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Term | Definition | Rating |
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MMA | methylmalonic acid | |
MMA | Middle Management Association | |
MMA | Middle Managment Association | |
MMA | Mighty Man Army | |
MMA | Military Manpower Administration | |
MMA | Minnesota Medical Association | |
MMA | Mississippi Manufacturers Association | |
MMA | Missouri Military Academy | |
MMA | Mix Martial Arts | |
MMA | Mixed Munich Arts | |
MMA | Mmm Mmm Ass | |
MMA | Monorail Manufacturers Association | |
MMA | Monterey Museum of Art Community » Art -- and more... | |
MMA | Mostly Modern Americans | |
MMA | Multi Mission Aircraft | |
MMA | Municipal Market Advisors | |
MMA | Municipal Market Analytics | |
MMA | Murtala Muhammed Airport | |
MMA | Music Modernization Act | |
MMA | Musical MIDI Accompaniment | |
MMA | Muskegon Museum of Art Community » Art -- and more... | |
MMA | My Muscle Adoration | |
MMA | Hungarian Academy of Engineering | |
MMA | Magyar Mérnökakadémia | |
MMA | Manitoba Mopar Association |
What does MMA mean?
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- 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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