Steve
Mostly Harmless
Pretty much. Whatever label you want to use, MMA is in the same category as TKD, Muay Thai, San Shou, Fencing, Boxing, Judo or Savate. If you consider any of these a martial art, then MMA is a martial art. If you call them combat sports, then MMA is a combat sport. There is nothing to distinguish any of these from any of the others.I'd consider MMA a combat sport. Just like kickboxing or boxing or even wtf sport tkd. One trains in the sport very much like they'd train in a martial art