Summary
MIXED martial arts is a sport that is growing increasingly popular - and Exeter is enjoying a burgeoning reputation for nurturing talent and bringing cage fighting to a wider audience. Known as MMA, the profile of the full-contact fighting has grown rapidly over the last five years, thanks largely to the phenomenal success of the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC), which now rivals boxing's success in the pay-per-view TV stakes. The fights - which take place in an octagonal cage - feature a combination of many different sports and martial arts disciplines, such as wrestling, jiujitsu, judo, karate, kickboxing and Muay Thai boxing, and are designed to ensure the best overall fighter wins out.
MMA is a huge success story in America and Canada and has already gained a strong following on these shores, which is helping the likes of Devon's Lions Den prosper.See the full content of this document
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; Mixed Martial Arts
With an established gym in Exmouth and impressive new premises in Exeter, the brainchild of martial arts expert Dave Matthews is mirroring MMA's gr...
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