MMA Cage Fighting

Cage fighting is one of the most physically demanding and downright dangerous sports in the world and it's popularity is exploding. MMA fighters must utilize the most effective techniques from a variety of martial arts to dominate their opponent. While MMA cagefighting is no longer billed as "no holds barred" the submission and choke holds used are frightening to even watch for the uninitiated.

Mixed Martial Arts cage fighting is a unique competitive sport where two adults fight in a padded chain link cage in a style similar to street fighting. Cage fighting has relatively few rules and can be a ruthless sport. Unlike boxing, Judo or kickboxing, cage fighting has only three main rules that state; “No gouging of the eyes, no fish hook to the mouth and no fingers in orifices”. Recent additions to the rules include rules regarding elbow striking.

Cage fighters use a combination of kick boxing and wrestling techniques to strike or choke their opponent into submission or render them unable to fight. MMA is a full-contact unarmed contest various techniques from the traditional range of disciplines, which include Thai boxing, submission wrestling, Ju Jujitsu, Judo and others. While mixed martial arts fighters spend a lot of time perfecting their martial arts skills, a MMA fight often more closely resembles a street brawl than a sport.

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