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WMMAA appeal review results in draw for June 17th Emelianenko vs. Maldonado fight

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MONTE CARLO, Monaco(Gorffennaf 15, 2016)- The World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) has issued an announcement regarding an appeal recently filed by Stefano Sartori, manager of Brazilian fighter Fabio Maldonado, to reassess the result of his June 17fed fight with Fedor Emelianenko, which headlined Fight Nights Global 50 yn Saint Petersburg, Rwsia.
WMMAA General Secretary & Uwch Is-lywydd Alexander Engelhardt (llun i'r chwith) has declared that Emelianenko vs. Maldonado, which was originally ruled a majority decision victory in favor of Emeliananko, officially be changed to a draw.
Team Malondado’s appeal to the WMMAA was filed claiming a conflict of interest because all of the judges are employed by the Russian MMA Union, of which Emelianenko serves as president, as well as for the initial appeal to the Russian MMA Union, a sanctioned WMMAA member, being unjustly rejected by the head jury.
Engelhardt was appointed by WMMAA present Vadim Finkelchetein to handle the appeal procedure. A committee was formed comprised of Engelhardt, Hector Molina (Mecsico), Chairman of the Rules, Regulations and Referee Committee; Ino Alberga (The Netherlands), Member of the Rules, Regulations and Referee Committee; Poalo Biotti (Yr Eidal), Chairman Ethics and Disciplinary Committee; Zaya Zaya (Awstralia), Member Professional Referee Committee.
Yn ogystal,, independent judge Marco Broersen (The Netherlands), Chairman of Professional Referee Committee and Ethics and Disciplinary Committee, was responsible for selecting an independent judges’ panel to reassess the original result. The three-judges were Youri Lamoureux (Canada), Lukasz Bosacki(Gwlad Pwyl) ac Alexey Zemskov (Rwsia).
Each of the three aforementioned judges scored the first round in favor of Emelianenko, 10-8, and the second and third rounds for Maldonado, 10-9 yr un, resulting in a 28-28 tynnu.
The appeal procedure was divided into two parts for review in terms of whether the procedural mistakes related to the fight were made and that an independent international judges’ panel had to review the fight.
The WMMAA came to the conclusion that the appeal was legitimate and it was accepted due to the fact one of the fighters, Emelianenko, as President of the Russian MMA Union, and Head of Judges, Radmir Gabdullin, had a working relationship that could potentially affect the judgmental decisions. The WMMAA made it clear that it wasn’t saying the aforementioned relationship led to a different outcome of the result, just that it was an unfortunate choice.
Yn ogystal, the WMMAA ruled that initially refusing the appeal was a mistake based on WMMAA amateur rules as Emelianenko vs. Maldonado was conducted under WMMAA rules.
The appeal decision that resulted in the result being changed to “Unanimous Draw” was accepted by the WMMAA, which informed Fight Nights, the promoter of Emelianko vs. Maldonado, Emelianenko, Sartori and the Russian MMA Union of its decision, and that it official had closed the appeal.
Schedule of Major 2016 MMA Events
Aug.3-8 – Asian MMA Championship in Hwasun, De Korea
Saith. 14-16 – European MMA Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia
Hydref. 7-9 – Inaugural Pan-American Championships in Santiago, Chile
Tachwedd. 18-20 – World MMM Championship in Macau, Llestri
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Team Maldonado files WMMAA appeal to reassess result of June 17th Emelianenko vs. Maldonado fight in Russia

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MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Gorffennaf 4, 2016) — The World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) has received an appeal from Stefano Sartori, manager of Brazilian fighter Fabio Maldonado, to reassess the result of his June 17fedfight with Fedor Emelianenko, which headlined Fight Nights Global 50 in Saint Petersburgh, Rwsia.
Emelianenko was awarded a win by majority decision, which Team Malondado has appealed, claiming a conflict of interest because all of the judges are employed by the Russian MMA Union, of which Emelianenko serves as president.
Team Maldonado believes Maldonando should have won the decision, or the fight declared a draw at the very least, in their opinion, as the Brazilian clearly won the first round, 10-8, Emelianenko came back to take the second round, 10-9, and the third round was a toss-up.
Because Russian MMA Union vice president Radmir Gabdullin was the head judge for the aforementioned bout, Team Maldonando feels that a fair judgement regarding its appeal can be rendered only by independent, international judges reviewing the fight.
Team Maldonando has appealed the decision on grounds that there was an obvious conflict of interest in terms of the Russian MMA Union judges and their close association with Fedor, as well as the quality of decisions they rendered. Rather than appeal the decision to the Russian MMA Union, which they claimed would place Russian judges under intense pressure, Team Maldonando made the appeal directly to the WMMAA because the Russian MMA Union is a sanctioned member of the worldwide sanctioning body WMMAA.
WMMAA president Vadim Finkelchtein has announced the following sequence of actions:
  • WMMAA Secretary General Alexander Engelhardt has been appointed to handle the appeal procedure
  • A group of objective international judges, under the guidance of experienced referee/judge Marco Broersen (Iseldiroedd), to be appointed to assess the Emelianenko-Maldonado fight based on the tape and render an unbiased verdict regarding the fight and work of the judges
  • Temporarily suspend WMMAA head judge Radmir Gabdullin from his position
  • Discuss judges’ work at the next WMMAA Congress, taking into account the pending verdict of the independent commission
Schedule of Major 2016 MMA Events
Aug.3-8 – Asian MMA Championship in Hwasun, De Korea
Saith. 14-16 – European MMA Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia
Hydref. 7-9 – Inaugural Pan-American Championships in Santiago, Chile
Tachwedd. 18-20 – World MMM Championship in Macau, Llestri
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Cymdeithas MMA Byd 2016 Asian Championship RESCHEDULED Aug. 17-21 yn Ne Korea

