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Kategoriarkiv: WMMAA
Move turns ideas into results Mexico vs. Colombia competition Provides platform for athletes
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Monte Carlo, Monaco (November 1, 2016)- The Mexican MMA Commission (COMEXAMM) and Colombian MMA Federation (FECODEAMM), respectively led by Hector Molina och Jaime Arturo Pena, have partnered to provide a bi-national undercard in lieu of the recent cancellation of the inaugural World MMA Association (WMMAA) Pan-American Division Championships due to problems associated with the hosting Chile Federation.
The Mexico vs. Colombia fights will be on the undercard of the November 18th Combato Extremo händelse, främjas genom Ubaldo Marroquin, at Auditorio National, Monterrey, Mexiko. Mexican and Colombian fighters who were supposed to compete in the aforementioned WMMAA Pan-American Division Championships can now have the opportunity to be in action.
Molina has been instrumental in WMMAA Pan-American Division development since 2014 as president of the Mexican Commission of MMA, as well as the Pan-American Director of the Regulatory Committee.
“That first year,” Molina said, “we are focused on identifying the best parts of he WMMAA regulatory programs – its people, programs, systems and processes – then quickly and effectively integrating these parts into a stronger centralized continental organization partner with improved, more useful, more impactful systems and resources. When you bring together multiple organizations there are real differences that need to be addressed, including cultural, and business operations, as well as geographic differences.”
Molina and his leadership team studied the WMMAA systems, maintained what successfully worked, and improved other aspects to build a new network. They retained top talent and aligned them with COMEXAMM’s bold culture, also adding some new people in areas perceived as non-optical to support business. Ytterst, Molina bold a team that embraced core values and visions for regulatory that was instilled in him by mentors and years of experience.
“We started with the premise that we hire the best people in the industry; that we train them well, and offer them cutting-edge resources and skills. We empower our people to make smart decisions and, viktigast, we trust our people key members like Gustavo Cantu. This trust is critical to our success. When we empower and trust people, they want to take ownership, not only for results, but for how we get our results.”
One of Molina’s first accomplishments at WMMAA has been the restructuring and realignment of the rules and regulations committee to mirror the company’s operating model. The Continental Rules and Regulations Committee was built on the principle guard railing the unstoppable growth of MMA and given the dynamic nature of WMMAA.
“Moves like these, from leaders like Hector Molina, are the ones that many organization would dream about in moments of crisis,” WMMAA Pan-American Division president Tomas Yu remarked, “giving a new definition to what it means to be part of the WMMAA family.”
The WMMAA Pan-American Division is a leader of a new industry category – growth Federation – powered by a committee to growth, focusing on MMA as a sport area leadership, in addition to dedication to operational excellence, investment in research and development innovation, and a strong focus on its members.
To maintain its position as an industry leader, WMMAA Pan-American Division practices what it calls, “Living Bold.” This culture embraces five principles: building bridges, powering ideas, acting fast, driving results, and always doing what is right. Molina and his team create regulatory strategies, systems, and programs that embody this culture.
“As opposed to being a back-room function that primarily creates policies and performs audits, my teams are aligned with the business units and are in the field with them daily,” Molina explained. “We advise in real time and proactively collaborate in strategy and planning meetings so our business can come up with innovative ideas, act fast, and quickly drive results.”
“My team knows that I am a bit of a regulatory geek when it comes to our work. It’s extremely exciting from a strategic perspective because it allows us to become a more valuable partner to the colleagues who run the business. We’ve always had strong, productive and active strategies. And we always will! By continuously challenging the status quo, asking ourselves how we can do things differently, and ultimately advancing our regulatory program, we will make a meaningful contribution to helping the WMMAA be bold, act fast and power ideas.”
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2016 VM i MMA i november 26-27 i Macao
Monte Carlo, Monaco (Oktober 28, 2016)- World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) president Vadim Finkelchtein har formellt meddelat att 2016 Världsmästerskap i MMA kommer att hållas November 26-27 i Macao, Kina.
