In modern MMA, there has not been a single fatality to date if anything, MMA is probably by far the safest sport in existence. In Boxing, because punches obviously generate less power than kicks, a man who does that for a living will endure barrage after barrage, and, all that damage adds up.
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Sorry there aren't any yet. There are mma schools, and there are places that will show UFC pay-per-views but no mma clubs. Mixed Martial Arts has only been legal for about 3 or 4 months in North Carolina.
Martial arts are the skills to conduct warfare and combat. As long has mankind has been involved in conflict, the martial arts have been used.
The importance of martial arts. That is a very complicated question. Martial arts is about discipline, respect, and self-control. Generally doing any martial arts also increases your self esteem and ability to defend yourself. Depending on the art, you will also get very flexible. There have been many studies showing martial arts increases, on average, a persons spirituality and health.
Clay Guida is most famous for mixed martial arts. Clay has never been knocked out in a fight and is ranked number five in the world in the featherweight category.
Though Japanese sword play has been around for an in fathomable period of time hand to hand martial arts did not truly get introduced until after the first occupation of Okinawa in 1609. The now popular Japanese karate did not become wildly popular in Japan until after the Okinawan Master Funikoshi did a demonstration for the crown Prince of Japan in the early 1900's