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MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Mai 8, 2016)- The World MMA Association (WMMAA) has announced that, due to venue availability issues, its second annual Asian Championship has been rescheduled from Mai 27-30 i Awst 17-21 at the same site, the Hwasoon Culture and Sports Center. in the Republic of South Korea.
The Asian MMA Championship will feature the top amateur MMA fighters in six different weight classes.
“We had to postpone our annual Asian Championships but this way we’ll have even more time to prepare for the biggest amateur MMA event of the year on the Asian continent,” WMMAA president Vadim Finkelchtein Dywedodd. “The location and venue remain the same, which is great news because the site our South Korean Federation was able to find really suits our championship very well.”
An international judges’ seminar will be held Awst. 17-20, to certify and accredit judges. Only accredit judges will be allowed to work during the Asian MMA Championships. Preliminary and semifinal matches will be Aug. 19, followed by the championship final matches.
The official weigh-ins and competition draws will be conducted Aug. 27,
The Asia Division Congress: Battle of the Nomads of the WMMAA Pro Asian Division will be held Aug. 20.
Individual team competition will be held in accordance with the “Official Rules of Mixed Martial Arts Competition, subject to WMMAA approval. Including revisions, additions and clarifications of certain clauses. Matches will held in accordance with the Olympic system with two third-places in each of the six weight divisions.
Team scoring is awarded by the maximum amount of points scored by individual team members on the following basis: 1st – 10, 2nd – 8, 3ydd – 6, 4fed – 5, 5fed – 4, 6fed – 3, 7fed – 2, 8fed – 1.
All individual first-place winners will be awarded special championship belts and medals, second and third-place finishers will receive a medal and certificate. Teams finishing among the top three in the final standings will be awarded cups and certificates.
In addition to the host, De Korea, other eligible countries to compete in the Asian MMA Championship include Afghanistan, Llestri, Chinese Taipei, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Singapore, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
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Chile newest member of World MMA Association

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MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Ebrill 26, 2016) — The World MMA Association (WMMAA) has announced that Chile is the newest member of its worldwide association.
The Chilean MMA Federation (Federation Chilena de MMA) is certified by the national Ministry of Sports. Its inner-structure will be comprised of 15 branches, representing one for each region of Chile. There are currently eight MMA organizations with a goal to unite all under the umbrella of the Federation.
The Federation has developed MMA in various ways, from hosting regional amateur MMA championships to conducting seminars and educating officers. The Chilean MMA Federation is headed by President Alberto Maturana Rodriguez and Vice President Christian Parra Campos.
“It is critical for an organization like ours to exist, to add unbiased structure not just for athletes, but also as a regulatory bodies,” Rodriguez (pictured to right) Dywedodd. “Much continues to happen since our appointment. We just celebrated our first event under the WMMAA Pan-American Division and we look forward to using our experience and volumes of knowledge the Pan-American Division, as well as our honorary president Tomas Yu,brings to Chile and the sport. We share the vision and with all our efforts, we will defend, promote and endorse MMA as a sport, and give all participants and fans a significant difference in the sport.
“We will continue to grow with every new country and take the MMA movement, as well as the recognition of MMA as a sport, forward. We will work like a family with the Pan-American Division to support this sport in Chile. We’re delighted to have been appointed and look forward to this opportunity of contributing to the WMMAA to continue the fight and make history in Chile and the MMA world.”
Chile is now a member of the WMMAA’s Pan-American Division, along with Argentina, Brasil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Mecsico, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Venezuela.
“On behalf of the World MMA Association Pan-American Division, we would like to congratulate and welcome the Chilean MMA Federation on its recent appointment as our new provisional affiliate,” added Yu (llun i'r chwith), Pan-American Division president. “In this WMMAA year of monumental progress, in which we will celebrate our fourth World MMA Association Champion this November in Macao, it will now allow us to focus on our inaugural Continental MMA Championship.
“It is important to reflect on how the WMMAA movement will continue to grow in a new era of MMA. The WMMAA movement is essentially an educational movement and for this reason we encourage events such as the National Continental and International MMA Championships to promote MMA development, among all ages of participants, especially youth through sport, MMA and the WMMAA code of conduct. Let us build together for a peaceful and better world. Let us strive to provide and education for all in which sport, MMA and WMMAA ideals play and essential role, based on values, respect, dignity, tolerance and solidarity.”
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Cymdeithas MMA Byd 2016 Asian Championship May 27-30 yn Ne Korea

