MMA Fighting – The History Behind the Sport
Mixed martial arts, also known as pankration in ancient times, is a multi-disciplinary form of unarmed combat. It was among the earliest combat sports that incorporated few rules, and was featured in the Olympic Games in 648 B.C. This sport was popular throughout Europe all the way into the Early Middle Ages, and the Greeks and Romans even erected statues to honor the greatest mixed martial arts fighters. Some are even of the opinion that pankration should be included in the list of Olympic medal sports again.