“De senaste europeiska MMA-mästerskapen gick mycket bra,” Sa Finkelchtein. “Det ryska landslaget visade återigen de högsta tävlingsresultaten. I Ryssland, kämparna är riktigt starka krigare, som upprepade gånger bevisar sin högsta nivå vid EM och VM, vinna en mycket svår tävling. Baren har ställts betydligt högt. Vi har sett idrottare från Tyskland, Ukraina, och Vitryssland deltar vid dessa evenemang. Ukrainare är inte längre så långt efter ryssarna och tyska krigare har blivit mycket starkare på relativt kort tid. Förutom The Championships, vi höll ett rättsligt seminarium, där vi diskuterade många viktiga frågor om utvecklingen av vår sport. Övergripande, Jag tycker att allt var fantastiskt.
 “Vi ser fram emot världsmästerskapet i MMA i Macau November 26-27. Vi förväntar oss att idrottare ska delta 40 till 50 länder runt om i världen. Många har redan ansökt; trots det långa avståndet måste de resa för att slåss. Världsmästerskapet i MMA kommer att hållas på en ny plats i Macao Studio City. Detta är en enorm, nytt komplex som är helt täckt av marmor och byggkostnaderna når cirka $3 miljard. Jag har granskat det och byggnadens omfattning är fantastisk.“Nu, vi kan säga att mästerskapet kommer att ha många representanter från Latinamerika, Asien och Ochurope. Den afrikanska regionen är underutvecklad just nu, så bara ett fåtal länder deltar därifrån, men Australien och Nya Zeeland tävlar. Vi förväntar oss spektakulära, konkurrenskraftiga slagsmål. Vi kommer också att arrangera nästa WMMAA-kongress, där många MMA-frågor i förhållande till barn och kvinnor kommer att diskuteras. Vi kommer att bestämma vilka länder som kommer att vara värd för Ochuropean, Asiatiska och MMA-VM nästa år, samt skapa en rättslig kommitté. Vi kommer att diskutera tiden för det obligatoriska referensdatumet för varje land, med tanke på alla idrottare, och fixa det sedan. Vi kommer att lösa frågan om att hålla seminarier som är obligatoriska för tränare, domare och medicinska specialister i varje land. Vi är fortfarande en relativt ung organisation, så det finns fortfarande brister. Men vi går framåt och arbetar hårt för att förbättra.”
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Instagram: @worldmmaa
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FAAMM on a roll as new WMMMA Argentina
 (L-R) – WMMAA Argentina president Diego Fernandez &
WMMAA Pan-American Division president Tomas Yu
Monte Carlo, Monaco (Oktober 27, 2016)- The future of the new World MMA Association (WMMAA) Argentina is bright with unlimited opportunities for future growth, largely due to Argentina’s youths continuing to drive increased consumption of healthier lifestyles.
FAAMM, the Argentinean MMA Federation, restructured its organization under the leadership of president Diego Fernandez to earn WMMAA Pan-American Division’s fastest growing federation to date.
“One of my main objectives was to share the organization’s (FAAMA) story with the government and the private sector community to bring its competitive advantages to light,” Fernandez explained in an interview with ENLACE. “I also leveraged the WMMAA skills and resources to help guide the due diligence and restructing to emerge with the proudly earned name, WMMAA ARGENTINA.
“Transforming the organization from an association to a federation and now known to the world as WMMAA Argentina was the largest progressive step we’ve completed to date in the organization’s history. The business model as the new WMMAA Argentina is very straightforward: our job to help our nation’s athletes.”
The new Argentina has a prominent footprint with many qualified board members. The new WMMAA Argentina is well positioned to offer customized solutions that drive increased value, developed from a mere structure provider into a services and solutions organization for the sport in all aspects.
WMMAA Argentina has solid reporting, industry-leading analytics and repeatable methodologies, plus hard-working members, collogues and full support from the WMMAA Pan-American Division.
