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Mixed martial arts

Index Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling, both standing and on the ground, using techniques from other combat sports and martial arts. [1]

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Absolute Championship Berkut

Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB) is a Russian mixed martial arts, kickboxing and brazilian jiu-jitsu organization and one of the leading promotions in Europe.

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Aerobic exercise

Aerobic exercise (also known as cardio) is physical exercise of low to high intensity that depends primarily on the aerobic energy-generating process.

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AFL–NFL merger

The AFL–NFL merger was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues in the United States at the time: the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL).

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AfreecaTV

AfreecaTV (아프리카TV, short for "Any FREE broadCasting") is a P2P technology-based video streaming service.

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Alexa Internet

Alexa Internet, Inc. is an American company based in California that provides commercial web traffic data and analytics.

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Alexander Gustafsson

Alexander Lars-Åke Gustafsson is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist.

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Amateur boxing

Amateur boxing (also called Olympic Boxing) is a variant of boxing practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations.

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Amateur sports

Amateur sports are sports in which participants engage largely or entirely without remuneration.

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American football

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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American Gladiators (2008 TV series)

American Gladiators is an American competition TV show that aired on NBC and Citytv in Canada.

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American Kenpo

American Kenpo (pronounced KeNpo), also known as Kenpo Karate, is a martial art characterized by the use of quick and powerful strikes delivered from all of the body's natural weapons, powered by rapid stance transitions, called "shifting." Beginners are introduced to basic attack responses, which comprise a larger system taught through scripted scenarios, which allow instructors a platform to share concepts and principles Ed Parker emphasized in his teachings.

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American Kickboxing Academy

The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) is a martial arts gym based in San Jose, California.

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American Top Team

American Top Team (ATT) is one of the primary teams in mixed martial arts.

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Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River - geographically Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt, in the place that is now occupied by the countries of Egypt and Sudan.

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Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece was a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history from the Greek Dark Ages of the 13th–9th centuries BC to the end of antiquity (AD 600).

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Ancient Olympic Games

The ancient Olympic Games were originally a festival, or celebration of and for Zeus; later, events such as a footrace, a javelin contest, and wrestling matches were added.

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Ancient Rome

In historiography, ancient Rome is Roman civilization from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, encompassing the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and Roman Empire until the fall of the western empire.

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Anderson Silva

Anderson da Silva (born April 14, 1975) is a Brazilian professonal mixed martial artist currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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Andrei Arlovski

Andrei Valeryevich Arlovski (Андрэй Валер'евіч Арлоўскі,, born February 4, 1979), nicknamed The Pitbull, is a Belarusian mixed martial artist, actor and former UFC Heavyweight Champion.

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Anthony Pettis

Anthony Paul Pettis (born January 27, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing as a Lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Lightweight Champion.

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Antonio Inoki

Muhammad Hussain Inoki (born on February 20, 1943) is a Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promoter, politician, and retired professional wrestler and martial artist, best known by his ring name Antonio Inoki.

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Armlock

An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint or shoulder joint.

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Art Davie

Art Davie is a business executive and entrepreneur formerly active in Southern California advertising circles.

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Association of Boxing Commissions

The Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) is a North American not-for-profit professional boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) organization that organizes contests and record-keeping.

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Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations

The Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation constituted through and recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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AXS TV Fights

AXS TV Fights is the brand name of AXS TV's live mixed martial arts (MMA), Muay Thai and kickboxing broadcasts.

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B.J. Penn

Jay Dee "B.J." Penn (born December 13, 1978) is an American professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.

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Bantamweight (MMA)

The bantamweight division in mixed martial arts refers to a number of different weight classes.

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Bare-knuckle boxing

Bare-knuckle boxing (also known as bare-knuckle, prizefighting, fist fight or fisticuffs) is the original form of boxing, closely related to ancient combat sports.

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Bartitsu

Bartitsu is an eclectic martial art and self-defence method originally developed in England during the years 1898–1902, combining elements of boxing, jujitsu, cane fighting, and French kickboxing.

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Bas Rutten

Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten (born 24 February 1965) is a Dutch actor and retired mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and professional wrestler.

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Bashir Ahmad (mixed martial artist)

Bashir Ahmad (born October 12, 1982) is a Pakistani-American professional mixed martial artist who is known as the "God-father of Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan".

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Battlecade Extreme Fighting

Battlecade: Extreme Fighting, sometimes referred to simply as Extreme Fighting, is a now defunct mixed martial arts promotion which hosted four events in the United States and Canada between 1995 and 1997.

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Beijing

Beijing, formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's second most populous city proper, and most populous capital city.

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Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA is an American mixed martial arts promotion based in Santa Monica, California that is owned and operated as a subsidiary of Viacom.

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Ben Askren

Ben Askren (born July 18, 1984) is an American semi retired mixed martial artist and former amateur wrestler.

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BenBella Books

BenBella Books is an independent publishing house based in Dallas, Texas.

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Black House (MMA)

Black House (Casa Preta) is a mixed martial arts fighting team and gym based out of Brazil.

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Blackzilians

The Blackzilians is a professional team of fighters in mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, amateur wrestling and catch wrestling located in South Florida.

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Bleacher Report

Bleacher Report (often abbreviated as B/R) is a website that focuses on sport and sports culture.

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Bob Fitzsimmons

Robert James Fitzsimmons (26 May 1863 – 22 October 1917) was a British professional boxer who made boxing history as the sport's first three-division world champion.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring.

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Brave Combat Federation

Brave Combat Federation is the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion in Bahrain.

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; jiu-jitsu brasileiro) is a martial art and combat sport system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting.

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Brian Ortega

Brian Martin Ortega (born February 21, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist and is currently the number one contender in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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British Columbia

British Columbia (BC; Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.

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Brock Lesnar

Brock Edward Lesnar (born July 12, 1977) is an American-Canadian professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist and football player.

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Bruce Lee

Lee Jun-fan (November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973), known professionally as Bruce Lee, was a Hong Kong and American actor, film director, martial artist, martial arts instructor, philosopher, and founder of the martial art Jeet Kune Do, one of the wushu or kungfu styles.