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MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Ebrill 19, 2016)- The second annual World MMA Association (WMMAA) Asian Championship will be held Mai 27-30 at Hwasoon Culture and Sports Center in the Republic of South Korea.
The Asian MMA Championship will feature the top amateur MMA fighters in six different weight classes.
“This year’s Asian MMA Championship is a significant milestone for our association,” WMMAA president Vadim Finkelchtein Dywedodd. “We strive to educate people from each country in which we hold regional championships. This time will be no different with more people learning the beauty of Mixed Martial Arts. We’re also organizing a judges and referee seminar within a certification process. We are looking forward to this event and hope to have as many Asian countries participating as possible.”
An international judges’ seminar will be held Mai 24-27, to certify and accredit judges. Only accredit judges will be allowed to work during the Asian MMA Championships. Preliminary and semifinal matches will be May 28, followed by the championship final matches.
The official weigh-ins and competition draws will be conductedMai 27,
The Asia Division Congress: Battle of the Nomads of the WMMAA Pro Asian Division will be held Mai 29.
Individual team competition will be held in accordance with the “Official Rules of Mixed Martial Arts Competition, subject to WMMAA approval. Including revisions, additions and clarifications of certain clauses. Matches will held in accordance with the Olympic system with two third-places in each of the six weight divisions.
Team scoring is awarded by the maximum amount of points scored by individual team members on the following basis: 1st – 10, 2nd – 8, 3ydd – 6, 4fed – 5, 5fed – 4, 6fed – 3, 7fed – 2, 8fed – 1.
All individual first-place winners will be awarded special championship belts and medals, second and third-place finishers will receive a medal and certificate. Teams finishing among the top three in the final standings will be awarded cups and certificates.
In addition to the host, De Korea, other eligible countries to compete in the Asian MMA Championship include Afghanistan, Llestri, Chinese Taipei, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Singapore and Tajikistan
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WMMAA President Vadim Finkelchtein Leading sport into future

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MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Mawrth 14, 2016)- World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) Llywydd Vadim Finkelchtein, who founded the sanctioning organization in 2012, continues to lead WMMAA and the sport into a very bright future.
In four short years, WMMAA has alreadydeveloped into the strongest sanctioning body in the MMA world, hosting some of the sport’s most prestigious championships, as well as creating a highly respected culture in throughout sports worldwide.
Finkelchtein answered some pertinent questions below about WMMAA, its past and future, in addition to addressing the growth of mixed martial arts:
Can you tell us about you and your experience in Martial Arts?
VF: “I practiced judo when I was a kid. Back then there was no MMA whatsoever.”

How did you first enter the world of MMA?
VF: “Yn 1995, I was offered an opportunity to sponsor an MMA event. That’s when I learned about and fell in love with no holds barred, or free-fight, as it was called then. Yn 1997, I organized my own event in Russia. The rest is history.”

When did you first hear of MMA and what was your first impression? Did
you expect this sport to grow as much as it has today?
VF: “When I saw my first MMA event in 1995, I was amazed by its scale and how many people came to watch. People were genuinely interested. It was a whole other level and approach to a sports event. And I had seen a lot so I could compare empirically. I have always believed in MMA and expected it would eventually become the number one sport in the world, although back then no one would acknowledge MMA as a sport. Mae ein
athletes and fight teams had a hard time. They were not even welcome in sambo gyms to train there. It was a long and a hard way to change MMA’s image that was deemed as human cock fighting or closely related to organized crime. Thanks to the fact I have never had any relations to crime, when this sport landed in my hands in late 90’s, mae'n
helped greatly as we were able to turn the tide and after all these years to help governments to officially recognize MMA.”

