MMA Tournament
MMA is the acronym for Mixed Martial arts which is a term for the combat sport in which two competitors attempt to achieve dominance over one another by utilising three general tactics: striking, finishing holds, and control. The rules allow the combatants to use various martial arts techniques, including punches, kicks, joint locks, chokes, takedowns and throws.
Victory is usually gained through knock-out, submission (one fighter concedes victory to the other by tapping the mat or his opponent with his hand), or stoppage by the referee, the fight doctor, or a competitor’s cornerman. MMA is also alternatively called NHB (for No Holds Barred), but this term is mainly retired. It is no longer an accurate description of modern competitions, which utilise many more rules than before. The first Ultimate Fighting
Rules
The MMA Tournament Championship’s only rules were against eye-gouging, fish-hooking and biting. It was not unusual to see hair-pulling, toe-stomping and people being choked with the lapels of their clothing. One infamous early match even featured one combatant repeatedly striking his opponent in the groin. Currently, all of the major promotions have a list of rules and banned techniques.
MMA is also used to describe any modern martial arts style that incorporates techniques and theories from several sportive martial arts. This especially applies to MMA styles that incorporate ground fighting, stand-up striking, and takedowns in their training. The main goal of this article is to provide information about MMA as a “realistic, few rules, full contact fight sport” rather than to describe mixed martial arts that are not typically used in minimal-rules sporting environments.
The tournament is a chance for the best of the best to fight each other and prove who will be the next champion. The tournament winners earn a title shot, a guaranteed spot in the UFC’s next card, and an amount of money that varies on how many fights they win.