mixed martial arts
noun
: a contact sport that allows a wide range of fighting techniques including striking, kicking, and grappling
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Later that week, Rousey and her team hold a full dress rehearsal at her temporary training base in Las Vegas for her mixed martial arts comeback.
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ABC News, 13 May 2026
Miami has also become one of the capitals of mixed martial arts, with gyms and talents that raise the level every day.
—Jorge Ebro
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The Washington Examiner previously reported that UFC is also constructing a 4,500-seat venue ahead of the mixed martial arts cage match on the White House’s South Lawn.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
Rousey became the most famous woman in the history of mixed martial arts, won and lost the UFC bantamweight title, retired, joined the WWE, retired again.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 13 May 2026
Miami has also become one of the capitals of mixed martial arts, with gyms and talents that raise the level every day.
—Jorge Ebro
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The Washington Examiner previously reported that UFC is also constructing a 4,500-seat venue ahead of the mixed martial arts cage match on the White House’s South Lawn.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
Rousey became the most famous woman in the history of mixed martial arts, won and lost the UFC bantamweight title, retired, joined the WWE, retired again.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 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 May. 2026.
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