What is your function and main activities within WMMAA?
VF: “I founded the World MMA Association in 2012 because I felt the time had come. MMA is the fastest growing sport and it’s time to start developing it at another level, giving it a new but essential dimension. Due to its popularity, thousands of fans of all ages started practicing in Mixed Martial Arts. At that moment, I had accumulated a vast network in multiple countries. I knew countless numbers of activists across the globe, so the start was destined to happen. From the get-go over 20 countries joined the WMMAA family. At this moment there are over 60 countries and counting.”

How would you assess WMMAA’s progress during its three year existence?
VF: “WMMAA is still in its infancy. Ydw, we lack experience and financing, and MMA is a new kind of sport in many regions. But I have to say that we’re growing and the last World Championship in Czech Republic proved it. Over 40 national teams flew to Prague with over 200 athletwyr. The level of competition evolved so much. The organizational level was also high and we are thankful to our Czech MMA Federation for its great work. This World Championship proved there is demand for MMA around the world.”

What are the main goals of WMMAA and what are the main obstacles facing
the association?
VF: “The goals are to encourage as many countries as possible to join the WMMAA
teulu, to facilitate them in their struggle to get MMA recognized in their respective countries, helping them develop amateur MMA. There are countless obstacles but I firmly believe we’ll prevail.”

Were there any countries that stood out or surprised you?
VF: “China surprised me a lot. They joined WMMAA recently but since then they’ve shown solid results. Hefyd, I enjoyed the performance of Latin American teams. It was their debut but one Colombian kid (Andrey Roa Ruiz Dumar) won a bronze medal and that was great.
Unwaith eto, Russia won the majority of the medals due to amateur MMA there developing with extremely rapid strides ever since early 2012. Fedor Emelianenko is the main locomotive and driving force in Russia. The selection process there is just unbelievable. You can’t imagine how many steps one needs to make in order to become the champion of the Russian Federation. The City Championship, Oblast Championship, regional and national championship. Each of these events consists of at least three fights, which means that a Russian champion will probably have had at least won 15 fights under his belt by the time of the European or World Championships. Only truly the best get to the top. Imagine this: around 7,000 athletes participated in the aforementioned events in 2015.”

What are the 2016 mid-term goals for WMMAA?
VF: “The normal routine is to hold the Asian Championship, Pan-American Championship, multiple referee and judge seminars and certifications, then prepare for the European and, consequently, the World Championship that will coincide with the annual Congress.”

Can you describe what 2015 was like for WMMAA?
VF: “I was amazed with the Asian Championship in Tajikistan with thousands and thousands of fans at the stacked football stadium. I enjoyed watching how many people turned their eyes to an amateur MMA event.”

What words of wisdom would you like to share with the members of WMMAA family?
VF: “I’d ask all WMMAA members to adhere to the agreements and decisions we reached collectively. It pertains to the set of rules, judging process, equipment, unified rules, and youth sports development.”
WMMAA keeps expanding, Fodd bynnag,, there are still multiple countries that are not yet WMMAA members. Why should any local Federation apply for WMMAA membership?
VF: “WMMAA is the strongest MMA organization there is. We plan to continuously hold regional and world championships and keep developing and evolving. Athletwyr’ ethical upbringing is also our target. We believe this sport can give so much to the world in various ways and we put a lot of effort into its development. We’ll gladly accept strong and worthy partners into our ranks.”
“We are truly an amateur association, although others may think we are not. The thing is it’s rather hard to verify the real records of MMA athletes. There is no official and ubiquitous database or instance that would provide 100-percentreliable and accurate information pertaining to the amount of fights under someone’s belt. Some amateur fights might be recorded as professional and professional fights as amateur, which was the reason for us canceling the previous rule of pro fight limitation for the time being, in order to develop a new system of fighters’ eligibility evaluation. We are working on that as we speak.”

People keep asking: why should we use SportID and SportData. Can you
explain why it is so essential?

VF: “We are an official and credible sport. Our association ought to be transparent. These databases show the data on athletes, their statistics and numbers. They show the quantitative as well as qualitative growth of mixed martial artists. They facilitate in overseeing the championships registered in SportData, helping to broadcast them. Ymhellach, they contain so many functions that it would take me forever to discuss it. Just think of rankings, both individual and national, diffoddwyr’ profiles and so on. I need to remind everyone that, based on the Congress decision, the use of and
registration in these databases are mandatory for all our members.”
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Meet Tomas Yu WMMAA Vice President

