Phrase guide

mixed martial arts

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A style of combat sport allowing a wide range of combat techniques such as striking and grappling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: martial arts

History

Etymology

From mixed + martial arts.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: gemengde vegkuns — style of combat sport
  • Arabic: فُنُونٌ القِتَالِ الْمُخْتَلِطَة (funūnun al-qitāli l-muḵtaliṭa) — style of combat sport
  • Armenian: ընդհանուր մենամարտեր (əndhanur menamarter) — style of combat sport
  • Bengali: মিশ্র মার্শাল আর্টস (misro marśal arṭoś) — style of combat sport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 綜合格鬥 /综合格斗 (zōnghé gédòu) — style of combat sport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 混合武術 /混合武术 (hùnhé wǔshù) — style of combat sport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無限制格鬥 /无限制格斗 (wúxiànzhì gédòu) — style of combat sport
  • Dutch: mixed martial arts — style of combat sport
  • French: combat libre — style of combat sport
  • Galician: artes marciais mistas — style of combat sport
  • Georgian: შერეული საბრძოლო ხელოვნება (šereuli sabrʒolo xelovneba) — style of combat sport
  • German: Mixed Martial Arts — style of combat sport
  • German: gemischte Kampfkünste — style of combat sport
  • Italian: arti marziali miste — style of combat sport
  • Japanese: 総合格闘技 (sōgō kakutōgi) — style of combat sport
  • Kazakh: аралас жекпе-жек (aralas jekpe-jek) — style of combat sport
  • Korean: 종합격투기 (jonghapgyeoktugi) — style of combat sport
  • Korean: 이종격투기 (ijonggyeoktugi) — style of combat sport
  • Mongolian: холимог тулааны урлаг (xolimog tulaany urlag) — style of combat sport
  • Norwegian: mixed martial arts — style of combat sport
  • Polish: mieszane sztuki walki — style of combat sport
  • Portuguese: artes marciais mistas — style of combat sport
  • Portuguese: vale-tudo — style of combat sport
  • Russian: смешанные боевые искусства (smešannyje bojevyje iskusstva) — style of combat sport
  • Sinhalese: මිශ්ර සටන් ශිල්ප (miśra saṭan śilpa) — style of combat sport
  • Spanish: artes marciales mixtas — style of combat sport
  • Swedish: mixed martial arts — style of combat sport
  • Thai: ศิลปะการต่อสู้แบบผสม — style of combat sport
  • Turkish: karma dövüş sanatı — style of combat sport
  • Turkish: karma dövüş sanatları — style of combat sport
  • Vietnamese: võ thuật tổng hợp — style of combat sport