MMA Terminology

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#1MMA
Keys: Prize Fighting, Mixed Martial Arts, Cage Fighting, MMA
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A full-contact combat sport that allows fighters to use a variety of techniques from other martial arts, mixing the arts into one all in-compassing martial art.
#2UFC
Keys: UFC, The Ultimate Fighting Championship, The UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship
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The UFC is the largest MMA promotion in the world, having all the best talent from all around the world. It is the highest pinnacle in MMA.
#3PFL
Keys: The Professional Fighters League, PFL, The PFL, Professional Fighters League
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Second largest MMA promotion in the world, still not halfway as popular as the UFC though. Known for their ‘playoffs’ system, having a regular season of fights that lead into the ‘PFL Playoff’s’.
#4One FC
Keys: One, One FC, One Championship
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Third largest MMA promotion in the world, behind the UFC and PFL. Known for having Kickboxing, Muay Thai, and BJJ only matches along with their MMA fights. Has more influence than the UFC in the Eastern parts of the world.
#5Rizin
Keys: Rizin FC, Rizin
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Rizin is the largest MMA promotion in Japan, having more pull there than even the UFC. Was formerly ‘Dream’, and before that as ‘Pride’. Known for allowing soccer kicks, and knees on a grounded opponent.
#6Regionals
Keys: Regional’s, Regional scene
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Smaller MMA promotions based out of States/Cities. Usually where a young MMA fighter starts their career in.
#7CS
Keys: Contender Series, CS
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Show produced by the UFC where MMA prospects fight in a exhibition match to potentially get a contract in the UFC.
#8Weight classes
Keys: Weight class, Weight classes
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The division a fighter fights in determined by their weight, most promotions have 12 weight classes, but Rizin and One FC have 13. They are as such Atomweight(Women’s only, One&Rizin exclusive):105 pounds Strawweight(Women’s only): 115 Pounds Flyweight:(Men&Women’s) 125 pounds Bantamweight(Men&Women’s): 135 Pounds Featherweight: 145 Pounds Lightweight: 155 Pounds Welterweight: 170 Pounds Middleweight: 205 Pounds Light Heavyweight: 225 Pounds Heavyweight: 265 Pounds
#9Champion
Keys: middleweight champion, heavyweight champion, lightweight champion, featherweight champion, welterweight champion, Champ, Champion, bantamweight champion, Straweight champion, flyweight champion
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Owner of the Championship belt in any weight class, won after beating the former champion of the division. In rare instances, usually when a champion retires or vacates the belt, anyone who’s available in the top 10 fight for the belt to become champion.
#10Interim Champion
Keys: Interim Champion
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Used only in very RARE instances where the current Champion of a division is out with an injury or things going on outside the octagon. Anyone available in the top 10 of the division fight for the Interim Championship belt, who will later go on to fight the Champion of the division.
#11Top 15
Keys: Top 15, Rankings, Top Fifteen
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The rankings of every weight class, go down to 15. The higher you are in the rankings the more likely you are to get a fight against the Champion of the division.
#12P4P
Keys: Pound for Pound list, Pound for Pound
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A ranking of who the best fighters are irrespective of their weight, i.e. adjusted to compensate for weight class. It goes down to 20. To be ranked Top 1 Pound for Pound is to be the best fighter in the world.
#13Octagon
Keys: Eight sided circle, Octagon, Ring, The Octagon, Cage
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Where fighters fight, an octagonal structure with walls of metal chain-link fence coated with black vinyl. The standard octagon has a diameter of 30 ft (9.1 m) with a 6 ft (1.8 m) high fence. The cage sits atop a platform, raising it 4 ft (1.2 m) from the ground. Smaller venues have a 25 ft diameter cage.
#14Striking
Keys: Muay Thai, Boxing, Kickboxing, Striking
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The use of stand-up fighting techniques to attack an opponent with punches, kicks, knees, and elbows. Is drawn from martial arts disciplines like boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai.
#15Ground game
Keys: Sambo, Judo, BJJ, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Ground game, Ground fighting
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Fighting techniques used when the fight goes to the ground. It encompasses both offensive and defensive moves related to grappling, submissions, and ground control. A strong ground game is as essential as striking in MMA, and it often draws from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), wrestling, judo, and Sambo.
#16Clinch Work
Keys: Clinch, Clinching, Clinch work
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A standing position where two fighters face each other and lock their upper bodies together with their arms. Usually involves knee’s, Elbows, and punches to the body.
#17Weigh-In
Keys: Weighin, Weigh-in, Weigh in
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an official event where athletes must demonstrate they are within the weight limit for their class before a fight.
#18Weightcutting
Keys: Weight cutting, Weight cut, Cutting weight, Weightcutting
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The practice that involves temporarily shedding pounds in the days leading up to the official weigh-in. Done to have a weight and height advantage the day of the fight. Usually a very draining endeavor, very harsh on a fighters body.
#19Promo
Keys: Promotion, Promo
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How a MMA Company sells a fight. Involves interviews, Press-Conferences, and videos following the fighters leading up to the fight(‘Embedded’ for the UFC).
#20Embedded
Keys: Embedded, UFC Embedded
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A series of videos following what a fighter does in the lead up their fight, starts 7 days before the fight, ends the day before the fight. Follow’s all the fighters fighting on a UFC PPV.
#21Fight Card
Keys: Fight night, Fight card, Card
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A list of the matches that take place during a MMA event, usually 12 fights in a PPV, 10 in a Fight Night. Sectioned into

Main event: The final fight of the event.

Main card: The fights that take place after the preliminary card, and before the Main Event.

Preliminary card: The fights that take place before the main card.

Early-Preliminary card: Only happens during PPV, the first few fights of a card.
#22PPV
Keys: , PPV, Pay per View
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The Crème de la crème of a MMA Companies Card’s, the best of the best fight on PPV. PPV can only be the main card of an event, Preliminary’s are free to watch.
#23Finishes
Keys: Technical Knockout, KO, Knockout, Finish, Doctor stoppage, Finished, TKO, Submission
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When a fight ends before the last horn rings, happens when a fighter doesn’t defend themselves against strikes, or taps during a submission attempt. TKO(Technical Knockout) is when the referee stops the fight, a KO(Knockout) is when a fighter is unresponsive after a referee stops the fight. A Doctor Stoppage is when the ringside doctor deems a fighter not fit to continue.
#24Referee
Keys: Ref, Third man, Referee
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The third man in the octagon, oversees the fight so fighters follow the rules, and potentially stop a fight if need be.
#25Rounds
Keys: Rounds, Round
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How many five minutes of fighting there is in a fight, a bout is three rounds of five minutes per round, with a one-minute break between rounds. A Main event/Title fight is Five rounds of five minutes per round, with a one-minute break between rounds.
#26Championship Rounds
Keys: Championship Rounds
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The last two rounds in a five round fight, known for being the most grueling rounds of a five round fight.
#27Corner
Keys: Corner, Fighters corner
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The people by a fighters cage-side, coaching them through a fight. Usually have the fighters head coach, grappling and striking coaches, and a cut man.
#28Bout
Keys: fight, Bout, booking, booked
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A bout is a fight a fighter fights in, has to be signed by both fighters so they can fight. A contract is usually given out to make a bout official.
#29Cut man
Keys: Cut-man. Cut man, Cutman
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The person in a fighter’s corner that mends to any cuts or bruises that may have formed on a fighters face during a round.
#30Ringside Doctor
Keys: Ringside doctor, doctor
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The doctor ringside that gets called in by the ref if they deem it necessary, usually if the damage on a fighters face i particularly bad.

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