mixed martial arts
noun
: a contact sport that allows a wide range of fighting techniques including striking, kicking, and grappling
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Mullin also competed as a mixed martial arts fighter, winning three professional bouts between 2006 and 2007.
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Philip Wang, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Friends from the amateur mixed martial arts community, including those at the gym where Munoz-Pederson had spent six evenings a week for the last six years, knew him as a lovable and helpful teammate, as well as a vigorous fighter few wanted to face across the ring.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
White is credited with transforming mixed martial arts into a mainstream sport and co-creating the hit reality show The Ultimate Fighter.
—Ryan Brennan
march 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
He’s credited with transforming mixed martial arts into a mainstream sport and co-creating the hit reality show The Ultimate Fighter.
—Ryan Brennan
march 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
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Philip Wang, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Friends from the amateur mixed martial arts community, including those at the gym where Munoz-Pederson had spent six evenings a week for the last six years, knew him as a lovable and helpful teammate, as well as a vigorous fighter few wanted to face across the ring.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
White is credited with transforming mixed martial arts into a mainstream sport and co-creating the hit reality show The Ultimate Fighter.
—Ryan Brennan
march 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
He’s credited with transforming mixed martial arts into a mainstream sport and co-creating the hit reality show The Ultimate Fighter.
—Ryan Brennan
march 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Mixed martial arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20martial%20arts. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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