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BT Sport

BT Sport is a group of sports television channels provided by BT Consumer; a division of BT Group in the United Kingdom and Ireland that was launched on 1 August 2013.

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Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors is a mixed martial arts promotion, based in London.

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Cain Velasquez

Cain Velasquez (born July 28, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist.

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California State Athletic Commission

The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) regulates amateur and professional boxing, amateur and professional kickboxing and professional mixed martial arts (MMA) throughout the State by licensing all participants and supervising the events.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canne de combat

Canne de combat is a French martial art.

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Capoeira

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music.

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Carál Ní Chuilín

Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (born Caroline Cullen, 18 December 1964) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and former Provisional IRA member.

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Carlos Gracie

Carlos Gracie (September 14, 1902October 7, 1994) was a Brazilian martial artist who is credited with being one of the primary developers of modern jiu-jitsu in Brazil.

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Catch wrestling

Catch wrestling is a classical hybrid grappling style and combat sport developed in Britain circa 1870.

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CBS

CBS (an initialism of the network's former name, the Columbia Broadcasting System) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation.

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Chael Sonnen

Chael Patrick Sonnen (born April 3, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Bellator MMA.

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Changpuek Kiatsongrit

Changpuek Kiatsongrit (ช้างเผือก เกียรติทรงฤทธิ์, born October 13, 1966) is a retired Thai Muay Thai fighter.

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Cheick Kongo

Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo (born May 17, 1975), more commonly known as Cheick Kongo, is a French heavyweight mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who fights in Bellator MMA.

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Chinese martial arts

Chinese martial arts, often named under the umbrella terms kung fu and wushu, are the several hundred fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China.

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Chokehold

A chokehold, choke, stranglehold or, in Judo, shime-waza (絞技; constriction technique) is a general term for a grappling hold that critically reduces or prevents either air (choking)The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1999).

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Chris Weidman

Christopher James Weidman (born June 17, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist and actor.

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Chuck Liddell

Charles David "Chuck" Liddell (born December 17, 1969) is an American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.

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Cisgender

Cisgender (often abbreviated to simply cis) is a term for people whose gender identity matches the sex that they were assigned at birth.

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Clinch fighting

Clinch fighting is the part of stand-up fighting where the combatants are grappling in a clinch, typically using clinch holds.

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Color commentator

A color commentator or expert commentator is a sports commentator who assists the main commentator, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress.

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Combat sport

A combat sport, or fighting sport, is a competitive contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat.

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Combatives

Combatives is a term for hand-to-hand combat training and techniques.

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Conor McGregor

Conor Anthony McGregor (Conchúr Antóin Mac Gréagóir; born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist and boxer.

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Cornerman

In combat sports, a cornerman, or second, is a coach or trainer assisting a fighter during a bout.

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Cris Cyborg

Cristiane Justino Venâncio (formerly Cristiane Santos; born July 9, 1985) known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg, is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist currently signed with the UFC.

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Cross-training

Cross-training is athletic training in sports other than the athlete's usual sport.

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Cub Swanson

Kevin Luke "Cub" Swanson (born November 2, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist.

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Cung Le

Cung Le (Lê Cung; born May 25, 1972) is a Vietnamese-born American actor, retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer.

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CV Productions, Inc.

CV Productions, Inc., is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based mixed martial arts company, founded in 1979.

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Dan Hardy

Daniel Mark Hardy (born 17 May 1982) is an English former mixed martial artist who fought in the welterweight division.

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Dan Henderson

Daniel Jeffery Henderson (born August 24, 1970) is an American former mixed martial artist and Olympic wrestler, who last competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Dan Severn

Daniel DeWayne Severn (born June 8, 1958) is an American mixed martial artist, actor and occasional professional wrestler, notable for his success in the early years of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournaments.

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Dana White

Dana Frederick White Jr. (born July 28, 1969) is an American businessman and the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which is the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organization in the world.

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Daniel Cormier

Daniel Cormier (born March 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler.

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Dawson City

The Town of the City of Dawson, commonly known as Dawson City or Dawson, is a town in Yukon, Canada.

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Deep (mixed martial arts)

Deep (previously Deep2001) is a Japan-based mixed martial arts promoting and sanctioning organization.

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Demian Maia

Demian Augusto Maia Baptista ((born November 6, 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights as a welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of May 23, 2018, he is #6 in the official UFC welterweight rankings. Maia is regarded as one of the greatest grapplers in MMA history.

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Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (Northern Ireland)

The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL), translated in Irish as An Roinn Cultúir, Ealaíon agus Fóillíochta and in Ulster-Scots as Männystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom, was a devolved government department in the Northern Ireland Executive.

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Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (An Roinn Iompair, Turasóireachta agus Spóirt) is a department of the Government of Ireland that is responsible for transport policy and overseeing transport services and infrastructure.

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Don Frye

Donald Frye (born November 23, 1965) is an American former mixed martial artist, amateur and professional wrestler, UFC Hall of Famer and actor.

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Dong Hyun Kim

Kim Dong-hyun (김동현, 金東炫; born November 17, 1981), anglicized as Dong Hyun Kim, is a South Korean mixed martial artist currently fighting in the UFC's welterweight division.

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Edward William Barton-Wright

Edward William Barton-Wright CE, M.J.S. (member of the Japan Society) (1860–1951) was an English entrepreneur specialising in both self defence training and physical therapy.

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Elbow (strike)

An elbow strike (commonly referred to as simply an "elbow") is a strike with the point of the elbow, the part of the forearm nearest to the elbow, or the part of the upper arm nearest to the elbow.

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Elite Xtreme Combat

Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a United States-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization owned and operated by ProElite.

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EliteXC: Primetime

EliteXC: Primetime was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Elite Xtreme Combat taking place on May 31, 2008 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

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Ernest Roeber

Ernest Roeber (1861 – April 30, 1944) was a German-American professional wrestler who held the European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship from 1894 to 1900 and again between 1900 and 1901.

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ESPN

ESPN (originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%).