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MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Chwefror 25, 2016)- Cymdeithas MMA Byd (WMMAA) vice president Tomas Yu, o Albuquerque (NM), who is also president of the WMMAA Pan-American division, took time from his busy schedule to address questions about his MMA background and experience, the sport of MMA and WWMMA in particular.
Can you tell us about you and your experience in Martial Arts?
TY: “I’m from the generation that grew up watching 3 Ninjas,Ninja Turtles… I wanted to be a Ninja! I grew up practicing Tae Kwon Do in Mexico, all the way to my black belt. At age 18, I ventured to practice Aikido and Judo in El Paso, Texas. I loved learning and I always wanted to be a rounded student, which is why I always looked for different arts to offset the weaknesses of the other.”
How did you first enter the world of MMA?
TY: “I was really looking for a place I could introduce my daughter to Martial Arts. I was looking for a more rounded self-defense Martial Art but not a fight club. I was introduced to the sport of MMA by a good friend and pioneer of the sport, Chris Luttrell. I was immediately bonded to the sport, since that is what at one point all Martial Artists are looking for.”
When did you first hear of MMA and what was your first impression? Did
you expect this sport to grow as much as it is now?
TY: “I have been privileged to see the evolution of MMA since 1993 as a teenager, all the way to now, becoming the first Pan-American Division President in the most important Regulation Organization for MMA in the world.”
What is your function and main activities within WMMAA?
TY “My biggest function is to introduce simple business principles to the sport of MMA and keeping Martial Art in MMA. What I mean by that is, the common denominator for every individual Marital Art are (Respect, Loyalty, Honor) and the mixture of martial arts should not represent what people perceive MMA is today. It should be a mixture of Respect, Loyalty and Honor. It should be a much more admired sport.”
How would you assess WMMAA’s progress during its three year existence?
TY: “Wel, as an entrepreneur, I’m never satisfied, I always see ways to do things better but the reality is that, yn y 25+ years MMA has been evolving and becoming not just a mixture of Martial Arts but also a true blue sport. Many people have tried to add value to the sport with no real success until this past two years with the WMMAA.”
What are the main goals of WMMAA and what are the main obstacles for the association?
TY: “This question has a long and complicated answer! The number one obstacle is pride, pride to admit that past performance or formulas to add value didn’t and won’t work. Pride to admit that working together will pave a new path. The number two obstacle, is UNDERSTANDING, understanding the big picture, like Micro and Macro economics really being two different worlds.
“The sport or art of MMA is much more than what we see on television. There is a much deeper impact to society than pay per view.”
How do you assess the third World Championship that took place in
Prague?
TY: “Moments like these are the ones that 3 years ago we would dream about. Wel, last year that dream came true… dros 40 countries participated in the beautiful city of Prague. I can’t explain the clash of emotions when you see and hear country after country being announced as they walk into the arena with their head held high as they carry their national flag.
We as an organization created Continental Presidents to be able to perform better follow through and also be more sensitive negotiating in different cultural environments. Our Europe and Czech Organizing Committee did a wonderful job.
Were there any countries that stood out or surprised you?
TY: “The fact they were there, that’s what really stands out! Some countries were participating for the first time. The level of mental competition for some countries was amazing. I can’t wait for the 2016 World Championships.”
What are the2016 mid-term goals for WMMAA PanAm?
TY: “The number one focus for PANAM is the roll-out of our new initiative on ‘Global MMA Officials and Licensing’ to standardize the sport worldwide, but also standardize the officials looking out for the sport.”
Can you describe what 2015 was like for WMMAA?
TY: “2015 was a year of foundations, recruiting, and preparing for the volumes of growth coming our way this year.”
What words of wisdom would you like to share with the members of WMMAA family?
TY: “I have always said that in every sport there is a business behind it, gredu: ‘Till this far, MMA is like Capital… it goes where it is welcomed and it stays where it’s treated well'”
WMMAA keeps expanding. However there are still multiple countries that
are not yet WMMAA members. Why should any local Federation apply
for WMMAA membership?
TY: “We are the only organization of its kind. They would be able to get courses, national and international licenses but, yn bwysicaf oll, they can be part of history by allowing athletes in their respective countries to participate in our version of the Olympics of MMA.”
What would you tell them?
TY: “You are not alone. Here is where being part of a team with qualified individuals opening door. Power really does come in numbers.”

People keep asking: why should we use SportID and SportData. Can you
repeat why it is so essential?

TY: “I’ll keep it short. The number one reason – reason enough – is to avoid private owned companies from having biased control on who and how they upload information.”
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WMMAA Pan-American Congress Feb. 5-8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

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WMMAA: The future of MMA
MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Ionawr 21, 2016) – The second annual World MMA Association (WMMAA) Pan-American Congress will be held February 5–7 at The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Pan-Am Congress focuses on structure to continue building the introduction and rollout of the WMMAA worldwide officials licensing and database with more than 56 countries participating in the Licensing of MMA Officials. The Congress will touch on calendar roll out of the first bachelor’s and master’s degree program for Combat Sports Administration.

