Asia takes on the best in mixed martial arts
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MACAU — It has taken time and a few false starts but Asia, the spiritual and physical home of martial arts, now seems ready to take on the best in the world of modern mixed combat.
When Bae Myung Ho raised the Legend Fighting Championship welterweight title belt last Saturday night he showed it briefly to his fans and then the South Korean mixed martial artist went straight for the television cameras.
Bae fought in front of around 1,500 people inside Macau’s City of Dreams casino complex — but an estimated 150 million households across the globe watched on TV.
Mixed martial arts incorporates the skills of everything from Brazilian jiu-jitsu, through judo, wrestling, karate and Muay Thai kick-boxing.
From the sold-out ringside in Macau it was easy to see why MMA has become so popular..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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