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ESPN.com

ESPN.com is the official website of ESPN.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Fabrício Werdum

Fabrício Werdum (born August 24, 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion.

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Facebook

Facebook is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California.

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Fallon Fox

Fallon Fox (born November 29, 1975) is an American MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter.

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Fatalities in mixed martial arts contests

Mixed martial arts (MMA) in the United States was sanctioned under the Unified Rules in the states of New Jersey and Nevada in 2001, and is now regulated in all states by their combat sport commissions.

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Featherweight (MMA)

The featherweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes.

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Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko (r,; born 28 September 1976) is a Ukrainian-born Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist (MMA), sambist, and judoka, currently competing for Rizin Fighting Federation and Bellator MMA.

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Fencing

Fencing is a group of three related combat sports.

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Fight Matrix

Fight Matrix | MMA Rankings, Records, Statistics is an independent, comprehensive, mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter ranking system portal.

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Fight Network

Fight Network is a Canadian-based international English language television channel owned by Anthem Sports & Entertainment.

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Fight Nights Global

Fight Nights Global is a Russian mixed martial arts organization that previously hosted K-1 and other martial arts events.

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Flexibility (anatomy)

Flexibility or limberness refers to the range of movement in a joint or series of joints, and length in muscles that cross the joints to induce a bending movement or motion.

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Flyweight (MMA)

The flyweight division in mixed martial arts – as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission combat sports doctrine and by the Association of Boxing Commissions – groups together all competitors 125 lb (57 kg) and below.

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Folk wrestling

A folk wrestling style is any traditional style of wrestling, which may or may not be codified as a modern sport.

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Four Asian Tigers

The Four Asian Tigers, Four Asian Dragons or Four Little Dragons, are the economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, which underwent rapid industrialization and maintained exceptionally high growth rates (in excess of 7 percent a year) between the early 1960s (mid-1950s for Hong Kong) and 1990s.

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Fox Broadcasting Company

The Fox Broadcasting Company (often shortened to Fox and stylized as FOX) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox.

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Fox Sports

Fox Sports is the brand name for a number of sports channels, broadcast divisions, programming, and other media around the world that are either controlled or partially owned by the family of Rupert Murdoch.

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Fox Sports (United States)

Fox Sports is the programming division of the Fox Broadcasting Company, owned by 21st Century Fox, that is responsible for sports broadcasts on the network, and its dedicated regional and national sports cable channels.

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Fox Sports Asia

FOX Sports Asia is a cable sports network owned by FOX Networks Group and based in Asia. It is available in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia and other Asian territories.

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Frank "Paddy" Slavin

Frank Patrick Slavin (5 January 1862 – 17 October 1929), also known as "Paddy" Slavin, was an Australian heavyweight boxer.

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Frank Gotch

Frank Alvin Gotch (April 27, 1877 – December 16, 1917) was an American professional wrestler.

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Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock (born Frank Alisio Juarez, III; December 8, 1972) is an American former mixed martial artist.

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Frank Trigg

Dewey Franklin "Frank" Trigg III (born May 7, 1972) is a retired American mixed martial artist, color commentator, pro wrestler, MMA referee and TV host.

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Freestyle wrestling

Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practiced throughout the world.

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Fuji TV

is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's call sign "JOCX-DTV".

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Full contact karate

Full contact karate is a broad term used to differentiate competition formats of karate where competitors spar (also called Kumite) full-contact and allow a knockout as winning criterion, and those competitions which use light contact/semi contact point sparring where a knockout is regarded as a foul.

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Gene LeBell

Ivan Gene LeBell (born October 9, 1932) is an American martial artist, instructor, stunt performer, and professional wrestler born in Los Angeles, California.

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Geo-blocking

Geo-blocking or geoblocking is technology that restricts access to Internet content based upon the user's geographical location.

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Georges St-Pierre

Georges St-Pierre (born May 19, 1981), often referred to as GSP, is a Canadian mixed martial artist.

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Gina Carano

Gina Joy Carano (born April 16, 1982) is an American actress, television personality, fitness model, and former mixed martial artist.

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Glossary of professional wrestling terms

Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable nomenclature throughout its existence.

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Golden Gloves

The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States, where a small pair of are awarded.

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Gracie Challenge

The Gracie challenge was an open invitation issued by some members of the Brazilian Gracie family, known for their Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) mastery, to martial artists of other styles to fight them in a vale tudo match.

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Gracie family

The Gracie family is a prominent martial arts family from Brazil known for their development of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ).

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Grappling

In hand-to-hand combat, grappling is a close fighting technique used to gain a physical advantage such as improving relative position, or causing injury to the opponent.

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Grappling hold

A grappling hold (commonly referred to simply as a hold; in Japanese referred to as katame-waza,, "grappling technique") is a specific grappling, wrestling, judo or other martial arts grip that is applied to an opponent.

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Grappling position

A grappling position refers to the positioning and holds of combatants engaged in grappling.

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Greco-Roman wrestling

Greco-Roman (US) or Graeco-Roman (UK) wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide.

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Greg Jackson (MMA trainer)

Greg Jackson (born 1974) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) trainer who co-owns Jackson Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico, widely considered one of the top MMA training centers in the world.

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Ground fighting

Ground fighting (also called ground work or ground game) is hand-to-hand combat or wrestling which takes place while the combatants are on the ground, generally involving grappling.

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Grozny

Grozny (p; Соьлжа-ГӀала) is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia.

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Guard (grappling)

The guard is a ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.

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Harai goshi

is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Kano Jigoro.

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Héctor Lombard

Héctor Miguel Lombard Pedrosa (born 2 February 1978) is a Cuban-Australian professional mixed martial artist, bodybuilder, and former Olympic judoka who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Hélio Gracie

Hélio Gracie (October 1, 1913 – January 29, 2009) was a Brazilian martial artist who, together with his brother Carlos Gracie, founded the martial art of Gracie jiu-jitsu, also known as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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Heavyweight (MMA)

The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts (MMA) generally groups fighters between.

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Henan

Henan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country.

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Hidehiko Yoshida

is a Japanese gold-medalist judoka and retired mixed martial artist.