The PANAM Multi-Media Committee, led by Univision’s Carlos Fourzan, is working with Communications Director Edgar Camposac Fernando Cuscuela, Co-Founder of EveryPost, on the launch of “ENLACE,” the exclusive correspondent network program through communication faculties around the globe. The WMMAA PANAM has a very unique and progressive way by working with areas of government, sports, twristiaeth, education and national defense.
“The Pan-American Congress is about the WMMAA movement,” WMMAA Pan-American Division President Tomas Yu explained. It is essentially an education movement and it is for this reason that we encourage efforts to promote the development of MMA at its grassroots. The common denominator of every single/standalone marital art is respect, honor and loyalty. The mixture of martial arts shouldn’t be any different.”
(L-R) – Ernie C’da Baca, Vice President of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, and Tomas Yu, President of the WMMAA Pan-American Division
The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce is located at 1309 4fed St. SW in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
“We are honored and excited to be able to host the WMMAA and be part of history once again,” Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce Vice President Ernie C’ de Baca said. “New Mexico has been notorious for its fighting champions in different combat sports, but we also have many business champions! Here at The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, we are the camp behind that business champion.”
The Pan-American Congress is held in conjunction with the 2016 PANAM CAMP, where athletes from all of Latin America will be training in Albuquerque from Jan. 27–Chwefror. 8. Leading the MMA Camp is world known Coach Chris Luttrell (The Fight Authority) and conditioning by Curt Chavez (eVOLV Strong).
For additional information or to inquire about participating in this event, please contact Edgar Campos at press.panam@wmmaa.org.
The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce President Alex Romero
(L-R) – The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce Alex Romero and WMMAA Pan-American Division President Tomas Yu
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ABOUT WMMAA: Its goal is to provide proper structure to guardrail the growth of MMA inside & outside the cage. A non-profit organization founded in 2012, WMMAA is on a mission to develop a standardized and regulated governing organization, including competition, hyfforddiant, officiating, testing and growth when necessary. Its not an easy process, but more than 50 countries have been granted WMMAA membership.
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Three World Champions Capture top honors in 2015 Russian MMA Super Cup

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Living legend and WMMAA Honorary President Fedor Emelianenko served as color commentator for the broadcast of the recent 2015 Russian MMA Super Cup
CHELYABINSK, Rwsia (Rhagfyr 16, 2015) — Fresh off of their winning performances at last month’s 2015 Pencampwriaethau MMA Byd yn Prague, a trio of individual winners from championship Team Russia also captured top honors at the recent 2015 Russian Super Cup, sanctioned by the World Mix Martial Arts Association (WMMAA), yn Chelyabinsk, Rwsia
Pwysau Bantam Mae'r Bakhachaliev khachali, Canol Gamzat Khiramagomedov a pwysau trwm golau Magomed Ankalaev were the three World champions who were also victorious at the 2015 Russian MMA Super Cup.
Internationally renowned “Mawr” John McCarthy served as referee.
Below find a breakdown of official results from each weight class with video links to corresponding matches:
2015 Russian MMA Super Cup
Bantamweights Championship (-61.2 kg, 135 pwys.)
Bakhachali Bakhachaliev WDEC3 Armen Gulyan
Featherweight Championship (-65.8 kg, 145 pwys.)
Nabi Ashurlaev WDEC3 Mansur Vitaev
Lightweight Championship (-70.3 kg, 154 pwys.)
Artur Zainukov WDEC3 Kamil Magomedov
Pencampwriaeth Pwysau Welter (-77.1 kg, 170 pwys.)
Alibeg Rasulov WDEC3 Ramazan Kuramagomedov
Middleweight Championship (-84 kg, 185 pwys.)
Gamzat Khiramagomedov WDEC3 Ramazan Gamzatov
Light Heavyweight Championship (-93 kg, 205 pwys.)
Magomed Ankalaev WTKO1 Nadyr Bulkadarov
Heavyweight Championship (+205 pwys.)
Amirkhan Isagadzhiev WTKO1 Georgy Sakaev
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Diffoddwyr Rwsia yn dominyddu 2015 Pencampwriaethau MMA Byd

