Bruce Lee might be the 'father of MMA' – UFC president Dana White said it, but the kung fu icon's only official fight against a boxer was mixed martial arts
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White spoke about Bruce Lee's influence on martial arts “We needed Bruce Lee, when he came at that time, to help martial arts grow the way that it did… He was
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Bruce Lee might be the 'father of MMA' – UFC president Dana White said it, but the kung fu icon's only official fight against a boxer was mixed martial arts
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Bruce Lee in MMA? He would've loved to guide fighters and spar with them, says daughter Shannon Lee