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History of China

The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC,William G. Boltz, Early Chinese Writing, World Archaeology, Vol.

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History of India

The history of India includes the prehistoric settlements and societies in the Indian subcontinent; the advancement of civilisation from the Indus Valley Civilisation to the eventual blending of the Indo-Aryan culture to form the Vedic Civilisation; the rise of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism;Sanderson, Alexis (2009), "The Śaiva Age: The Rise and Dominance of Śaivism during the Early Medieval Period." In: Genesis and Development of Tantrism, edited by Shingo Einoo, Tokyo: Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo, 2009.

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History of Japan

The first human habitation in the Japanese archipelago has been traced to prehistoric times.

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Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn is a British-owned American brand of hotels, and a subsidiary of InterContinental Hotels Group.

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Holly Holm

Holly Rene Holm-Kirkpatrick (born Holly Rene Holm; October 17, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Hook (boxing)

A hook is a punch in boxing.

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated 2017 population of 2.312 million within a land area of.

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Houston Chronicle

The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Howard Rosenberg

Howard Anthony Rosenberg (born June 10, 1942) is an American television critic.

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Hybrid martial arts

Hybrid martial arts, also known as hybrid fighting systems or sometimes eclectic martial arts or freestyle fighting, refer to martial arts or fighting systems that incorporate techniques and theories from several particular martial arts (eclecticism).

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Igor Vovchanchyn

Igor Yaroslavovych Vovchanchyn (Ігор Ярославович Вовчанчин; born August 6, 1973) is a retired Ukrainian mixed martial artist and kickboxer.

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IMG (company)

IMG, originally known as the International Management Group, is a global sports, other events and talent management company headquartered in New York City.

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International Mixed Martial Arts Federation

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) was founded on 29 February 2012 as the international governing body for amateur Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).

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International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité International Olympique, CIO) is a Swiss private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is the authority responsible for the modern Olympic Games.

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International Vale Tudo Championship

The International Vale Tudo Championship is an MMA fighting promotion based in Brazil starting in 1997.

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Invicta Fighting Championships

Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion for female fighters based in the United States.

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It's Showtime (kickboxing)

"It's Showtime" is a defunct kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Jeet Kune Do

Jeet Kune Do, abbreviated JKD, is a hybrid philosophy of martial arts heavily influenced by the personal philosophy and experiences of martial artist Bruce Lee.

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Jeff Blatnick

Jeffrey Carl "Jeff" Blatnick (July 26, 1957 – October 24, 2012) was an American super heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler and sports commentator.

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Jewels (mixed martial arts)

Jewels (styled JEWELS in capitals) is a mixed martial arts organization owned by Marverous Japan Co., Ltd.

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Joanna Jędrzejczyk

Joanna Jędrzejczyk (born August 18, 1987) is a Polish mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the women's strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Joe Rogan

Joseph James Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, martial arts color commentator and podcast host.

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John L. Sullivan

John Lawrence Sullivan (October 15, 1858 – February 2, 1918), also known as the "Boston Strong Boy", was an Irish-American boxer recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing, holding the title from February 7, 1882, to 1892.

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John Makdessi

John Makdessi (born May 3, 1985) is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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John McCarthy (referee)

John Michael McCarthy (born October 12, 1962) is a former American mixed martial arts referee and current broadcaster for Bellator MMA.

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Joint lock

A joint lock is a grappling technique involving manipulation of an opponent's joints in such a way that the joints reach their maximal degree of motion.

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Jon Fitch

Jonathan Parker Fitch (born February 24, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist, competing in the welterweight division of Bellator since 2018.

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Jon Jones

Jonathan Dwight Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist, who is a two-time Light Heavyweight Champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), having won the title in 2011, in addition to the interim title in 2016.

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José Aldo

José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Junior (born September 9, 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Judo

was created as a physical, mental and moral pedagogy in Japan, in 1882, by Jigoro Kano (嘉納治五郎).

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Judogi

Judogi (柔道着 or 柔道衣) is the formal Japanese name for the traditional uniform used for Judo practice and competition.

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Jujutsu

Jujutsu (柔術, jūjutsu), also known in the West as Ju-Jitsu or Jiu-Jitsu, is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses either a short weapon or none.

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Junior dos Santos

Junior dos Santos Almeida (born January 30, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and a former UFC Heavyweight Champion.

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K-1

K-1 began in 1993 and is a kickboxing platform and martial arts brand well-known worldwide mainly for its heavyweight division fights.

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K.J. Noons

Karl James "K.J." Noons (born December 7, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist, as well as a former professional boxer and kickboxer, currently a free agent, who most recently competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Karate

(Okinawan pronunciation) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom.

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Karate International Council of Kickboxing

The Karate International Council of Kickboxing (KICK) was a sanctioning body that regulates kickboxing matches.

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Karl Gotch

Charles Istaz (August 3, 1924 – July 28, 2007) was a Belgian professional wrestler and trainer, best known by his ring name Karl Gotch.

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Keikogi

or dōgi is a uniform for training, used in martial arts derived from Japan, or budō.

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Ken Shamrock

Kenneth Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick; February 11, 1964) is an American mixed martial artist, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Famer, and retired professional wrestler.

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Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa

Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa (Sunday, 23 September 1989, coinciding with 22nd Safar, 1410 Hij) is a Bahraini military officer and a member of the Bahraini royal family, Al Khalifa.

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Kick

A kick is a physical strike using the leg, foot, heel, tibia, thigh or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike).

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Kickboxing

Kickboxing is a group of stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate mixed with boxing.

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Kinesiology

Kinesiology is the scientific study of human or non-human body movement.

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King Levinsky

King Levinsky (10 September 1910 – 30 September 1991), also known as Kingfish Levinsky, was an American heavyweight boxer who fought during the 1930s.

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King of the Cage

King of the Cage, also known as KmK, is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Southern California, United States.

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Kings MMA

Kings MMA is a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym located in Huntington Beach, California, headed by coach Rafael Cordeiro.

