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Recent Examples on the Web Heading into Saturday's fight, McGregor holds a mixed martial arts record of 22-4-0, while Poirier holds a record of 26-6-0. — Ryan Craggs, Chron, "How to watch UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2," 22 Jan. 2021 Gavin O’Connor co-wrote and directed this moving tale of two estranged brothers who end up combatants in a mixed martial arts ring. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, "The 100 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now," 16 Jan. 2021 Macfarlane trained for her first mixed martial arts fight as a bucket-list item to scratch off in 2015. — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: La Mesa MMA champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane navigates year like no other," 5 Dec. 2020 Fight Night returns for yet another Saturday of action with a solid fight card of fighters looking to climb the rankings and earn their place among the household names in mixed martial arts. — oregonlive, "How to watch UFC Fight Night Vegas 15 Anthony Smith vs Devin Clark live stream, fight card, results, odds, TV channel (11/28/2020)," 29 Nov. 2020 Rivera said his book also explains a lot of lessons about mixed martial arts, including how people who practice it are often thought of incorrectly. — Steve Smith, courant.com, "Glastonbury’s Julian Rivera publishes self-help book," 13 Nov. 2020 The firm’s real estate deals include buying the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Florida from Blackstone Group Inc., while its private-equity group realized gains from an investment in mixed martial arts league Ultimate Fighting Championship. — Sridhar Natarajan, Bloomberg.com, "Lemkau Exits Goldman to Lead Michael Dell’s MSD Partners," 16 Nov. 2020 In what should be a fantastic night of mixed martial arts showdowns, UFC Fight Night 12 from Las Vegas is taking place at the UFC Apex with several fighter’s gearing up to go toe-to-toe. — oregonlive, "How to watch UFC Fight Night Vegas 12 Anderson Silva vs Uriah Hall live stream, fight card, results, odds, TV channel (10/31/2020)," 31 Oct. 2020 In what should be another interesting night of mixed martial arts showdowns in Prime Time, UFC Fight Island 6 is taking place at Flash Forum with several fighter’s gearing up to go toe-to-toe. — oregonlive, "How to watch UFC Fight Island 6 | Korean Zombie vs Brian Ortega live stream, fight card, odds, TV channel (10/17/2020)," 17 Oct. 2020

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“Mixed martial arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20martial%20arts. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.

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