mixed martial arts
noun
: a contact sport that allows a wide range of fighting techniques including striking, kicking, and grappling
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Fight Night, a new combat sports series designed to highlight elite mixed martial arts and boxing talent across North America, held its third event at the SAP Center and Tech CU Arena in San Jose, California.
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Jenn Nelson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
These clubs are smaller, looser networks of white supremacist groups, where members train in mixed martial arts.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 17 May 2025
One iteration: an amateur mixed martial arts competition called Influencer Fight Club.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The action at a Manhattan mixed martial arts center got a bit too real Saturday morning, when a gymgoer there got knifed, police said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
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Jenn Nelson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
These clubs are smaller, looser networks of white supremacist groups, where members train in mixed martial arts.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 17 May 2025
One iteration: an amateur mixed martial arts competition called Influencer Fight Club.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The action at a Manhattan mixed martial arts center got a bit too real Saturday morning, when a gymgoer there got knifed, police said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
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 2 Jun. 2025.
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