As most of you already know, I'm a huge supporter of Chuck and everything that's he's done in and outside of the cage.  I've watched numerous fights that he competed in that weren't in the UFC including his Vale Tudo (anything goes) fight in Brazil, his fight with the promotion ...

Could Quinton Rampage Jackson be fighting Mauricio "Shogun" Rua for his next fight in the UFC? Shogun says there is a possible fight in the works. They have fought in Pride before. On April 23, 2005 Shogun ...

While I could write a short novel about the history, rules and different aspects of MMA, I will try and keep this to the length of a complete essay. Mixed Martial Arts, which we will refer to as MMA from here on out, is a full contact combat sport. In this combat sport, you have various and vast fighting styles and techniques that are used against each other in competition. Depending on the organizer[1] there are various rules that the fighters must follow. Regardless though, it is the striking and grappling while standing and on the ground that are allowed.