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Knee (strike)

A knee strike (commonly referred to simply as a knee) is a strike with the knee, either with the kneecap or the surrounding area.

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Knockout

A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo, and other sports involving striking, as well as fighting-based video games.

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Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known by its initials, KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland.

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Kyoji Horiguchi

is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Flyweight division of Rizin FF.

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Kyokushin

is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese.

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Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling

Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling, also known as LLPW and currently as LLPW-X, is a Japanese independent women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 1992 by Rumie Kazama and Shinobu Kandori.

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Legacy Fighting Alliance

Legacy Fighting Alliance is an American mixed martial arts promotion broadcast on AXS TV.

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Lei tai

The lei tai is an elevated fighting arena, without railings, where often fatal weapons and bare-knuckle martial arts tournaments were once held.

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Light heavyweight (MMA)

The Light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes.

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Lightweight (MMA)

The lightweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes.

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List of current mixed martial arts champions

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a form of competitive combat sport, akin to boxing, muay thai, or kick boxing.

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List of female mixed martial artists

This is a list of notable female mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order.

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List of karateka

List of karateka includes notable practitioners of karate, listed in alphabetical order by surname.

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List of male mixed martial artists

This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order.

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List of mixed martial artists with the most sanctioned fights

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a form of competitive combat sport, akin to boxing, muay thai, or kick boxing.

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Louis Gaudinot

Louis J. Gaudinot (born August 28, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the UFC's Flyweight division.

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Luta Livre

Luta Livre (freestyle fighting), also referred as Luta Livre Brasileira or Luta Livre Submission, is a Brazilian martial art created by Euclydes "Tatu" Hatem.

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Lyoto Machida

(born May 30, 1978) is a Japanese-Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, currently signed with Bellator MMA.

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M-1 Global

M-1 Global (Mixfight-1) or MMA-1 (Mixed martial arts-1) is a mixed martial arts promotion based in St. Petersburg, Russia which organizes between 10 and 20 competitions per year.

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Mainstream media

Mainstream media (MSM) is a term and abbreviation used to refer collectively to the various large mass news media that influence a large number of people, and both reflect and shape prevailing currents of thought.

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Mark Coleman

Mark Daniel Coleman (born December 20, 1964) is a retired American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, former NCAA collegiate wrestler and former Olympic amateur wrestler.

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Mark Hunt

Mark Richard Hunt (born 23 March 1974) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist and former kickboxer of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia.

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Mark Kerr (fighter)

Mark Kerr (born December 21, 1968 in Toledo, Ohio), also known as The Smashing Machine, The Titan, and The Specimen, is an American champion collegiate wrestler and retired mixed martial artist.

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Martial arts

Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices, which are practiced for a number of reasons: as self-defense, military and law enforcement applications, mental and spiritual development; as well as entertainment and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage.

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Masakatsu Funaki

is a Japanese actor, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, who has previously wrestled in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (PWFG), Newborn UWF (UWF), and Wrestle-1 (W-1).

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Match TV

Match TV (Матч ТВ) is a Russian public sports channel, which began broadcasting on November 1, 2015.

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Matt Hughes (fighter)

Matthew Allen Hughes (born October 13, 1973) is a retired American mixed martial artist with a background in wrestling.

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MBC Sports+

MBC Sports+ (MBC 스포츠+, 엠비씨 스포츠 플러스) is the South Korean non-'free-to-air' television network, which is well known for its sports broadcasting.

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Megumi Fujii

Megumi Fujii (藤井 恵 Fujii Megumi, born April 26, 1974) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist.

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Middleweight (MMA)

The middleweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes.

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Miesha Tate

Miesha Theresa Tate (born August 18, 1986) is an American mixed martial arts pundit and former mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and is a former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.

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Minoru Suzuki

(born June 17, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as a freelancer.

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Mirko Cro Cop

Mirko Filipović (born 10 September 1974), known by the nickname Mirko Cro Cop, is a Croatian mixed martial artist, former kickboxer and amateur boxer.

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Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling, both standing and on the ground, using techniques from other combat sports and martial arts.

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Mixed martial arts clothing

MMA clothing refers to the sportswear worn in mixed martial arts (MMA) competition and training, and branded fashion clothing related to the mixed martial arts scene.

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Mixed martial arts in Australia

Mixed martial arts (MMA) has developed in Australia from a wide cross-section of sporting and martial arts disciplines to become the most popular combat sport in Australia.

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Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan

Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan (or PAK MMA) is the premiere mixed martial arts (MMA) and martial arts promotion based in Pakistan that was created in December 2007 by Bashir Ahmad to promote martial arts (and martial sports such as boxing and wrestling) styles in Pakistan with a particular focus on mixed martial arts competition.

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Mixed martial arts rules

Most rule sets for mixed martial arts competitions have evolved since the early days of vale tudo.

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Mixed martial arts weight classes

Mixed martial arts weight classes are weight classes that pertain to the sport of mixed martial arts.

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MMA gloves

MMA gloves or grappling gloves are small, open-fingered gloves used in mixed martial arts bouts.

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MMAjunkie.com

MMAjunkie is a news website that covers the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA).

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Mobile app

A mobile app is a computer program designed to run on a mobile device such as a phone/tablet or watch.

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Moscow

Moscow (a) is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 13.2 million residents within the city limits and 17.1 million within the urban area.

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Mouthguard

A mouthguard is a protective device for the mouth that covers the teeth and gums to prevent and reduce injury to the teeth, arches, lips and gums.

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MSN

MSN (stylized as msn) is a web portal and related collection of Internet services and apps for Windows and mobile devices, provided by Microsoft and launched on August 24, 1995, the same release date as Windows 95.

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Muay Thai

Muay Thai (มวยไทย) or Thai boxing is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques.

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Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki

Muhammad Ali vs.

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Muslim Salikhov

Muslim Magomedovich Salikhov (Russian: Муслим Магоме́дович Салихов, 9 June 1984 in Makhachkala) is a Kumyk Dagestani-born Russian heavyweight Sanda kickboxer and mixed martial artist.

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Nagoya

is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan.

