what are the mma leagues?
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['Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) As the first-ever major MMA promotion, the UFC is where it all began. ... ', 'ONE Championship (ONE) ... ', 'Bellator MMA. ... ', 'World Series of Fighting (WSOF) ... ', 'Jungle Fight.']
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According to multiple internet sources there are currently about 5000 active professional MMA fighters. UFC currently has 650 fighters under contract. That means about 13% of all MMA fighters fight for the UFC. That means 1 out of every 7.6 fighters gets to sign a UFC contract.
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MMA means mixed martial arts, and jiu-jitsu is one of the most important martial arts in the UFC. Although jiu-jitsu is a global sport, most UFC fighters are specifically trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, or BJJ.
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Researchers at the University of Alberta's Sather Sports Medicine Clinic discovered that while MMA fighters are more likely than boxers to experience minor but visible injuries like bruises or contusions, they are less likely to receive the injuries that matter long-term in one's health; things like concussions, head ...
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Cage Fighting these days is more popularly known as MMA (Mixed Martial Arts). It is a full contact sport in which two fighters compete against each other using various types of fighting techniques. The players are pitted against each other in an octagon ring, which looks a lot like an octagon cage.
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['Fourth American Football League (AFL) First Season: 1960.', 'All-America Football Conference (AAFC) ... ', 'United States Football League (USFL) ... ', 'Second American Football League (AFL II) ... ', 'World Football League (WFL) ... ', 'First XFL. ... ', 'Third American Football League (AFL III) ... ', 'United Football League (UFL) ... ']
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In the United States, the early prelims will be on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+. The prelims will be available on UFC Fight Pass, and the main event will be available for pay-per-view on ESPN+.
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MMA is a combination of martial arts techniques, and it takes from boxing, wrestling, judo and taekwondo, among many other martial arts. Each of those sports is already a part of the Olympics. In the 2020 Games in Tokyo, karate will join the rotation, making it five Olympic sports that are a part of MMA.
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['The Premier League. The Premier League is the highest division of professional football in England. ... ', 'The Championship. ... ', 'League One. ... ', 'League Two. ... ', 'The National League. ... ', 'National league North & South. ... ', 'The Isthmian League. ... ', 'The Premiership.']
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MMA fighters today are some of the most dedicated, hardest training athletes in the world. They all train to master multiple martial arts disciplines, and work them into a fluid style that can win fights. ... Simply because MMA is the purest competitive sport in the world today.
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MMA: Competitors in MMA are trained to execute powerful leg kicks, knee strikes, and upper body strikes with hands or elbows. BJJ: While not a fixed rule, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu typically doesn't allow striking and kicking—only takedowns and submissions in the form of chokes, armbars, and leg locks.
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Start Date: August 21, 2019, then runs every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. until end date. You must first place in the Contender League in Arena, which requires you to get 2,000 Hype points. This means climbing your way out of the open league first, of course.
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Every fighter is different but in general MMA fighters train 20-24 hours a week/5-6 days of the week when they are in fight camp (when preparing for a fight). In that period they can train 2 or sometimes even 3 times a day on certain days.
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There is no MMA belt system. ... But if by belt you mean a ranking of, say, white, blue, purple, brown, and black—no, that doesn't exist. Part of the reason is that a competitor might be a black belt in karate, a blue belt in BJJ, and have some experience in Muay Thai (which doesn't typically have belts, either).
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['4.1 Boxing.', '4.2 Muay Thai/Kickboxing.', '4.3 Brazilian jiu-jitsu/grappling.', '4.4 Judo.', '4.5 Wrestling. 4.5.1 Catch-as-catch-can. 4.5.2 Luta Livre.', '4.6 Karate.', '4.7 Taekwondo.', '4.8 Capoeira.']
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UFC has a "matching making" style, meaning men in suits behind desks decide who fights for the title. Bellator has a "tournament" style, meaning a fighter has to win 3 fights in 3 months in a Bellator tournament in order to get a title shot. UFC has a PPV business model.
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Well, it's really a sport, not a martial art. And the reason is that it is made up of many different martial arts and disciplines and geared towards competition. MMA fighters cross train in a variety of disciplines like Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, Muay Thai, Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Wrestling, Judo, Kickboxing, etc.