Mixed Martial Arts, commonly referred to as MMA, is a full-contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques and skills from a mixture of other combat sports to be used in competition.
The rules allow the use of both punching and leg kicking in addition to being allowed on the ground.
MMA competitions as have been centralized by the organization such as the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) mix fighters training specializations including boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, Muay Thai, Judo and karate among others.