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PRAGUE, Gweriniaeth Tsiec (Rhagfyr 7, 2015) — Diffoddwyr Rwsia dominyddu y diweddar 2015 Pencampwriaethau MMA Byd (WMMAA), ennill medalau aur yn chwech o'r saith adran i ddal y teitl tîm yn hawdd, yn Prague, Gweriniaeth Tsiec.
Ar gryfder fuddugoliaeth Zaur Gadzhibabaev yng nghystadleuaeth pwysau trwm, Enillodd Azerbaijan fedal arian yn nhermau medalau safon ennill mewn cystadleuaeth tîm. Gadzhibabaev became the first two-time WMMAA champion. In quantity of medals earned, Enillodd Kazakhstan pump arian ac un fedal efydd, ail yn unig i Rwsia gyda saith, gan gynnwys chwech o aur ac un efydd.
Mewn sgorio eraill y tîm, Latfia a Tajikistan ddau enillodd fedalau arian; Llestri, Belarws, Cymerodd Kyrgyzstan a Georgia adref dwy fedal efydd apiece; Gwlad Groeg, Colombia, Gweriniaeth Tsiec a Wcráin i gyd ennill un fedal efydd.
Dyma ddadansoddiad o'r canlyniadau o bob dosbarth pwysau:
Pwysau Bantam DIVISION: -61.2 kg (135 pwys.)
1. Mae'r Bakhachaliev khachali (Rwsia)
2. Sergey Morozov (Kazakhstan)
3. Andrey Roa Ruiz Dumar (Colombia)
3. Yuan Liu Ping (Llestri)
IS-ADRAN pwysau plu: -65.8 kg (145 pwys.)
1. Magomed Yunusilau (Rwsia)
2. Zhumageldi Zhalgassuly (Kazakhstan)
3. Archil Rydym ashvili (Georgia)
3. Elnur veliev (Wcráin)
IS-ADRAN Ysgafn: -70.3 kg (154 pwys.)
1. Gadzhi Rabadanov (Rwsia)
2. Loik Radzhabov (Tajikistan)
3. Rashid Dagaev (Kazakhstan)
3. Changxin Fu (Llestri)
Pwysau welter DIVISION: -77.1 kg (170 pwys.)
1. Gadzhimurad Khiramagomedov (Rwsia)
2. Shaukat Rakhmonov (Kazakhstan)
3. Denis Maher (Belarws)
3. Beknazar Kainazar uulu (Kyrgyzstan)
Canol DIVISION: -84 kg (185 pwys.)
1. Gamzat Khiramagomedov (Rwsia)
2. Euogfarnu Ermekov (Kazakhstan)
3. Daniyar Abdibaev (Kyrgyzstan)
3. Giorgi Lobjanidze (Georgia)
GOLAU pwysau trwm DIVISION: -93 kg (205 pwys.)
1. Magomed Ankalaev (Rwsia)
2. Khasan Mezhiev (Latfia)
3. Michal Kotalik (Gweriniaeth Tsiec)
3. Yulian Borisov (Belarws)
Pwysau trwm DIVISION: +93 kg (+205 pwys.)
1. Zaur Gadzhibabaev (Azerbaijan)
2. Mokhmad Sulimanov (Kazakhstan)
3. Rizvan Kuniev (Rwsia)
3. Angelos Giatras (Gwlad Groeg)

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PENCAMPWYR’ DYFYNIADAU O'R NODYN
2015 WMMAA Pwysau Bantam Hyrwyddwr Bakhachali Bakhachali:
“Roedd yn brofiad gwych. Rydych yn gwybod ei fod yn ffordd hir. Rydw i mor falch ei fod drosodd ac roeddwn yn llwyddo i gyrraedd yr holl nodau roeddwn i wedi gosod. Mae'r frwydr olaf yn galed iawn, fy gwrthwynebydd yn brawf difrifol i mi. Mae'n gryf a phenderfynol yn gorfforol. Ond diolch i Dduw fy mod yn cael y fuddugoliaeth.
“Y cam nesaf yw wrth gwrs, y Rwsia MMA SuperCup. Rwy'n gobeithio y bydd Duw yn fy helpu i ennill.
Hoffwn ddweud diolch wrth fy hyfforddwyr: Rasul Magomed-Aliev, Abdulla Gaidarbekov. Diolch i Shamil Alibatyrov a oedd yn cornelu mi drwy gydol y bencampwriaeth gyfan a help mawr i mi.”

