Getting Flexible - What Do MMA Fighters Do?

So what stretches do MMA and UFC fighters do to prepare for their matches? To compete at such a high level I would imagine you would have to be flexible. Since the more flexible you are the less injuries you have when training and the quicker and more agile you will be.

Here is what one UFC fighter does:

Traditionally many martial arts fighters and competitors would use a stretching machine such as this one http://www.bestlegstretchers.com/shop-gear/metal-leg-stretcher/ or they may use other stretching machines such as these.

However the most important thing is that you warm up and then do some sort of stretching. You want to be as limber as you can possibly be. That does not mean you need to be able to do the splits but be able to be flexible in all areas.