A combat sport, or fighting sport, is a contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat.
In many combat sports, a contestant 💸 wins by scoring more points than the opponent, submitting the opponent with a hold, disabling the opponent (knockout, KO), or 💸 attacking the opponent in a specific or designated technique.
Combat sports share a long history with the martial arts.
Some combat sports 💸 (and their national origin) include boxing (Greek-British), Brazilian jiu-jitsu (Japanese-Brazilian), catch wrestling (British-American), jujutsu (Japanese), judo (Japanese), freestyle wrestling (British-American), 💸 Greco-Roman wrestling (French), karate (Chinese-Okinawan-Japanese), kickboxing (numerous origins, mainly Southeast Asian), Lethwei (Burmese), mixed martial arts (numerous origins), Muay Thai 💸 (Thai), sambo (Soviet/Russian), sanda (Chinese), savate (French), taekwondo (Korean), Vale Tudo (Brazilian), pankration (Ancient Greek), Luta Livre (Brazilian), and folk 💸 wrestling (various).
