mixed martial arts
noun
: a contact sport that allows a wide range of fighting techniques including striking, kicking, and grappling
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The secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, a former Fox TV host, loads his X feed with images of himself working out in the gym and meeting with the mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor, underscoring his feed’s recurrent theme of politicized hypermasculinity.
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James Poniewozik, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Langston Sykes, a mixed martial arts fighter, was shot and killed in Florida late Tuesday night after allegedly taking part in a home invasion, police said in a statement.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
There, Li befriends Mia (Sadie Stanley) and her father Victor (Joshua Jackson), who run a pizza joint and have run afoul of a loan shark, O’Shea (Tim Rozon) who also happens to run a mixed martial arts gym.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 30 May 2025
Her hobby training in mixed martial arts led her to compete with the National Guard in a reality show.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 May 2025
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James Poniewozik, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Langston Sykes, a mixed martial arts fighter, was shot and killed in Florida late Tuesday night after allegedly taking part in a home invasion, police said in a statement.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
There, Li befriends Mia (Sadie Stanley) and her father Victor (Joshua Jackson), who run a pizza joint and have run afoul of a loan shark, O’Shea (Tim Rozon) who also happens to run a mixed martial arts gym.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 30 May 2025
Her hobby training in mixed martial arts led her to compete with the National Guard in a reality show.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 May 2025
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“Mixed martial arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20martial%20arts. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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