The institution’s vision is to chronicle the progression of combat sports in an innovative manner. Establishing this hall of fame will create a definitive authority for sports fans, scholars, and anyone interested to visit for fun or for research. Why Mixed Martial Arts? Mixed martial arts (or MMA), one of the “fastest-growing sports” in the United States according to Ultimate Fighting Championshi
p President Dana White, is an innovation in combat sports. It has led to the creation of an industry centered on intensely trained athletes who focus on multiple martial arts disciplines.Of the vast number of martial art forms utilized in mixed martial arts Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, kickboxing, Muay Thai, international wrestling, and boxing are just five martial arts that are frequently trained by mixed martial artists. Each of these martial art forms originated in a different part of the world and has a celebrated history that is woven into its regions’ respective cultures giving the Combat Sports Hall of Fame an immense amount of geography and history to cover.