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Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa

Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa (Arabic: الامير ناصر بن حمد آل خليفة) (born: 8 May 1987) is a member of the Bahraini royal family and the commander of Bahrain's Royal Guard and president of the Bahrain Olympic Committee.

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New Jersey State Athletic Control Board

The New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (SACB) regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of New Jersey, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, kickboxers, mixed martial arts fighters, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers.

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New Kensington, Pennsylvania

New Kensington, known locally as New Ken, is a city in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, situated along the Allegheny River northeast of Pittsburgh.

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News.com.au

news.com.au is an Australian news and entertainment website owned by News Corp Australia.

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Nick Diaz

Nickolas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist and promoter who was last signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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Ninjutsu

, sometimes used interchangeably with the modern term, is the strategy and tactics of unconventional warfare, guerrilla warfare and espionage purportedly practiced by the shinobi (commonly known outside Japan as ninja).

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia (Latin for "New Scotland"; Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is one of Canada's three maritime provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada.

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Nova União (mixed martial arts)

Nova União is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) academy and mixed martial arts team located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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ONE Championship

ONE Championship (formerly known as ONE Fighting Championship or ONE FC) is a Singapore-based Kickboxing, Muay Thai, and mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion which was launched on 14 July 2011 by entrepreneur Chatri Sityodtong and former ESPN Star Sports senior executive Victor Cui.

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Pakistan

Pakistan (پاکِستان), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاکِستان), is a country in South Asia.

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Pancrase

Pancrase Inc. is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki.

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Pankration

Pankration (παγκράτιον) was a sporting event introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC and was an empty-hand submission sport with scarcely any rules.

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Paramount Network

Paramount Network is an American general entertainment cable and satellite channel owned by the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom.

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Pat Barry (kickboxer)

Patrick Joseph Barry (born July 7, 1979) is an American kickboxer and former mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division.

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Pat Healy (fighter)

Patrick "Pat" Healy (born July 20, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of Titan FC.

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Paulo Filho

Paulo Fernando de Souza Leite Filho, better known as simply Paulo Filho (born May 24, 1978), is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist who last competed in the Middleweight division.

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Pay-per-view

Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television service by which a subscriber of a television service provider can purchase events to view via private telecast.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Pennsylvania State Senate

The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature.

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Peter Sauer

Peter Sauer (February 2, 1900 - September 11, 1949), was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Ray Steele.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, also known simply as the "PG", is the largest daily newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Poland

Poland (Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country located in Central Europe.

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Polsat Sport

Polsat Sport is a Polish sports channel owned by Polsat.

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Pradal serey

Kun Khmer (pronounced as kun khmer) or Pradal Serey (ប្រដាល់សេរី) (គុនខ្មែរ) is an unarmed martial art and combat sport from Cambodia.

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Pride Fighting Championships

Pride Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion company founded by Nobuyuki Sakakibara and Nobuhiko Takada.

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Professional boxing

Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is a regulated, sanctioned boxing.

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often shortened to pro wrestling or simply wrestling) is a form of sports entertainment which combines athletics with theatrical performance.

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Province

A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state.

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Punch (combat)

A punch is a striking blow with the fist.

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Quebec

Quebec (Québec)According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is.

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Quinton Jackson

Quinton Ramone "Rampage" Jackson (born June 20, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist, actor and retired professional wrestler who is currently signed with Bellator MMA.

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Randy Couture

Randall Duane Couture (born June 22, 1963) is an American actor, former United States Army Sergeant, retired mixed martial artist and former collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestler.

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Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation

Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation (RUFF) is the first Chinese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization sanctioned by the General Administration of Sport of China.

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Renato Sobral

Renato da Cunha Sobral (born September 7, 1975), also known as "Babalu", is a retired Brazilian wrestler and mixed martial artist, and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion.

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Rich Franklin

Richard Jay "Rich" Franklin II (born October 5, 1974) is an American retired mixed martial artist who competed in Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Rick Hawn

Rick Hawn (born September 15, 1976) is a former Olympic judoka and professional mixed martial artist.

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Rick Roufus

Rick John Roufus (born June 3, 1966) is an American kickboxer, fighting out of Pound Gyms in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Rickson Gracie

Rickson Gracie (born November 21, 1958) is a Brazilian 9th degree red belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and a retired mixed martial artist.

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Rikidōzan

(born Kim Sin-rak;; November 14, 1924 – December 15, 1963), better known as Rikidōzan (力道山), was a Korean-Japanese professional wrestler, known as the "Father of Puroresu" and one of the most influential men in professional wrestling history.

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Rizin Fighting Federation

Rizin Fighting Federation (Rizin FF) is a Japanese mixed martial arts organization created in 2015 by the former Pride Fighting Championship president Nobuyuki Sakakibara.

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Road Fighting Championship

Road Fighting Championship (Road FC) (Hangul: 로드FC) is a South Korea-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion which was officially launched in 2010.

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Ronaldo Souza

Ronaldo Souza dos Santos (born December 7, 1979), nicknamed Jacaré, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner competing in the UFC's middleweight division.

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Ronda Rousey

Ronda Jean Rousey (born February 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, actress, mixed martial artist and judoka.

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Rorion Gracie

Rorion Gracie (born January 10, 1952) is a Brazilian American Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Grand Master, a prominent member of the Gracie family, writer, publisher, producer, lecturer, and the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Royce Gracie

Royce Gracie (born December 12, 1966) is a Brazilian semi-retired professional mixed martial artist competing for Bellator MMA, a UFC Hall of Famer, and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.

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RT (TV network)

RT (formerly Russia Today) is a Russian international television network funded by the Russian government.

