mixed martial arts, mma, is the most televised martial art in the world today - the united fighting championship, ufc, has a following of millions from all around the globe and crowds of individuals get together with friends to view the pay per view matches when ever they are available.

the televised version of mma, available nowadays, is relatively recent but several forms of mma have existed throughout history and in various civilizations, including china and ancient greece.

in the past twenty years the modern version of mma fighting was created - the brazilian gracie family was one of the founders of mma -  helio gracie, one of the founders of bjj, fathered rorion gracie who moved to the united states in the early 1980s.