Women’s MMA

Toxic-Sports is a proud supporter of Women’s MMA, as well as a sponsor for Louise Johnson. Women’s MMA is one of the newer divisions in the Mixed Martial Arts circuit. For starters, MMA stands for Mixed Martial Arts. This brutal form of combat includes all disciplines of fighting, whether it be Sumo, Karate or Jujitsu. Any form of combat can be used. There are rules however, that say where and how you can hit, and what you can use to do the hitting. Some examples of illegal moves would include: head butting, eye gouging, striking down with the elbow, and in some rare cases timidity. All of these actions can result in a foul or disqualification.

As with wrestling or boxing, MMA and FeMMA both have weight classes. These are:

Although it has been a struggle, Women’s MMA is beginning to find it’s place among the male dominated MMA. With fights centering mostly in Japan and the US, Women’s MMA has shown exponential growth in popularity. With growing popularity every year, Women’s MMA will surely find its place among the internationally popular sports.