INFORMATION:
Twitter: @theWMMAA
Instagram: @worldmmaa
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Pan-American Championship Official Promo
History will be made October 7-9 when Chile hosts the inaugural World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) Pan-American Championship – CHILE 2016 — in Santiago.
Initiative on MMA as a sport will build on the well-earned reputation of previous martial arts history in terms of addressing, sharing and discussing significant developments and social advancements that will impact the future of MMA:
FITE TV announces television carriage deal for the WMMAA Pan-American Division Championships October 8-9 in Chile
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History making WMMAA Pan-American Championship Oct. 7-9 in Santiago, Chile
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Kazakstan dominerar World MMA Association 2016 Asiatiska mästerskap
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Vadim Finkelchtein: “The Emelianenko-Maldonado situation is getting ridiculous”
Monte Carlo, Monaco(Juli 28, 2016)- Världs MMA Association (WMMAA) Vadim Finkelchtein has gone public to explain the recent WMMAA decision regarding Team Maldonado’s appeal, which resulted in the change of the official Fedor Emelianenko–Fabio Maldonado fight result to a draw, in addition to terminating its Head of Judges, Radmir Gabdullin.
WMMAA president Vadim Finkelchtein
Vadim, talk us through the appeal process. Why did you accept it in the first place since Russian MMA Union rejected Maldonado manager’s appeal?
VF: “Everyone could see what was going on in the media and MMA community after the bout. Being the founder of both the Russian MMA Union and World MMA Association, I received tons of messages and calls from people demanding an explanation about how it was possible for Russian MMA Union employees to officiate their own boss’ slagsmål. I read hundreds of negative comments disparaging the Russian MMA Union and WMMAA. Some even went so far to say it was about Russian Mafia doing business there, all Russian judges are bought, etc. I tried to stay away from this debacle, since the fight occurred in another promotion, but when Maldonado’s manager sent an appeal to the WMMAA, asking to reassess the fight outcome, we couldn’t say no. WMMAA’s reputation was on the line as well as that of the Russian MMA scene, för.”
What did the process of choosing the reassessment commission look like and why was head judge Radmir Gabdullin suspended?
VF: “I grund och botten, I had to make Radmir, as the WMMAA’s head judge, responsible for the whole process. Emellertid, since he was one of the reasons the appeal surfaced in the first place, the most logical decision was to suspend him temporarily and appoint WMMAA’s Secretary General (Alexander Engelhardt) to handle it.”
Click these links to read WMMAA press releases about this subject: http://wmmaa.org/
In his recent interview, Radmir Gabdullin belittled the significance of WMMAA’s verdict, stating it was all unofficial and that he had never received any appeal.
VF: “There’s nothing to comment about here. It’s a pure lie. I don’t understand what he was trying to accomplish by saying something like this. If necessary, I can show the manager’s e-mail with Russian MMA Union employees, Kamil Gadzhiev and WMMAA employees as recipients. Saying he’s never received an appeal is absurd and a silly excuse.”
At the same time he insulted the professionals that reassessed the fight by calling them incompetent.
VF: “When I read it my first reaction was vast disappointment. How could he, as the official head judge, state something like this towards his colleagues who he knows really well? He used to officiate multiple events with them. Their experience is ten or maybe even hundred times greater than Radmir’s. Marco Broersen has been officiating major European events, including KSW, M-1 Global and many others, för 15 år. He’d been working in this field when Radmir was still in school. It’s a shame for him to say something like that. It’s degrading for both Radmir and the Russian MMA Union.”
Can you explain why 24-year-old Radmir had been chosen to become the head judge in both WMMAA and Russian MMA Union having no experience or appropriate education whatsoever?
