| MMA | Multi Media Applications | |
| MMA | Multi Media Authoring | |
| MMA | Monocyte Monolayer Assay | |
| MMA | Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 | |
| MMA | Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act | |
| MMA | Medicare Modernization Act | |
| MMA | Mothi Matthew Ashraf | |
| MMA | Middle Management Association | |
| MMA | Mobile Marketing Association Business » Marketing -- and more... | |
| MMA | Mix Martial Arts | |
| MMA | Modern Martial Arts | |
| MMA | Medieval Martial Arts | |
| MMA | Mixed Martial Arts | |
| MMA | Managed Medical Assistance | |
| MMA | maxillomandibular advancement | |
| MMA | Minnesota Medical Association | |
| MMA | Methyl Malonic Acid | |
| MMA | Monomelic amyotrophy | |
| MMA | Mighty Man Army | |
| MMA | Military Manpower Administration | |
| MMA | Military Mission Area | |
| MMA | Military Mullah Alliance | |
| MMA | Missile Main Assemblage | |
| MMA | Mulla Military Alliance | |
| MMA | Mullah Military Alliance | |
| MMA | Marine Military Academy | |
| MMA | Missouri Military Academy | |
| MMA | Metropolitan Museum of Art | |
| MMA | Music Modernization Act | |
| MMA | Melon Music Awards Community » Music -- and more... | |
| MMA | Mass Memory Assembly | |
| MMA | Mercy Medical Airlift | |
| MMA | Municipal Mortgage & Equity, LLC | |
| MMA | The Metals and Materials Association | |
| MMA | Mutahedda Majlis-e-Amal | |
| MMA | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | |
| MMA | Mixed Media Artist | |
| MMA | Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway | |
| MMA | Montreal, Maine, and Atlantic Railway | |
| MMA | Maine Maritime Academy | |
| MMA | Massachusetts Maritime Academy | |
| MMA | Hungarian Academy of Engineering | |
| MMA | Magyar Mérnökakadémia | |
| MMA | Malaysian Medical Association | |
| MMA | Persatuan Perubatan Malaysia | |
| MMA | Marble Mans Army | |
| MMA | Monster Mudding Association | |
| MMA | Money Market Account | |
| MMA | Male Male Ana | |
| MMA | Manage My Account | |
| MMA | Mastitis Metritis Agalactia | |
| MMA | Meet Me At | |
| MMA | Mennonite Mutual Aid | |
| MMA | Methyl Methacrylate An | |
| MMA | Mixed Martial Amateurs | |
| MMA | Mmm Mmm Ass | |
| MMA | Modern Martial Art | |
| MMA | More Money Available | |
| MMA | Mostly Modern Americans | |
| MMA | Musical MIDI Accompaniment | |
| MMA | My Muscle Adoration |
What does MMA mean?
- mma
- Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. The first documented use of the term mixed martial arts was in a review of UFC 1 by television critic Howard Rosenberg in 1993.During the early 20th century, various interstylistic contests took place throughout Japan and in the countries of the Four Asian Tigers. In Brazil, there was the sport of Vale Tudo, in which The Gracie family was known to promote Vale Tudo matches as a way to promote their own Brazilian jiu-jitsu style. A precursor to modern MMA was the 1976 Ali vs. Inoki exhibition bout (which ended in a draw after 15 rounds), fought between boxer Muhammad Ali and wrestler Antonio Inoki in Japan, where it later inspired the foundation of Pancrase in 1993 and the Pride Fighting Championships in 1997. In the 1990s, the Gracie family brought their Brazilian jiu-jitsu style, first developed in Brazil from the 1920s, to the United States – which culminated in the founding of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) promotion company in 1993. The company held an event with almost no rules, mostly due to the influence of Art Davie and Rorion Gracie attempting to replicate Vale Tudo fights that existed in Brazil and would later implement a different set of rules (example: eliminating kicking a grounded opponent), which differed from other leagues which were more in favour of realistic, street like fights.Originally promoted as a competition to find the most effective martial arts for real unarmed combat, competitors from different fighting styles were pitted against one another in contests with relatively few rules. Later, individual fighters incorporated multiple martial arts into their style. MMA promoters were pressured to adopt additional rules to increase competitors' safety, to comply with sport regulations and to broaden mainstream acceptance of the sport. Following these changes, the sport has seen increased popularity with a pay-per-view business that rivals boxing and professional wrestling.
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