Mixed martial arts , in white shorts, and , in black shorts, during an MMA match at the main event of in , , on June 11, 2011. Focus Various Hardness Olympic sport No

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a that allows the use of both and techniques, both standing and on the ground, from a variety of other and. Various mixed-style contests took place throughout Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim during the early 1900s. In 1980 created the first regulated MMA league in the United States named Tough Guy Contest, later renamed Battle of the Superfighters, sanctioning ten tournaments in . However, in 1983 the passed a bill prohibiting the sport. The combat sport of that had developed in Brazil from the 1920s was brought to the United States by the in 1993 with the founding of the (UFC).