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The sport is popular overseas, especially in [[Brazil]] and [[Japan]], and has been gaining notoriety in western nations as well. Recent pay per views in [[America]] for some of the more popular contests have had over one million purchases and are quickly approaching the numbers of boxing. Recent champions have been known to appear on radio and television talk shows as the sport becomes more common place across the nation. With the passage of time, the sport is gaining more of a following and more credibility.
The sport is popular overseas, especially in [[Brazil]] and [[Japan]], and has been gaining notoriety in western nations as well. Recent pay per views in [[America]] for some of the more popular contests have had over one million purchases and are quickly approaching the numbers of boxing. Recent champions have been known to appear on radio and television talk shows as the sport becomes more common place across the nation. With the passage of time, the sport is gaining more of a following and more credibility.
In actual combat situations, MMA may be less successful than TMA (True Martial Arts, or Realism-based Martial Arts) such as Aikido or Krav Maga, which train explicitly for an "in the streets" application, as opposed to "in the ring" applications, like Greco-Roman wrestling.
==List of Current MMA Promotions==
==List of Current MMA Promotions==