Back in ancient Greece and the early days of the Olympics, they had a sport called Pankration. The closest equivalent of it, ...

Pankration was a form of single combat that ... The pentathlon was the event from which the modern Olympics derives many of its events, including the discus, javelin, long jump, running and ...

Arrichion was put in a choke hold while defending his Olympic title in the gruesome fighting games known as Pankration. As he was being strangled, he grabbed and dislocated his opponent’s ankle ...