Fact about the Mixed Marshal Arts competitions

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MMA has become an increasingly popular sport and competition in the sport is high.  Although more men participate in MMA fighting than women, both men and women MMA train, fight and compete.  MMA is a regulated sport with many followers and some very interesting facts, including the following:

·         During a MMA fight no persons other than the competitors and referee shall enter the cage, fenced area or fighting area

·         Before an MMA competition, event or exhibition begins, the judges must confirm to the referee the correct identity of each mixed martial arts competitor

·         Prior to the start of a MMA competition, event or exhibition, the referee must correctly identity each MMA competitor. 

·         Currently there is limited injury incidence data available for MMA

·         While mixed martial arts is primarily a male dominated sport, it does have female athletes

·         Competitions among women is much greater in Japan than anywhere else in the world

·         All amateur contestant must wear MMA kickboxing shorts, boxing shorts, biker shorts, or shorts that are approved by the Commission during a competition

·         A clean water bucket and a clean plastic water bottle are kept in the corner of each competitor during a competition, event or exhibition 

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