mixed martial arts
noun
: a contact sport that allows a wide range of fighting techniques including striking, kicking, and grappling
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Set in the late 1990s, the film chronicles Kerr’s rise through the brutal early days of mixed martial arts, his battles with addiction and the war within himself that nearly cost him everything.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
As Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson plays Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, the real life mixed martial arts legend and UFC champion has signed with Innovative Artists for representation.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Marshall started training in Muay Thai, a martial art, after high school and began a career as a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter while taking classes at her local community college.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
White is promising Zuffa will run like a league, including a boxing version of the Contender Series that has been successful in providing a mixed martial arts talent pipeline to the UFC.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
As Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson plays Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, the real life mixed martial arts legend and UFC champion has signed with Innovative Artists for representation.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Marshall started training in Muay Thai, a martial art, after high school and began a career as a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter while taking classes at her local community college.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
White is promising Zuffa will run like a league, including a boxing version of the Contender Series that has been successful in providing a mixed martial arts talent pipeline to the UFC.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Mixed martial arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20martial%20arts. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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