The Competition of Mixed Martial Arts
Pelumi King
Mixed Martial arts is fast becoming a popular sport in the world. You can attribute it to the fact that many movies promoted the extreme sport. Those movies won so many fans over. The sports, however, still has a long way to go in achieving that popularity. This article will focus on the sports of Mixed martial arts, its pros and cons, as well as its rules. It will educate you on the sports of Mixed martial arts.
Mixed Martial art is sometimes referred to as cage fighting. It is a full contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, made up from various combat sports and martial arts from around the world (Wikipedia).
It is regarded as an extreme sport that is fast making its way round the world. In the United states of America, it has become a full, well run and legal sport. It even has a commission in United states of America. Mixed martial art is in form of Ultimate fight championship in the United states. The ultimate fight championship can be regarded to as the most popular mixed martial art in the world.
The history of Mixed Martial arts can be traced to Japan where “various inter stylistic contests took place throughout Japan and in the countries of the four Asian tigers” (Wikipedia) The history can also be traced to Brazil “where there was the sport of Judo vale” (Wikipedia).
Mixed Martial arts has seen some improvements over the years. Modern Mixed Martial arts has seen Muhammad Ali fight with wrestling legend Antonio Inoki in Japan.
Mixed Martial Arts, over the years, have received many criticisms. The Pennsylvania state senate passed a bill prohibiting the sport in 1983. Mixed martial art is also banned in some countries. France banned the sports under the new regulations in 2016. Other countries and state have also banned the sports. The major criticism of the sport is how participants are prone to death and life-threatening injuries. Many a times articles have been written to condemn the sport. Darwin J. Eisenhart, Grand Master candidate 7th Dan Taekwondo said that ignorance of its participants, greed of its promoters and general disregard for the safety of the participants in the sport.
Mixed Martial arts is played in a cage that is why it is popularly called cage fighting. It is usually played with two people usually of the same sex. They are allowed to use their hands and their legs. Africans like Kamaru Usman, Israel Adesanya, Francis Ngannou, Lawrence Okolie etc. are currently plying their trade in the ultimate fight championship which is a branch of mixed martial arts.
All over the world, the popularity is growing. The sport is for the brave, the fearless and the courageous. Just after a watch of one mixed martial art game, you will realise that it is really for the brave and fearless and extremely dangerous.
NB: The sources referenced in this article are mostly from Wikipedia.
