Tough Guy Contest

The Birth of an American Sport.  The first mma competition and league in the United States The first mma competition in United States history was the Pittsburgh, PA based Tough Guy contest held March 20-22nd 1980, at the New Kensington, Holiday Inn.  The event was sanctioned by the World Martial Arts Fighting Association (WMAFA). Prior to the Tough Guy [...]

The beginning of MMA is not the UFC’s Maiden Voyage    “It takes a thousand men to invent a telegraph, or a steam engine, or a phonograph, or a photograph, or a telephone or any other important thing—and the last man gets the credit and we forget the others. He added his little mite— that [...]

Filling in the missing history of MMA.  The Tough Guys are the forgotten forefathers of mixed martial arts.  They fought for pride and glory decades before the UFC gained a mainstream audience. Hand to hand combat has roots in prehistoric times, influencing every culture since the dawn of mankind. Ancient inscriptions reveal that some type [...]

Mixed Martial Arts...An American Sport. Who really invented MMA in America?  It's a confusing question with an surprising answer. Mixed martial arts fans simply aren’t concerned with revisionist history, but integrity of the "sport" is in jeopardize.  Note “sport” is a very specific label not to be confused with methodology, brutal contests of yesteryear that [...]

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