In the last couple of years no sport in the world has undergone more radical change than mixed martial arts (MMA).

Think about it, Mixed Martial Arts is barely over a decade old in terms of being a worldwide recognized sport.  So, it is extremely young with limitless potential for dominating the sports world.

When you examine the sport from the first major event in 1993 until today, you find the metamorphosis from the original bare-knuckled, no-holds-barred, tournament-style events is due to the addition of new rules and equipment along with the adoption of a single-fight-in-one-night format, weight classes, rounds, and now the team concept of the now extinct International Fight League (IFL). I would say that an even more powerful cause of the evolution of MMA is its athletes. Not to put down the fighters of the past, but today’s MMA competitor not only has a radically different body, but fights extremely different.