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With the growing worldwide popularity of mixed martial arts (MMA) as an athletic sport, numerous MMA films have come to theaters, television, and DVDs. The following is a list of live action MMA films where at least one character or martial artist fights in the MMA style or MMA is the central theme. For example, plot of the film may deal with ...
The Ultimate Fighter also drew record viewing figures for Spike TV when YouTube sensation Kimbo Slice participated in the tenth season. Slice's fight against veteran Roy Nelson attracted viewers to the sport, drawing an audience of 6.1 million, making it one of the most viewed MMA fights in history.
The Never Back Down film series consists of American martial arts sport movies, centered around an original story and characters created by Chris Hauty.The plot of each installment details the events that surround its various underdog characters, who must exceed expectations and overpower their more experienced competition in a variety of legal, semi-legal, and illegal MMA competitions.
The GFL had a 300-fighter roster where 120 athletes were drafted across six teams, composed of 20 fighters, with two fighters representing each of the 10 weight classes. [6] A scoring system is set for the bouts where fighters will earn four points for a finish, three for a decision win, two for a draw, one for a decision loss and zero for a ...
The first additions came in late 2010 when the UFC merged with their sister organization World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). Due to the WEC's focus on lighter weight fighters, this merger necessitated the addition of both the featherweight and bantamweight divisions to the UFC, starting with The Ultimate Fighter season 12 finale. [8]
Mixed martial arts (MMA) [a] is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. [10]In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place throughout Japan and the countries of East Asia.
The two UFC vets squared off in a Light Heavyweight match October 13, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Silva won the fight via TKO. Bonnar tested positive for anabolic steroids after the fight (Drostanolone). [20] After his loss to Silva it was announced on October 30, 2012, by UFC president Dana White that Bonnar had retired from MMA ...
A list of fighters scheduled to be brought over to the Ultimate Fighting Championship was released in mid-January and Kennedy was one of the fighters listed. [23] Kennedy faced Roger Gracie on July 6, 2013, at UFC 162, he defeated Gracie via unanimous decision after defending Gracie's submission attempts and standing up with Gracie, out ...