Information about mixed martial arts (MMA)?

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I am writing a paper on professional mixed martial artists and i am having trouble finding information online. I need to get a job description (nature of the work). History of MMA, qualifications for being a mixed martial artist, training that is needed, and undertakes and disadvantages of being a professional mixed martial artist. I would appreciate it if anyone could help my find sites to go to, to find this information.

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Try looking up MMA on wikipedia.com im positive ull find the answers there :)
 
There are many jobs in MMA- promoters, match-makers, refs, judges, fighters. Then you have the MMA clothing companies, gyms, media, ect.

History of MMA- go from Shooto, Pancrase, UFC, Pride- there was an evolution of rules, time limits, ect. There used to be no rules, no time limits, no gloves. Pancrase tried to incorporate standing 8 counts and had odd submission rules in the beginning.

Qualifications of being a MMA fighter? All you need is a pro fighter license in the state you want to fight in. Obviously that requires medicals, insurance, amateur record(sometimes), qualifications, training camp. To get to the UFC you need to win many pro MMA fights without losing more than one or two, beating a name fighter to get a shot.

Advantages- you get to be a pro athlete, if you are really good you could make some money.
Disadvantages- injuries, time away from family
 
Use sources other than the Internet. "No Holds Barred" by Clyde Gentry and "Total MMA" by Jonathan Snowden are both good books on the history of MMA. Magazines like "Fighters Only" will have good interviews with the fighters.

Incidentally, those interviews are where you want to read up on your hardships, training, etc. Although really, job description should be self-explanatory.

Other MMA sites like Sherdog or Bloody Elbow will have some archived articles on MMA history, interviews with fighters, etc.

But being an MMA fighter isn't like being a nurse. There's not qualifications that are set in stone.
 
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