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Russia

Russia (rɐˈsʲijə), officially the Russian Federation (p), is a country in Eurasia. At, Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area, and the ninth most populous, with over 144 million people as of December 2017, excluding Crimea. About 77% of the population live in the western, European part of the country. Russia's capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world; other major cities include Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod. Extending across the entirety of Northern Asia and much of Eastern Europe, Russia spans eleven time zones and incorporates a wide range of environments and landforms. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both with Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and North Korea. It shares maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk and the U.S. state of Alaska across the Bering Strait. The East Slavs emerged as a recognizable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD. Founded and ruled by a Varangian warrior elite and their descendants, the medieval state of Rus arose in the 9th century. In 988 it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire, beginning the synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures that defined Russian culture for the next millennium. Rus' ultimately disintegrated into a number of smaller states; most of the Rus' lands were overrun by the Mongol invasion and became tributaries of the nomadic Golden Horde in the 13th century. The Grand Duchy of Moscow gradually reunified the surrounding Russian principalities, achieved independence from the Golden Horde. By the 18th century, the nation had greatly expanded through conquest, annexation, and exploration to become the Russian Empire, which was the third largest empire in history, stretching from Poland on the west to Alaska on the east. Following the Russian Revolution, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic became the largest and leading constituent of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the world's first constitutionally socialist state. The Soviet Union played a decisive role in the Allied victory in World War II, and emerged as a recognized superpower and rival to the United States during the Cold War. The Soviet era saw some of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century, including the world's first human-made satellite and the launching of the first humans in space. By the end of 1990, the Soviet Union had the world's second largest economy, largest standing military in the world and the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, twelve independent republics emerged from the USSR: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Baltic states regained independence: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania; the Russian SFSR reconstituted itself as the Russian Federation and is recognized as the continuing legal personality and a successor of the Soviet Union. It is governed as a federal semi-presidential republic. The Russian economy ranks as the twelfth largest by nominal GDP and sixth largest by purchasing power parity in 2015. Russia's extensive mineral and energy resources are the largest such reserves in the world, making it one of the leading producers of oil and natural gas globally. The country is one of the five recognized nuclear weapons states and possesses the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. Russia is a great power as well as a regional power and has been characterised as a potential superpower. It is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and an active global partner of ASEAN, as well as a member of the G20, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Council of Europe, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the World Trade Organization (WTO), as well as being the leading member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and one of the five members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), along with Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

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Russia-2

Russia-2 (Россия-2) was a Russian television channel operated by VGTRK.

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Ryan Jimmo

Ryan Jimmo (November 27, 1981 – June 26, 2016) was a Canadian mixed martial artist who competed in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg (p) is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with 5 million inhabitants in 2012, part of the Saint Petersburg agglomeration with a population of 6.2 million (2015).

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Sambo (martial art)

Sambo (p; САМозащита Без Оружия) is a Russian-Soviet martial art and combat sport.

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Sanshou

Sanshou (Wushu Sanshou), also known as Sanda (Wushu Sanda), Chinese boxing or Chinese kickboxing, is a Chinese self-defense system and combat sport.

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Savate

Savate, also known as boxe française, savate boxing, French boxing or French footfighting, is a French combat sport that uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of English boxing with graceful kicking techniques.

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SB Nation

SB Nation (Sports Blog Nation) is a sports news website owned and operated by Vox Media (formerly SportsBlogs, Inc.). Established in 2005, the site comprises 320 blogs covering individual professional and college sports teams, and other sports-oriented topics.

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Score (sport)

In sport, score is a quantitative measure of the relative performance of opponents in a sporting discipline.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (popularly known as the Seattle P-I, the Post-Intelligencer, or simply the P-I) is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Shane Carwin

Shane Bannister Carwin (born January 4, 1975) is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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Shanghai

Shanghai (Wu Chinese) is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of China and the most populous city proper in the world, with a population of more than 24 million.

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Shark Fights

Shark Fights was a mixed martial arts promotion based in Amarillo, Texas.

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Sherdog

Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA).

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Shoot (professional wrestling)

A shoot in professional wrestling is any unplanned, unscripted, or real-life occurrence within a wrestling event.

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Shoot wrestling

Shoot wrestling (also known as shoot style or strong style) is a combat sport that has its origins in Japan's professional wrestling circuit of the 1970s.

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Shootfighting

Shootfighting is a martial art and combat sport, with competitions governed by the International Shootfighting Association (ISFA).

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Shooto

Shooto is a combat sport/mixed martial arts system and mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission.

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Shorts

Shorts are a garment worn over the pelvic area, circling the waist and splitting to cover the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to the knees but not covering the entire length of the leg.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

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Single-elimination tournament

A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament.

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SKY PerfecTV!

is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that provides satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services to households in Japan, owned by parent company SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation.

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Slate (magazine)

Slate is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States from a liberal perspective.

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Smackgirl

Smackgirl was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion focused solely on female fighters.

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Sport Ireland

Sport Ireland (Spórt Éireann) is the organisation which directs the development of sport within Ireland.

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Sport Northern Ireland

Sport Northern Ireland (Spórt Thuaisceart Éireann) is the regional government sports council (funding body) for Northern Ireland.

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Sports bra

A sports bra is a bra that provides support to female breasts during physical exercise.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated is an American sports magazine owned by Meredith Corporation.

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Sprawl (grappling)

A sprawl is a martial arts and wrestling term for a defensive technique that is done in response to certain takedown attempts, typically double or single leg takedown attempts.

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Stand-up fighting

In martial arts and combat sports, stand-up fighting is hand-to-hand combat between opponents in a standing position, as distinguished from ground fighting.

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Stephen Quadros

Stephen “The Fight Professor” Quadros (born in Santa Cruz, California, United States) is an American broadcaster, specializing in play-by-play and color commentary, as well as interviews for the combat sports genre on cable, pay-per-view and DVD.

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Stephen Thompson (fighter)

Stephen Randall Thompson (born February 11, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former professional full-contact kickboxer who currently fights as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Stomp (strike)

A stomp (also referred to as a stamp) is a downwards strike with the heel of the foot from the stand-up position, and is usually directed at the head or body of a downed opponent.

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Street fighting

Street fighting is hand-to-hand combat in public places, between individuals or groups of people.

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Strength training

Strength training is a type of physical exercise specializing in the use of resistance to induce muscular contraction which builds the strength, anaerobic endurance, and size of skeletal muscles.

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Strike (attack)

A strike is a directed physical attack with either a part of the human body or with an inanimate object (such as a weapon) intended to cause blunt trauma or penetrating trauma upon an opponent.