VF: “Du vet, it all started back in 2010-2011, when I decided to start developing amateur MMA in order to provide thousands of young athletes with career opportunities. For that to happen the MMA Union in Russia was necessary, as well as official recognition of Mixed Martial Arts as a sport. It was hard. I had no experience working in a Federation; plenty of paper work. We lacked a qualified staff when we started to look for people. I offered Fedor Emelianenko to be the Union president with me heading the WMMAA. Gabdullin’s name was mentioned by Fedor. He said there was this young and promising guy, let’s see what he can do. I agreed completely, although I realized he had neither experience nor knowledge.”
What was your reaction to Kamil Gadzhiev’s comments claiming in each interview that a draw was the best outcome, but after the result was changed by Sherdog following the WMMAA’s verdict, he changed his mind and promised to call and mail Sherdog to protest its action?
VF: “I had a phone chat with Kamil. He made it clear that he trusts the WMMAA and Russian MMA Union, while repeating his personal opinion that the draw would be the most righteous decision. I don’t know why his words were not consequently supported by his deeds.”
Russian MMA Union has a lot of officials. Än, no one would comment on the situation, including Fedor himself. Why is that?
VF: “I can’t answer this question. Most important for me is justice and reputation and that holds for Russian MMA and WMMAA, alltför. I couldn’t choose sides, which is the reason why an international commission of judges was created. No one tried to take the other man’s victory, as some have claimed in comments. As the WMMAA president, I feel ashamed the situation went that far. The vast majority of the leading MMA sites supported the WMMAA’s verdict; Sherdog changed the outcome. Another example is the Match TV poll result, in which 56-percent of Russian voters said Fedor didn’t win the fight. "Big’ John McCarthy said it. Sergey Kharitonov,Alexey Oleinik and many others have said the same. People who have been cheering for Fedor for years realized that. And now we have one person stating the opposite, saying our decision is unofficial, that experienced judges have become incompetent in no time, and he’d never received an appeal. That’s a sad situation and we need to handle it appropriately. The world awaits sound and reasoned decisions but gets excuses and lies instead. Our reputation is on the line because of that.”
Schema för major 2016 MMA-händelser
Aug.3-8 – Asian MMA Championship in Hwasun, Sydkorea
Sju. 14-16 – European MMA Championship in Tbilisi, Georgien
Oktober. 7-9 – Inledande panamerikanska mästerskap i Santiago, Chile
November. 18-20 – World MMM Championship in Macau, Kina
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Twitter: @theWMMAA
Instagram: @worldmmaa
WMMAA terminates head of judges Radmir Gabdullin
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Monte Carlo, Monaco(Juli 20, 2016)- The World MMA Association (WMMAA) has terminated its Head of Judges, Radmir Gabdullin, due to his imprudence, inexperience, and technical inability to evaluate Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in the professional sector.
Regarding recent statements that he recently made in the Russian press, Gabdullin expressed himself disrespectfully to other colleague judges, WMMAA Board member Alexander Engelhardt and the Association itself, as Worldwide WMMAA President Vadim Finkelchtein expressed, “One of the key factors of MMA is respect. This is a line we should and can never cross. Med detta sagt, it leaves me no other choice than to release Radmir Gabdullin from his function. We also severely advise that the Russian MMA Union do the same. (The Russian MMA Union is a full member of the World MMA Union.)
“We are working hard on standardizing in all countries of the world, all continents, in terms of Rules, Regulation and Referees committees, including anti-doping.We are a real worldwide organization and therefore we also have to reflect this in all of the WMMAA committees. Också, Russia will be, Naturligtvis, represented in these as part of the WMMAA. More information will follow soon.”
Finkelchtein, who as WMMAA president reserves any other actions towards the associate judge, noted that, during the November 4-6WMMAA Congress in Macau, Kina, a board of judges will be discussed and created.
Schema för major 2016 MMA-händelser
Aug.3-8 – Asian MMA Championship in Hwasun, Sydkorea
Sju. 14-16 – European MMA Championship in Tbilisi, Georgien
Oktober. 7-9 – Inledande panamerikanska mästerskap i Santiago, Chile
November. 18-20 – World MMM Championship in Macau, Kina
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Twitter: @theWMMAA
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