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In more than 2000 years, you will think that many things have changed already. Although, it seems that when it comes to sports, modern practices actually have resemblance to ancient ones. Well this is particularly evident with Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), United States’ increasingly popular sport today. In either way you might refer to it, Ultimate Fighting or Mixed Martial arts; this is in fact a contemporary form already. Taking a closer look, MMA pound for pound in fact resemble an Ancient Geek competitive sport referred to as pankration. This kind of sport puts together Greco-Roman wrestling together with a series of martial arts fighting techniques.

Pankration can be traced backed to 648 B.C. During that time, it was newly introduced sport in the Olympics. Just like MMA pound for pound today, the rules and regulations in pankration also apply. For instance, biting as well as eye gouging is also prohibited in this sport. Apart from these two foul plays, anything else is allowable in pankration just like in MMA. Pankration is a combination of two Greek words: pan which means “all”; and kratos which means “powers.” Most of the time, pankration matches can last for hours with certain results leading to the death of one or even both of the fighters. Because of brutal nature and the strength of fighters exhibited, it quickly turned out as the most popular sport in the Olympics.

Unfortunately, the popular of pankration decline when the Roman Empire rose to power. During this time, other sports were introduced to the people and to different sporting events that pankration slowly lost hold of its popularity. In the contemporary Western World, it was wrestling and boxing which took the interests of people traditional martial arts steadily gained popularity in the East.

When the 1900s cane, Brazilian Carlos Gracie, who known to have an extensive training background in judo and learned under the care of well-known Japanese champion Mitsuyo Maeda, started training his four brothers the very skill that he learned previously. In the year 1925, Gracie together with his younger brother Helio relocated to Rio de Janeiro. The two brothers decided to put up a jiu-jitsu studio and later on came up with the “Gracie Challenge.” This served as a challenge to those who want to compete or fight against the two siblings. Which started as way attracting attention to their only just opened academy, the Gracie Challenge was able to draw fighters in several different disciplines and that is from boxing, martial arts, karate, capoeira (a form of Afro-Brazilian fighting) and even wrestling.

Soon, a considerable number of fighters joined these matches bring along with them a relatively huge number of spectators. Afterwards, the matches were flocked with so many people it had to be done in larger areas like the Brazilian soccer arenas. Ultimately, the sport steadily became Brazil’s second most well-liked sport after soccer. It was in the year 1993 when MMA pound for pound finally reached new heights. With the establishment of Ultimate Fighting Championship, the sport has finally made its mark worldwide.

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MMA Pound for pound

In your opinion, who is the best MMA pound for pound fighter? If you don’t know the answer to this question you are not alone. After all, it seems that the rankings change from day to day. Of course, this is all part of the fun of mixed martial arts fighting. What you think about the best MMA pound for pound fighter may be totally different than the next person. But one thing is for sure: when two guys get into the ring it becomes a bit clearer as to who is best and who is lagging behind.

For some, choosing the best MMA pound for pound fighter has nothing to do with who is actually at the top of the game. Instead, it is all about which division they like best. For instance many agree that Anderson Silva is the best MMA pound for pound fighter – and they may very well be right. But since he is a middleweight, some people don’t give him enough credit. Instead, they head into other divisions, such as heavyweights, to find their favorite.

When it comes to the MMA pound for pound best it is hard to make a clear cut determination on who would win out. There are a lot of opinions on this, and you have the right to yours. Just like boxing, the only way for things to get worked out is in the ring. And even then, you cannot expect a heavyweight to square off against a lightweight anytime in the near future – this is not how things work in the MMA world.

So, who do you like? If you have a MMA fighter that you like it is safe to say that you follow him everywhere. But when it comes down to it, who really is the best MMA pound for pound fighter? This is a debate that can go on forever.

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