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MMA Fighting: UFC, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) News, Results

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MMA Fighting: UFC, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) News, Results Wrestling and striking where different limbs of the body such as kicks and punches are involved, as an act of human aggression, has probably existed throughout the world throughout the history of mankind in close combat, being the form of more natural aggression a combination of these as can be observed in a more basic way in attacks by mammals closer to man such as the chimpanzee or the gorilla. At the competition level, different types of boxing and wrestling have existed throughout humanity, being combined in competitions in numerous cases. In Ancient China, combat sport appeared in the form of Leitai, a no-holds-barred mixed combat sport that combined Chinese martial arts, boxing and wrestling. The Pancrastinae: A statue portraying the pancratium, an event which took place in the Roman Colosseum. Even as late as the Early Middle Ages, statues were put up in Rome and other cities to honor remarkable pankratiasts. This statue, now part of the Uffizi collection, is a Roman copy of a lost Greek original, circa 3rd century BC. A scene of Ancient Greek pankratiasts fighting. Originally found on a Panathenaic amphora, Lamberg Collection. In Ancient Greece, there was a sport called pankration, which featured grappling and striking skills similar to those found in modern MMA. Pankration was formed by combining the already established wrestling and boxing traditions and, in Olympic terms, first featured in the 33rd Olympiad in 648 BC. All strikes and holds were allowed with the exception of biting and gouging, which were banned. The fighters, called pankratiasts, fought until someone could not continue or signaled submission by raising their index finger; there were no rounds. According to the historian E. Norman Gardiner, "No branch of athletics was more popular than the pankration."There is also evidence of similar mixed combat sports in Ancient Egypt, India and Japan.

Mixed Media Podcast

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Mixed Media starts passionate discussions about art and culture through its flagship live-streamed podcast. Hosts Irving Nestor, Nathan Nestor and Ben Costello deliver unique and often contrarian perspectives regarding art-- especially in Film, Gaming and Music respectively. Guest hosts sometimes join as well to offer their own takes on their artform. The goal: to create dialogue strong in voice but open in character-- because behind every lively medium there must be lively discussion.

Vintage and Retro VHS Vaporwave Mix + Visual Art

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Ride the wave and enjoy the vista! I love music, memes, nostalgia, Vaporwave, Chillwave, Dreamwave.... Vaporwave Vista presents Digital Dreamscapes online and open for business. Home of Vaporware and creative assets, check in and check out the vista today or tonight at your choosing. Browse the vista for it's latest artworks and projects and follow the wave to stay up to date on the freshest vibes and artwork. Vaporwave, chillwave, dreamwave, asianwave, come back to the channel for more mixes and matches!