mixed martial arts
noun
: a contact sport that allows a wide range of fighting techniques including striking, kicking, and grappling
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The action at a Manhattan mixed martial arts center got a bit too real Saturday morning, when a gymgoer there got knifed, police said.
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
The shift comes as Rogan's famously free-wheeling conversations have taken a sharper political turn, moving away from the offbeat blend of comedy, psychedelics, mixed martial arts and contrarian brawling that once defined his broad appeal.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Ibragimov is the latest in the production line of mixed martial arts talent to come out of Dagestan, Russia, with Nurmagomedov and Makhachev acting as figureheads and role models for the new generation.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Senior officials in his administration attended the mixed martial arts showdown, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the head of the FBI, Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
The shift comes as Rogan's famously free-wheeling conversations have taken a sharper political turn, moving away from the offbeat blend of comedy, psychedelics, mixed martial arts and contrarian brawling that once defined his broad appeal.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Ibragimov is the latest in the production line of mixed martial arts talent to come out of Dagestan, Russia, with Nurmagomedov and Makhachev acting as figureheads and role models for the new generation.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Senior officials in his administration attended the mixed martial arts showdown, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the head of the FBI, Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Mixed martial arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20martial%20arts. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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