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Dj there brings up some interesting points and I think I would not put it down. I know of several people who have been forced to make a choice between MMA and their jobs since their bosses and companies did not want them coming into work with facial injuries, bruises, and cuts. Its a little hard I guess for some people to take a business presentation seriously and consider it in the proper light and for its own merits involving thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars when the person on the presentation team looks like he was in a brawl the night before. Also companies and jobs where you are meeting and dealing with the public don’t care for it either I know.

At the same time some might also associate such things with excessive violence or give your application second thoughts and your approach to things and put it at the lower end or side track it for further investigation. I would just put working out and participating in various sports for activities.

Help! it doesn’t say that you are a fighter who gets in trouble often, it just says that you do mma.
Which is good as it shows you are healthy and strong, but most of all disciplined. Which is a great quality to have in college and they will respect that .

you should narrow it down to individual martial arts like an MMA student may practice muay thai, brazilian jujuitsu, and boxing…you should explain it like that. its sounds better and gives a better image. you dont want to be perceived as the "brute" with intelligence. labling them one by one gives your talents a more honorable image.

Personally, I would not put "Mixed Martial Arts" on my application. I WOULD, on the other hand, put my belt rankings in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Kickboxing, and if I held a title belt, then I’d list "ACF Middleweight Champion" for example.

1) MMA can carry stigma, especially with college recruiters. Most college towns (at least these days) host amatuer MMA fights, which are usually hosted in the bar district and attract a fairly low brow crowd. You’ll want to distance yourself from that stereotype.

2) They may not know what "MMA" or "Mixed Martial Arts" means.

3) College recruiters care about accomplishments. There are NO belts in MMA, so putting "2yrs MMA training" on an application won’t mean anything, but putting "Advanced in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu-Purple Belt", AND "Advanced in Kickboxing-Blue Belt". The first option is like saying "I play golf on the weekends" and only lists ONE style, the second option shows dedication and progression, and includes all of your training.