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"Mixed martial arts" is a sport that uses "techniques" (ways of doing things) from many other types of "combat sports" (sports in which people physically fight against each other), like wrestling and boxing, and "martial arts" (ways of defending oneself, usually inspired by Asian traditions), like karate and taekwondo. The events have few rules and the competitors are "largely" (mostly; in general) allowed to decide how they want to compete and which techniques they want to use.

There have been "variations on" (different types of) mixed martial arts since Ancient Greece, but the sport became more standardized with the creation of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 1993. UFC is a company that "promotes" (advertises and increases interest in) mixed martial arts competitions. It has "unified rules" (rules that everyone must follow) and it organizes "matches" (competitions) within 10 "weight divisions" (groups of athletes who weigh approximately the same amount and fight against each other). The first UFC competition was designed to determine which style of martial arts was most effective in a fight. However, over time fighters began combining "elements" (parts or pieces) of many different styles.

Now mixed martial arts are recognized as their own sports. Gyms across the country specialize in training athletes to compete in mixed martial arts, giving them techniques "drawn from" (taken from and inspired by) many different martial arts "traditions" (ways of doing things that are passed down from previous generations).

"Victory" (the winning end of a game) can be achieved when a judge makes a decision after a certain period of time, when a "referee" (a mediator) determines that it is no longer safe for one of the competitors, when one of the athletes is "injured" (hurt or damaged), or when there is a knockout.