mixed martial arts

noun

: a contact sport that allows a wide range of fighting techniques including striking, kicking, and grappling

Examples of mixed martial arts in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the course of that months-long reporting, a picture has emerged of the radical characters involved with the property, including a notorious neo-Nazi family and a pagan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. —Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025

Henry Cejudo plans to make his pro mixed martial arts bout against Payton Talbott his last. —Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025

The 39-year-old from Dublin transitioned into mixed martial arts after competing as an amateur boxer in Ireland and regularly takes part in the featherweight division of Bellator MMA. —Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025

Irish mixed martial arts fighter Sinead Kavanagh was arrested after allegedly attacking two Spanish police officers responding to a disturbance on a Ryanair plane set to travel from Gran Canaria to Dublin, according to reports. —Jessica Schladebeck, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mixed martial arts

• cartes
• carts
• charts
• darts
• farts
• harts
• hearts
• marts
• partes
• parts
• smarts
• starts