Mixed martial arts (MMA) is an emergent sport where competitors in a ring or cage utilize
strikes (punches, kicks, elbows and knees) as well as submission techniques to defeat …

This article describes the sensory experiences of fighting through an ethnography of mixed
martial arts (MMA). MMA is an emergent sport where competitors in a ring or cage utilize …

Considerable attention has been paid to the experiences of pain and injury in the sociology
of sport literature. In this vein, this paper probes the experience of pain and injury as it …

This article explores the carnal dimensions of existence through ethnographic research in a
mixed martial arts club. Mixed martial arts (MMA) is an emergent sport where competitors in …

Based upon five years of observant participation, I examine how participants justify their
engagement with the controversial but increasing popular practice of mixed martial arts …

This paper deploys conceptual and analytical tools from cultural sociology to analyze Mixed
Martial Arts (MMA). While often characterized as violent and uncivilized, MMA has a core …

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), like the majority of relatively violent sports, has mainly been
organized around the capabilities of the male body. However various indices suggest that …

Within the sociology of sport and its related disciplines, martial arts have become
increasingly popular sites for research on embodiment, gender and society. While much …

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) broadcasts Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights in
over 149 countries to nearly a billion households worldwide. In 2013, the UFC signed the …

This paper explores the seduction of pain within the increasingly popular practice of mixed
martial arts. It is based on a three-year ethnographic study of training schools in Minnesota …