A form of mixed martial arts which takes place in a cage or similarly enclosed arena.
Example sentencesExamples
The pay-per-view sport also known as cage fighting has been blasted by Senator John McCain.
In between shots, Larry and I do a lot of cage fighting.
She quickly mastered the skills of cage fighting by the age of 10 and traveled the world competing.
The world of cage fighting has been legitimised, but not homogenised.
Rosi reckons there are strong similarities between her talents for maths and for cage fighting, also known as mixed martial arts.
He earned £35 for his first illegal fight, but it was when his two managers persuaded him to go into the cage fighting scene that he earned serious cash.
Derivatives
cage fighter
noun
Murray, the ringleader, had been one of the world's leading cage fighters, earning 30,000 a bout at events, the Old Bailey heard.
Example sentencesExamples
The alleged ringleader, a cage fighter, is believed to be in Morocco.
All I could think about was how when I was younger, all I wanted to do was to continue in martial arts to be a cage fighter.
She's shy, slight, laid back and a maths whizz - she's also one of the toughest cage fighters in the country.
He was even matched against - and beat - the toughest cage fighters in the world in America.
Definition of cage fighting in US English:
cage fighting
noun
another term for mixed martial arts
Example sentencesExamples
She quickly mastered the skills of cage fighting by the age of 10 and traveled the world competing.
He earned £35 for his first illegal fight, but it was when his two managers persuaded him to go into the cage fighting scene that he earned serious cash.
Rosi reckons there are strong similarities between her talents for maths and for cage fighting, also known as mixed martial arts.
The pay-per-view sport also known as cage fighting has been blasted by Senator John McCain.
In between shots, Larry and I do a lot of cage fighting.
The world of cage fighting has been legitimised, but not homogenised.