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Mixed Martial Arts: These Web Sites Will Knock You Out

Bruce Lee played around with the idea of mixed martial arts (MMA) and fused elements of kung fu, street fighting, and American boxing to create his own style, called Jeet Kune Do. MMA has skyrocketed in popularity since then, and the more recent success of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has spurred the formation of a number of different MMA leagues. As a result, the Internet is sprawling with MMA Web sites for news, commentary, blogs, forums, and equipment. This guide helps you make sense of it all and highlights the sport’s best online resources.

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Rules and History of Mixed Martial Arts

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Mixed Martial Arts Competitions

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News, Analysis, and Statistics for Mixed Martial Arts

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Fantasy Mixed Martial Arts

With the rise of MMA’s popularity, fantasy MMA was sure to follow. Though fantasy MMA is still in its infancy, there are several Web sites dedicated to it, each with its own rules and format.

Dulcinea's Insight

Unlike football, baseball, and basketball, fantasy Web sites for MMA are somewhat scarce, at least for now, and you won’t find fantasy MMA leagues from top sources like ESPN.com or CBSSports.com. As a result, even the best sites are somewhat obscure, and the games are not as professionally produced as big fantasy sports fans might be used to.

Because there are so few fantasy MMA games, there is also little fantasy MMA analysis. The best way to prepare for fantasy MMA is to look at the fighters’ match-by-match results, located on league Web sites listed in the “Where can I find information on MMA leagues?” section.

Dulcinea's Picks

MMA Madness allows you to draft eight fighters for your team to compete in both private and public leagues. Points are awarded based on how and when a fighter wins; a first-round knockout is worth more than a split-decision, for example. There’s also a bonus for fights in which a championship belt is on the line.

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MMAPlayground.com combines pick ’em and odds-based betting in its fantasy league. It allows you to take money accumulated by correct picks in the pick ’em game and use it to wager on other matches. Each season is made up of 10 major MMA events, which amounts to about three fantasy seasons a year.

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FightLineUp.com has a very simple fantasy MMA game: earn points for picking the winner of a fight, choosing how the fight was won, and deciding the correct round the fight finished in.

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My Fantasy MMA has games on an event-by-event basis. Predict the winner, method of victory, and round of victory for each fight on the card. The top players receive cash prizes or autographed photos.

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