Simple Overview of MMA (The Equipment)

The standard gloves for MMA are much small than boxing, which is made purely to allow for grappling and keeps the fingers available for submissions and blocks. Before each fight, a corner-man for each fighter will carefully wrap up the gloves, and then equip the gloves on. Next are the shorts.

Shorts are great for MMA since they allow the fighters quicker movement, and plenty of space for sponsors to add logos, and slogans. The fighters are paid for this, and it helps market to viewers, just like decals in Nascar.

Next up is the fight itself. After all of the preparation, everyone involved is usually relieved to relax and watch the fight they’ve been promoting for months.

There is much more to MMA, and now is the time to become a fan!

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Overview of MMA (Schedules & Promotions)

A fighter’s schedule before a big event consists of training, training, and more training. They will usually work at different venues on different techniques within their Martial Art of choice in order to be 100% come fight night. After all preparation is made, it is time to promote and market the fights.

You’ve probably seen a commercial for the UFC in which they show a brief highlight of two fighters as they head into their PPV, and see in the end of the commercial when the event is, and what the event will be.

Like any major sport such as Boxing, Football, and Baseball, Mixed Martial Arts utilizes promotion techniques very well, and has a slew of items available to better market themselves. The roughly 30-second clip gets a few things across to viewers, with the main being which fighters are competing, and when & where they will be fighting.

Other forms of promotions consist of interviews, press conferences, and becoming guest on various media outlets.

So far I’ve touched on techniques, preparation, and marketing, so let’s discuss the gear in the next post required for an MMA match.

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Simple Overview of MMA (Introduction)

Combat has been apart of our world since the very beginning.

Mixed Martial Arts has had a rocky start, but now the world has begun to fully accept it as a legitimate sport, with the Ultimate Fighting Championship as the flagship organization. Back in the 90’s during the UFC’s beginnings, rules were an after thought, and blood was everywhere. The brutality of it all overshadowed the fact that a MMA match was all about utilizing combat techniques learned from discipline, traditions, and safety, and something every practitioner should only use in a sanctioned match.

The most common forms of techniques fighters utilize are Karate, Jiu-Jitsu, Maui- Thai, Kickboxing, and Wrestling. With these techniques comes various advantages and dis-advantages, and the fighters try to study their opponents and find out what they can do to better prepare. These techniques are no Rock, Paper, and Scissors type choices, so no matter the technique, you’ll have to come fully prepared for a fight.

Next up is an overview of a fighter's schedule, and how MMA is promoted.

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