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Title: The history of MMA(mixed ) Category: Reference and Education

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The Evolutionary Road From MMA TO UFC

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MIXED MARTIAL ARTS (MMA) CONCEPT TO CONCEPTION

Mixed Martial Arts rst made its appearance in the United States when it was introduced by Mike Viola and Frank Caliguri in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 20th 1980. The business partners came up with the idea of having a contest for the average Joe to try their hand in the ring with the big boys in an "Anything Goes" contest. The idea came from a hypothetical debate about who would win in a ght between Ali and Bruce Lee; They wanted to settle the long time argument about "which style ghting is best". This three day event was called the "Tough Guy" Contest and it sold out all three days. They had two groups of tournaments, the and heavyweight. There were rounds that consisted of two or three minutes each, with the winner progressing forward to the next round until there was only one man standing who would earn the title of "Toughest Guy Around" and received a One Thousand dollar prize. Dave Jones and Mike Murray kicked o the competition with a lightweight round where Jones won by a TKO, becoming the rst to win a match and so became the birth of the sport. Viola and Caliguri immediately got to work preparing and promoting new shows and expanding out of local Pittsburgh to go nationwide and put MMA on the map. As the new entertainment drew attention all over the country it's popularity kept rising; however this was transitory because with that much attention comes negative attention and so the company started to see negativity from people concerned that the sport was too violent and crass. It wasn't long before the call to ban the sport came from city ocials and state governments, calling it "legal street ghting" The legal struggles would keep MMA from being considered a real sport and soon the call for a ban had spread. Viola responded to the criticism by writing a regulation book that pertained to almost any form of martial arts being used and also covered ground attack rules, submission rules, assigned weight class, rounds and timing, uniforms, etc. This book is still used to this day in the regulated UFC and other MMA promotions.

ANCIENT MARTIAL ARTS AND EARLIEST STYLES AND TECHNIQUES

Mixed Martial Arts is fairly new to the sports category; but it has actually been around dating back to the ancient Olympics of Greece around 648 BCE. The hand to hand was preformed as a sport when it started getting noticed as a military advantage. In ancient Greek times this form of MMA was originated and called Pankration. Pankration derives from the Greek words Pan and Kratos; and translates to "All Powers". Historians believe Pankration goes back even further than , and can be dated back to as early as 2000 BCE. It is still practiced today in its original form, but is most popular and well known as Modern day MMA. Pankration used in Greek Olympics was described as a combination between and ; it also allowed kicking; making it the rst documented from of Mixed Martial Arts. In Greek mythology, this form of combat was said to be rst conceptualized and used by Hercules himself; in his battle against the Ne-mean Lion. After Hercules defeated the Ne-mean Lion with Pankration, it was said that used this style combat in his battle with the . MMA was used by leaders such as as a war technique. Alexander would recruit athletes of this time and turn them into soldiers; because they were strong and had the combat knowledge. He would take them from Greece on his travels to India. Spartan Hop-lite and the infamous were trained in hand to hand combat battling each other until it was the Macedonians who concurred by using "A mixture of Ancient Martial Arts". India had Ancient Arts involving a mixture of close combat skills that was similar to what had been brought by Alexander The Great; this way of combat was called "Kalaripayattu" Kalaripayattu can date back to 1000 BCE and still practiced today. It can be stated as the oldest discipline at over 3000 years old found in the Vedas (Knowledge texts from ancient India). In India, Legend says it was constructed by Parasurama, the sixth avatar of the Hindu Deity Vishnu; who inuenced the well known Shaolin Kungfu. Even further back and quite older than pankration you can add the ancient Chinese who had their styles of martial arts dating back to 2697 BCE. This "Chinese Wrestling" was called Shuai Siao and the most ancient of China's Martial Arts. It's rst use dated back to 2697 BCE when the Yellow emperor fought Chih Yiu. First known by the name Jiao Ti, it evolved into China's modern combat wrestling system. The Qin Dynasty made it more popular popular later on and the name changed to Jian Li. The Zhou Dynasty was responsible for increasing military eorts when Jian Li was systematized for the military during their reign between 1122 - 256 BCE. Among the earliest styles martial arts of course, comes boxing and is most likely early humans rst development of martial arts. Boxing is still a popular sport Aaron's the main styles for the base of martial arts today it was also introduced to the Olympics in 688 BCE what is a consistent popular sport for Greece. Historians haven't been able to pin down the exact origin where boxing came from, but there is evidence to support the spark coming from a Sumerian relief around 3000 BCE. This was one of the very rst civilizations known to man, other of these early ancient civilizations also carried art with boxing in the pictures. Another well-known style and techniques used in ancient times was wrestling. Along with boxing, it was used to make up the components of pankration, the rst known form of mixed martial arts. The earliest depiction of wrestling was actually from Egypt around 2,000 BC. although there are statues that date further back that resemble wrestling moves. However you dene martial arts, wrestling is one of the oldest if not the oldest combat technique used with martial arts. Historians estimate that wrestling could be dated back as early as the days of humanity themselves as statues were found older than any Egyptian images that were interpreted as two men wrestling.

