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Tampa Bay MMA - March 22, 2008 -- Spirit Wolf knocks out Danny Ruiz in the first round...
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The history of the modern MMA event can be traced to mixed style contests throughout Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim during the early 1900s;
the Gracie family's vale tudo martial arts tournaments in Brazil starting in the 1920s; and early mixed martial arts matches hosted by Antonio Inoki in Japan in the 1970s.
The sport gained international exposure and widespread publicity in the United States in 1993, when Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter Royce Gracie dominated the Ultimate Fighting Championship®,
sparking a revolution in the martial arts, while in Japan the continued interest in the sport resulted in the creation of the PRIDE Fighting Championships® in 1997.
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Not WolfSpirit or Wolf Spirit, but MMA Fighter
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