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The history of the modern MMA event can be traced to 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 fighting concept of combining various combat disciplines gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with the emergence of [[Bruce Lee]] and his theories of mixing various martial art styles. 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.
== '''Cage Warriors & MMA Today''' ==
Basing its rules and regulations upon the [[Nevada State Athletic Commission]], Cage Warriors has provided a platform for many of the current MMA Athletes now competing internationally and lists a who's who of MMA names in its current Champion roster. Since 2002, MMA has exploded in the USA and across the world with a typical event being staged on aggregate once weekly somewhere in the UK. Promotions such as [[Cage Rage]], [[FX3]], Cage Gladiators & Ultimate Warrior Challenge are now being televised to mainstream satellite and digital channels. The larger names such as [[UFC]] are also present in the UK and have dominated the media during 2007 to present with their large venue events such as the [[O2 Arena]]. Cage Warriors stages on average 6 events per year in the UK.
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