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Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)

Strikeforce was an American mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California which operated from 1985 to 2013.

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Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg

Strikeforce: Carano vs.

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Subculture

A subculture is a group of people within a culture that differentiates itself from the parent culture to which it belongs, often maintaining some of its founding principles.

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Submission (combat sports)

A submission is a combat sports term for yielding to the opponent, and hence resulting in an immediate defeat.

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Submission wrestling

Submission wrestling (also known as submission fighting, submission grappling, sport grappling, or simply as no-gi) or combat wrestling (in Japan), is a form of competition and a general term for martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission through the use of submission holds.

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Super Fight League

Super Fight League Is a mixed martial arts promotion, based in India.

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Super heavyweight (MMA)

The super heavyweight division in mixed martial arts has no weight limit but generally refers to competitors weighing above 265 lb (120 kg).

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Sweep (martial arts)

A sweep is the name used for two categories of martial arts techniques.

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Tadashi Nakamura (martial artist)

is the founder and Kaicho (chairman) of World Seidō Karate Organization.

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Tadashi Sawamura

is a Japanese former kickboxer whose real name is.

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Taekwondo

Taekwondo (from Korean 태권도, 跆拳道) is a Korean martial art, characterised by its emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia.

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Takedown (grappling)

In martial arts and combat sports, a takedown is a technique that involves off-balancing an opponent and bringing him or her to the ground with the attacker landing on top.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a unitary state at the center of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by Fox Sports 1 and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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Throw (grappling)

A throw, in martial arts, is a grappling technique that involves off-balancing or lifting an opponent, and throwing them to the ground, in Japanese martial arts referred to as nage-waza, 投げ技, "throwing technique".

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Tito Ortiz

Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (born January 23, 1975) is an American retired mixed martial artist.

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Tokyo MX

Tokyo Metropolitan Television old headquarters (1995-2006): Telecom Center Building is a television station in Tokyo, Japan.

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Toplessness

Toplessness refers to the state in which a woman's torso is exposed above her waist or hips, or with at least her breasts, areola, and nipples being exposed, especially in a public place or in a visual medium.

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Toyota Center

Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in downtown Houston, Texas.

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Transgender

Transgender people have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from their assigned sex.

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UFC 1

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (later renamed UFC 1: The Beginning) was the first mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), held at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, on November 12, 1993.

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UFC 131

UFC 131: dos Santos vs.

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UFC 17

UFC 17: Redemption was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 15, 1998 at the Mobile Civic Center, in Mobile, Alabama.

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UFC 2

The Ultimate Fighting Championship Part II (later renamed UFC 2: No Way Out) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on March 11, 1994, at Mammoth Gardens in Denver, Colorado.

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UFC 4

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 16, 1994, at the Expo Center Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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UFC 40

UFC 40: Vendetta was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 22, 2002, at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.

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UFC 66

UFC 66: Liddell vs.

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UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao

UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs.

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UFC Fight Pass

UFC Fight Pass is a subscription-based video streaming service owned by the mixed martial arts promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos

UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts organization based in Las Vegas, Nevada, that is owned and operated by parent company William Morris Endeavor.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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University of California, Santa Barbara

The University of California, Santa Barbara (commonly referred to as UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public research university and one of the 10 campuses of the University of California system.

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Uriah Hall

Uriah Alexander Hall (born July 31, 1984) is a Jamaican-American mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, in its middleweight division.

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Urijah Faber

Urijah Christopher Faber (born May 14, 1979) is a retired American mixed martial artist and actor who fought as a bantamweight and featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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USA Today

USA Today is an internationally distributed American daily, middle-market newspaper that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, the Gannett Company.

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Vale tudo

Vale tudo (anything goes) is an unarmed, full-contact combat sport with relatively few rules.

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Vale Tudo Japan

Vale Tudo Japan (VTJ) is an annual mixed martial arts competition held in Japan.

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Valkyrie (mixed martial arts)

, sometimes styled VALKYRIE in capitals, was a women's mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion.

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Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.

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Vice (magazine)

Vice is a Canadian-American print magazine focused on arts, culture, and news topics.

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Victoria (Australia)

Victoria (abbreviated as Vic) is a state in south-eastern Australia.

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VKontakte

VK (VKontakte; ВКонта́кте, meaning InContact) is a Russian online social media and social networking service.

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Welterweight (MMA)

The welterweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes.

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Western Australia

Western Australia (abbreviated as WA) is a state occupying the entire western third of Australia.

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William Morris Endeavor

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, also known as William Morris Endeavor, WME or WME-IMG, is an American talent agency with offices in Beverly Hills, California, United States.

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William Muldoon

William A. Muldoon (May 25, 1852 – June 3, 1933) was the Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion, a physical culturist and the first chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission.

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Wing Chun

Wing Chun is a traditional Southern Chinese Kung fu (wushu) specializing in close range combat.

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Wong Shun Leung

Wong Shun Leung (8 May 1935 – 28 January 1997) was a Chinese martial artist from Hong Kong who studied Wing Chun kung fu under Ip Man (葉問)Ving Tsun Athletic Association (1990): Retrieved on 24 June 2009.

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Wonju

Wonju is the most populous city in Gangwon province, South Korea.

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World Extreme Cagefighting

World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2001.

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World Fighting Alliance

The World Fighting Alliance was a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.

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World Victory Road

World Victory Road (WVR) is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship (SRC) in Japan.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Wrestling

Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds.

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Yahoo Sports

Yahoo Sports is a sports news website launched by Yahoo! on December 8, 1997.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California.

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Zhang Tiequan

Zhang Tiequan, or Zhang Tie Quan (born July 25, 1978), often anglicized to Tiequan Zhang, is a Mongol mixed martial artist from China, who fights as a Lightweight in the UFC.

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ZST

ZST (pronounced Zest) is a Japan-based mixed martial arts promotion and sanctioning organization holding amateur and semi-professional MMA events.

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Zuffa

Zuffa, LLC is an American sports promotion company specializing in mixed martial arts.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts

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