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Recently there has been a weighty surge in popularity for a sport that was previously relegated to the fringes of society and once called human cock fighting by some people. Now this sport is doing record pay per view numbers and its athletes are becoming household names that almost any person can recognize. Yes, the sport of mixed martial arts, known to some as cage fighting or greatest fighting, has experienced a boom in popularity and exposure over the last few years and it is a sport that almost everybody can understand. By using home fitness equipment, home rehearsal equipment and by getting customary with their local gym flooring by working out a lot almost any person with some kind of training in martial arts, boxing or wrestling could begin being a fighter in the amateur ranks and this is also part of what makes the sport popular, that it is easy to get complex in and started with for those interested.

One of the most favorite fighters in the world currently is a man by the name of Bj Penn. From Hawaii but ethnically half Korean and half Irish, Bj grew up in Hilo to a privileged family. Instead of going to college and getting a desk job or pursuing someone else career. He then decided to train in the Brazilian martial art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for three years. After showing considerable promise in the sport he attained his black belt after only three years, very fast for the art, and proceeded to win the world championships. After his allembracing training in ground fighting, Bj was persuaded to join the ranks of the Ufc, essentially the Nfl of mixed martial arts, and began fighting. Despite brief periods of fighting at welterweight, one hundred seventy pounds, Bj became the lightweight, one hundred fifty five pounds; champion with relative ease and to date has lost only one fight at lightweight. He remains the champion of his weight class today.

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Taking a very different route to the preeminent mixed martial arts club in the world was Brock Lesnar. Brock grew up on a farm and was an amateur wrestler his entire life, his career ending with an Ncaa heavyweight championship for the University of Minnesota. Following his amateur wrestling Brock ended up becoming a professional, fake wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (Wwe). After becoming fairly preeminent within the confines of pro wrestling Brock quit and decided to try playing football, which ended fairly quickly. Next on his list of things to try was mixed martial arts and despite losing his first fight via submission Brock has gone on to become the heavyweight champion of the Ufc while compiling a 4-1 record.

Finally, Georges St. Pierre is the champion of the welterweight department and one of the fighters who currently has the most mainstream appeal. St. Pierre has won fans over with his kind demeanor and greatest talent. In twenty one pro fights St. Pierre has amassed a record of 19-2 and has pummeled his opponents in a variety of ways. Often using his now Olympic caliber wrestling, a sport he did not train in until he was a pro fighter, he typically beats opponents by staying on top of them and raining down punches. Signifying his popularity is not just within the fighting community; St. Pierre has recently been featured in ads for sportswear and sports drinks.

Mixed martial arts is most likely the fastest growing sport in the world and soon has their sights set on global domination, with promoters saying that they want and expect it to be the biggest sport in the world within twenty years.

The Fastest Growing Sport of the New Millennium