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Throughout the ages, different styles of martial arts, boxing and wrestling have competed against each other to see which style is best. Unarmed combat sports were common place in Roman times and in ancient Greece and Egypt, so MMA is certainly not a new sport!

MMA today combines aspects of various martial arts. Rather than fighters being highly proficient in just one martial art, MMA fighters need to know several to be an effective fighter. A successful MMA fighter will need to be able to punch and block using boxing techniques, grapple like a wrestler and perform submission moves like a judo player.

Depending on an MMA fighter’s background and skills, s/he may need to learn additional skills in order to be successful against any type of opponent. A fighter from a Jiu Jitsu background will struggle against a boxer if s/he can’t take the boxer to the ground where the Jiu Jitu fighter can utilise their floor and submission skills. Similarly, a boxer, or someone with a Thai boxing or Karate background will not want to be taken to the ground.

The Utah MMA scene has exploded in the past decade. Many ask what was the nexus of this explosion. You need look no further than a small handful of organizations, that were responsible for introducing many people to MMA in the Salt Lake City area.

Many felt the conservative community in Utah would not support the fringe sport of Mixed Martial Arts in Utah. Others said there were not enough fighters to fill cards on a weekly basis. Perhaps out of ignorance, or possible just out of his stubborn nature, this handful of promoters would not be deterred. They were up to the challenge. Strangely, the difficulties they would face wouldn’t come until they had taken the fledgling sport to great heights. (More about that later.)

In fact, there were more than enough participants, and there became an overwhelming level of support for the show from the public. Promoters attributes this success to ‘the packaging.’ “We weren’t trying to be the UFC. Every other organization that came along, tried to compete with them. We understood early on who we were, and what we were capable of becoming.” Said one promoter. He likened the Utah-based MMA organizations to ‘March Madness’ compared to the UFC being the NBA Finals. People thumbing through the channels would see somebody they knew from high school, or somebody they were certain they could compete with inside the cage- as opposed to the ‘Super Athletes’ the UFC was putting in front of them. There was an immediate connection with what they were watching, and before they knew it, they were singing up to compete on Salt Lake’s MMA stage.

The question is can you do MMA Workouts at Home?

The answer is that there is a lot of MMA training which can be done at home. However certain aspects of training do require the use of an MMA gym.

Things like grappling, learning technique, and sparring do require a partner, and a coach who can teach you these types of skills. Apart from these factors you can do a MMA workout at home, if you have the determination and discipline to work hard.

At the end of the day, training for MMA requires high levels of fitness, and fitness can always be increased no matter where you are, and you know what you have to do. Training at home can be done if you have certain types of equipment.