The Original Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
Mixed Martial Arts Have Been Around for a Long Time Over 6,000 years ago the earliest form of a mixed martial art was invented in ancient China by Han Chinese military generals and soldiers. During the late 1960s to early 1970s, the concept of combining the elements of multiple martial arts was popularized in the west by Bruce Lee. In 2004, UFC President Dana White would call Lee the “father of mixed martial arts.