mixed martial arts

noun

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

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His favorite sports were football, mountain biking, mountain climbing, mixed martial arts and rugby. —

Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025 By Matt Craig, Forbes Staff Walking out of the tunnel at T-Mobile Arena for UFC 310 in Las Vegas, Dana White is greeted like a mixed martial arts champion, rather than the suit who pays them. —

Matt Craig, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025 But Suarez still wanted to compete and quickly turned her attention to mixed martial arts. —

Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 Pereira captured the middleweight and light heavyweight kickboxing world titles in GLORY before transitioning his skills to the cage and switching sports to mixed martial arts. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for mixed martial arts

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mixed martial arts was in 1990

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“Mixed martial arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20martial%20arts. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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