▁sport , ▁a kin ▁to ▁box ing , ▁mu ay ▁th ai , ▁or ▁kick ▁box ing . ▁ ▁Mart ial ▁arts ▁competition ▁has ▁arrived ▁in ▁many ▁forms , ▁including ▁the ▁classical ▁Greek ▁P ank r ation ▁▁ ▁Both ▁formal ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁and ▁No - holds - bar red ▁fighting ▁have ▁been ▁recorded , ▁but ▁modern ▁mixed ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁have ▁only ▁enjoyed ▁official ▁athlet ic ▁san ction ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁era . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁list ▁features ▁mixed ▁mart ial ▁artists ▁who ▁have ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁b outs ▁that ▁were ▁approved ▁and ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁a ▁formal ▁san ction ing ▁body . ▁ ▁This ▁includes ▁mixed ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁and ▁shoot ▁fighting , ▁but ▁ex cludes ▁b outs ▁in ▁specific ▁forms , ▁such ▁as ▁box ing , ▁gra pp ling , ▁or ▁wrest ling . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁ex cludes ▁any ▁un reg ulated ▁b outs . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁F igh ters ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁und efe ated ▁mixed ▁mart ial ▁artists ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : List s ▁of ▁mixed ▁mart ial ▁artists <0x0A> </s> ▁Gram mod es ▁st ol ida , ▁the ▁geometric ian , ▁is ▁a ▁moth ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁E reb idae . ▁The ▁species ▁was ▁first ▁described ▁by ▁Johan ▁Christian ▁Fab r ici us ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 5 . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Africa , ▁southern ▁Europe , ▁most ▁of ▁Asia ▁and ▁Australia . ▁It ▁migr ates ▁to ▁central ▁and ▁northern ▁Europe ▁as ▁far ▁north ▁as ▁England , ▁Den mark