Pankration was an ancient Greek, no-holds-barred combat sport combining boxing, wrestling, and ground fighting, often considered the ancestor of modern Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Introduced to the Olympics in 648 B.C., it allowed nearly all techniques, excluding only biting and eye-gouging, to force a submission or knockout
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3/16/2026 3:04 AMPankration was an ancient Greek, no-holds-barred combat sport combining boxing, wrestling, and ground fighting, often considered the ancestor of modern Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Introduced to the Olympics in 648 B.C., it allowed nearly all techniques, excluding only biting and eye-gouging, to force a submission or knockout