MMA

ADAMS MUAY THAI
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Matt Lewis started training as a wrestler at a early age. Wrestling Background includes folkstyle, Freestyle and Greco Roman. He competed in matches for many years and was very successful in winning many gold medals and awards. After wrestling, Matt started training in Jiu Jitsu, Judo and submission grappling. He started competing shortly after that. Matt has competed in many Submission Wrestling Tournaments and has won gold medals and awards such as "Quickest Submission" Matt Lewis has been fighting Professional MMA for over 7 years now. He has also trained with many well know and successful Instructors and fighters. Matt started training in Muay Thai and Western Boxing at Adams Muay Thai in 2009 and is now our MMA SUBMISSION GRAPPLING COACH.

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques, from a mixture of martial arts traditional and non-traditional, to be used in competitions. The rules allow the use of striking and grappling techniques, both while standing and on the ground. Such competitions allow martial artists of different backgrounds to compete. The roots of mixed martial arts can be traced back to various mixed style contests that took place throughout Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim during the early 1900s. Modern MMA competition emerged in 1993 with the founding of the ultimate fighting championships. Originally organized with the intention of finding the most effective Martial Arts for real unarmed combat situations, competitors were pitted against one another with minimal rules for safety. Later promoters adopted many additional rules aimed at increasing safety for competitors and to promote mainstream acceptance of the sport.