The history of martial arts accompanies human history. The traces of martial arts appeared from 3,400 BC. Over thousands of years of development, martial arts became more diverse with countless sects, there were extinct sects, replaced by other sects, suitable for each context of the times. The general trend of martial arts shows a significant shift from the service of war, conflict to physical, sports and entertainment.
Mixed Martial Art - General Martial Arts (MMA) was born with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on November 12, 1993 in the United States with 8 fighters from 8 different sports competing. To ensure the practical effect, the rules are reduced to a minimum. This is what caused MMA to almost die when they were born. The authorities felt the danger of this sport and banned it. To survive and develop, organizers have classified weight classes and introduced laws to ensure safety for boxers, completely eliminating dangerous attacks such as low-pressure attacks, eyelashes, throat attacks, etc.
In 2005, for the first time, an MMA match was broadcast live between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar. In the spring of 2006, New York became the 50th state to recognize legal MMA. Over the past 15 years, the UFC tournament's revenue has increased from $4 million (2001) to more than $500 million (2016), making MMA the fastest growing sport in both revenue and fan base. The Facebook page of female MMA fighter Ronda Rousey has nearly 12 million fans, or Anderson Silva has nearly 8 million followers on Twitter.
Although it is also known as free martial arts, the MMA format still prohibits fighters from the following:
Do not attack the opponent's groin; Not on the pillow of the head area when the opponent was lying on the floor; Do not hit the back of the nape or the spine of the opponent; No eye hook, nose and opponent's mouth; Do not bite the opponent; Do not pull the opponent's hair; Do not fight or strangle the opponent; Do not intentionally grab the limited string ring area; Do not intentionally throw opponents out of the battle floor area.