HISTORY OF MMA AND EVOLUTION OF UFC:

Mike Viola and Frank Caliguri were business partners that put together the rst televised MMA event in March of 1980, from there, the promotional company CV productions was born. This was also the start of the World Martial Arts Fighting Association of which Viola and Caliguri also founded. These matches were called "Super Fights" and gained huge traction right out of the gate. MMA has been the fastest rising sport in the world and its popularity still grows as people start to better understand the technique and has become regulated. This was the beginning of MMA in the United States and eventually sparked the birth of UFC, although the rst UFC ocial ght wasn't until 1993. Viola and Caliguri are known as "The Godfathers of MMA" and they debated in a Denny's diner over who would win a match between Muhammad Ali or Bruce Lee when the idea for MMA came to them. The sport stayed relevant for those 13 years by pushing through the criticism of people and the governments shutting the whole thing down. The late Senator John McCain of Arizona had stated that the ghts are comparable to "human cock- ghting", and that the sport only attracted societies lowest of the low. The New York government had banned MMA ghting unexpectedly with a sold out show imminent, so the original president David Isaacs arranged for the whole show to be moved to Dothan, Alabama; he accomplished this in just one day. "Super Fighter", (the sport they had called MMA for the rst 13 years) in the early years, progressed as best it could and despite push back from the State Government and local city ocials CV productions sought to make MMA ghting a legal, regulated sport. The production was short lived when a senate law was passed and a nationwide ban was placed in 1983.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC, is the promotion that showcases MMA with their "ght Nights" that consist of tournaments, eliminators, nals, and nales. Other lesser known promotions that feature MMA are Supreme Warrior Championship, , Rumble on the Rock, and World Championship Fighting. The rst ocial MMA event, now called UFC, was on November 12th, 1993. UFC 1 was the rst event as an ocial sport and the rst time the term "mixed martial arts" was ever heard of, it became coined by a t.v. critic named Howard Rosenberg during an interview at UFC 1. Many people still do not understand MMA as a sport and there is much misconception about it being very dangerous, however it in fact has been deemed bloodier, yes, but in actuality safer than boxing. Spokesperson Campbell McLaren can be thanked for the support he gave in making UFC a regulated sport due to the fact that he was the rst person to say yes to super ghts, allowing it to broadcast on Pay Per View The rst state to lift the ban on MMA was Mississippi, they had the rst regulated event in Biloxi, Mississippi on August 23rd, 1996. The very last state to life the ban was not surprisingly, New York. The Governor signed into law a ban lift just recently in 2016. As of New York's lift, MMA is now legal in all 50 states.

ORIGIN OF POPULAR STYLES AND TECHNIQUES:

Mixed martial arts are used in the combination that mixes various sports and advanced martial arts styles; allowing , striking, standing, and on the ground techniques. Modern day MMA shown on the promotion UFC uses many forms of Martial Arts, some fairly new to others that can be dated back to early civilization, some more popular and some more dangerous, but UFC doesn't leave anything out when it comes to MMA; Although regulated they still maintain an "Almost anything goes" attitude with the main banned moves being eye , biting, or head butting. is the national sport of Thailand and sometimes called Thai boxing; this close combat style of ghting was developed to essentially turn the entire body into a weapon. "Muay" is a word derived from the original Hindu language Sanskrit, and translates to "Combat". It is referred to as the art of 8 limbs, it is said to mimic the weapons of war by using the eight points of contact. Muay Thai is known as martial arts' most lethal Style of combat. It is most eective striking art around the world. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is what modern MMA came back to the spotlight with when it was brought to the United States by the Gracie family, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu made its presence known in 1993 when the UFC promotion began airing MMA ghts on Pay-per-view. This style of ghting focuses on grappling and ground ghting, the object is to control the opponent, and eventually forcing them to submit. Designed to give an advantage to a smaller person in the event their opponent is twice their size. Considered one of the best form of martial arts, it demands much discipline and the technique of using hands and legs to imprison and immobilize your opponent. is the unarmed combat originating from Asia, and widely practiced as a sport was formalized in the 17th century. When popularized in Japan in the early 1920s, it traditionally performed barefoot in loose clothing and colored belt determining your Mastery. is the slow Style coming into the mix of the MMA octagon from Korea, and literally translates to "the way of the foot and st". It is dated back 2300 years but made headlines in the MMA world in 1955, as well as the ashy movies scenes. It is argued that Taekwondo is not practical in an actual ght and better left for action movies.

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