2015 WMMAA pwysau plu Hyrwyddwr Magomed Yunusilau:
“Hapusrwydd eithafol. Yn gyntaf oll, Nid oeddwn yn siŵr byddwn yn gallu cymryd rhan oherwydd anafiadau, ond mae fy hyfforddwyr, ffrindiau a theulu wedi fy helpu i gasglu gorfforol ac yn feddyliol. Wyf yn hedfan i Prague ac yn cael y canlyniad gorau posibl.
“Roedd gen pedwar ymladd. Mae'r un cyntaf (1/8) Aeth y pellter. Fy gwrthwynebydd, o Colombia, yn benderfynol 'n sylweddol, na fyddai'n rhoi'r gorau iddi. Roedd yn frwydr galed. Yn fy ymladd eraill mi orffen pob un o'r tri gwrthwynebwyr.
“Yn gyntaf, Mae angen i mi wella fy anafiadau; mae'n amser ail-ddilysu. 'N annhymerus' gymryd seibiant ar gyfer yr wythnos ar ôl Pencampwriaeth y Byd yn gyntaf ac yna byddaf yn canolbwyntio ar fy iechyd. Mae gen i broblemau gyda fy nghefn ac un pen-glin. Ac wedyn, Dduw bendithia, 'N annhymerus' yn mynd yn ôl mewn busnes o fewn 2-3 mis. Yr wyf yn bwriadu trosglwyddo i gystadleuaeth MMA proffesiynol. Mae gennym hyfforddwyr gwych a'r tîm sydd yn gymwys iawn ac yn gallu hwyluso yn fy pontio. Rwy'n siŵr y byddaf yn iawn.”

2015 WMMAA Ysgafn Hyrwyddwr Gadzhi Rabadanov:
“Rwy'n hynod hapus. Mae'n deimlad mor braf i wneud eich ffrindiau a'ch teulu hapus. Rwy'n ddiolchgar am yr holl gefnogaeth a gefais gan wrthynt.
“Roedd gen bedwar ymladd i gyd ac i mi orffen fy holl wrthwynebwyr. Ni allaf ddweud pa un oedd yn fwy anodd, pawb o flaen mi oedd yn eithaf da yn ei rinwedd ei hun.
“Os byddaf yn edrych yn ôl, Rwyf wedi cael pum gwersylloedd hyfforddi llawn eleni. Nawr, mae'n amser i gael seibiant oddi wrth gystadleuaeth. Mae angen i mi wella fy clwyfau, gorffwys ac yna dychwelyd fel ymladdwr gwahanol. There is enough room for improvement. I know I had one more fight planned at the Russian MMA SuperCup in December but I’ll have to cancel it because of my knee injury. Ar ben hynny, mae'n braidd yn anodd i wneud pwysau ddwywaith o fewn ffrâm o 10 diwrnod. Byddai'n ar draul fy iechyd o dan yr amgylchiadau hyn. Mae'n ddrwg gennym, pawb a oedd yn gobeithio gwylio mi ymladd yn Chelyabinsk (Rwsia –wmmaa.org) yn dod 5 Rhagfyr.”

2015 WMMAA Pwysau Welter Hyrwyddwr Gadzhimurad Khiramagomedov:
“Nid wyf yn gallu disgrifio fy nheimladau ar hyn o bryd. Mae wedi bod yn ffordd hir. Ddwy flynedd yn ôl, mi a fy mrawd, (Gamzat Khiramagomedov – wmmaa.org) gosod ein bryd ar Bencampwriaeth y Byd. A dyma ni – y ddau pencampwyr. Rydw i mor hapus.
“Fi 'n sylweddol angen i atgyweirio fy nghorff cyn i unrhyw beth arall cynllunio. Mae fy llaw a droed yn cael eu torri. Mae un ligament yn cael ei rhwygo ar fy nghoes chwith. Mae angen amser i wella fy mod ac yna byddwn yn gweld.”
2015 WMMAA Canol Pencampwr Gamzat Khiramagomedov:
“Mae'r profiad hwn yw'r gorau posib. Ar ôl yr holl waith fy mod wedi gwneud mae'n amser i ddal anadl am ychydig. Still, Dydw i ddim yn mynd i ymlacio ar fy rhwyfau. Mae gen i ymladd a drefnwyd yn y SuperCup erbyn Gamazan Gamzatov. Ar ôl y frwydr honno y byddaf yn gallu gorffwys fel arfer.
“Yn Pencampwriaeth y Byd roedd gen pedwar pyliau. Asesu fy gwrthwynebwyr, Gallaf ddweud eu bod i gyd diffoddwyr da. Mae'r frwydr anoddaf a gefais oedd yn erbyn rhyfelwr o Georgia. Ni fyddai'n rhoi'r gorau iddi; hynod bwerus a wrestler da. Rwy'n anafwyd fy mraich chwith dyna pam na allwn i ddangos fy ngorau yn y rownd derfynol. Fodd bynnag, Rydw i mor hapus i mi wnaeth fy mhobl yn gwenu, yn enwedig fy mrawd, Gadzhimurad, sy'n rhoi llawer o ymdrech i mewn i fy helpu. