mixed martial arts
noun
: a contact sport that allows a wide range of fighting techniques including striking, kicking, and grappling
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Wagner suspects there are ties to the Active Club network, whose adult male members bond over white nationalist ideologies through workout sessions and mixed martial arts and have been associated with Patriot Front.
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Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
ElAttrache performed surgery on McGregor in July 2021, inserting a rod, plates and screws into his left leg after the fighter broke his tibia and fibula during a mixed martial arts bout against Dustin Poirier in Las Vegas.
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Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
The show, about a mixed martial arts fighter and his sister, is written by UC San Diego graduate Ngozi Anyanwu and directed by Tamilla Woodard.
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La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
Law enforcement officials learned about the possible threat on June 10, four days before the mixed martial arts extravaganza on the White House’s South Lawn.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
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Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
ElAttrache performed surgery on McGregor in July 2021, inserting a rod, plates and screws into his left leg after the fighter broke his tibia and fibula during a mixed martial arts bout against Dustin Poirier in Las Vegas.
—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
The show, about a mixed martial arts fighter and his sister, is written by UC San Diego graduate Ngozi Anyanwu and directed by Tamilla Woodard.
—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
Law enforcement officials learned about the possible threat on June 10, four days before the mixed martial arts extravaganza on the White House’s South Lawn.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for mixed martial arts
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“Mixed martial arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20martial%20arts. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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