Mixed Martial Arts: Difference between revisions

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'''Mixed Martial Arts''' is a combat sport that incorporates techniques from a wide range of other combat sports and martial arts styles, with the three basic pillars of the sport being striking, wrestling and submission grappling. Thus, the name "mixed martial arts" refers to the mix of techniques used in competition. It is a relatively new sport, still suffering from growing pains, and currently haunted by a great deal of misconception. In spite of popular perception, the sport is no more dangerous or violent than other combat sports involving striking, and is arguably safer due to the importance of grappling.

* ''[[Teppu]]'' is interesting, as it portrays Japanese MMA neutrally and fairly realistically, though the main character's goal is to [[Villain Protagonist|beat the eternal smile off her rival's face]].

* ''[[All Rounder Meguru]]'' is a light-hearted but [[Shown Their Work|impressively realistic]] ongoing series about amateur MMA.

* ''[[Shamo]]'' was an interesting but subversive take on combat sports as a whole. Unfortunately the series was discontinued.

* MMA shows up late in ''[[Holyland]]''; the final [[Big Bad]]'s [[Co-Dragons]] are both trained in it. While both of them are [[Blood Knight|Blood Knights]], the older and more experienced of them is portrayed as a [[Worthy Opponent]] (though a very ruthless one) while the other is little more than a punk (though a very skilled one).

** Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett: As [[Seanbaby]] wrote on [http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-top-eight-oh-shit-moments-in-mma cracked.com], "'Krazy Horse isn't a cute nickname. Charles Bennett is a legitimate lunatic." Bennett is known for his bizarre and entertaining in-ring antics, his claims that he trains only by playing basketball, and his arrests for drug possession and assault, and actually jumping another fighter backstage at a show.

** War Machine aka Jon Koppenhaver: Has had multiple legal incidents throughout his career, legally changed his name to "War Machine" (over, of all things, [[TNA]]'s Rhyno using the moniker), ''became a porn star'' and was sentenced to one year in prison for assault at a porn industry party in 2009. At one point he was found trying to sell pieces of his kidney and liver, and sperm over eBay. He was also infamous for several... unique rants on [http://twitter.com/warmachine170 Twitter] (now "protected"), and most recently was arrested for assault after fighting with bouncers at [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|Thrusters Lounge]]...one day after pledging to change his "War Machine" moniker and turn over a new leaf. War Machine fought twice more in May and then July of 2010 before reporting to prison to serve a 1-year sentence partially as a result of the incident at Thrusters Lounge.

* [[Badass Beard]]:

** Kimbo Slice is well known for his bushy facial hair. One reporter asked future opponent James Thompson whether it was fair that Thompson had to fight both Kimbo Slice ''and'' his beard at the same time.

** The use of wrestling to control your opponent is a vital component of MMA. Some fights are decided almost completely by positioning and control rather than damaging offense, making wrestling specialists very effective but often boring to watch.

** Georges St-Pierre is sometimes criticized for using tactics that turn every fight into a lopsided decision victory. Whether it's using his wrestling to control opponents or his jab to stay out of harm's way, GSP's style is undeniably effective, but doesn't always make for much drama.

* [[Boring Invincible Hero]]: The UFC's matchmaking is occasionally hampered by champions who are "too dominant" in that they appear to have cleaned out their weight division of worthy challengers, although with the anything-can-happen nature of MMA, however, these periods rarely last long. As of the end of 2011, Georges St-Pierre (welterweight) is presently the only champion who has not shown any weakness in some time.

* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: Jason "Mayhem" Miller seems to enjoy doing this ''in the middle of his fights'' when in Japan as he will frequently pause his attack from top position to look up and give the [["V" Sign|V-sign]] to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL5DhoY0TVE&t=8m30s camera].

** A series of escalating pranks on ''The Ultimate Fighter'' led to fighters contaminating sushi with their own bodily fluids.

* [[Strange Syntax Speaker]]: "Often inverted in his syntax is UFC commentator Mike Goldberg, [[Verbal Tic|Joe]]!" He does it as an apparent tactic to avoid repetition. On rare occasions it rubs off on his partner [[Joe Rogan]].

* [[True Companions]]: Fighters in the same training camp are traditionally expected to refuse to fight each other due to the closeness of their relationships. This has caused some friction between fighters and the organizations that employ them when camp loyalty interferes with matchmaking. A notable subversion came when Light Heavyweight UFC champion Jon Jones readily agreed to fight title contender and campmate Rashad Evans, who took great offense and left the camp.

* [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]]: The whole point. It's called ''Mixed'' Martial Arts for a reason.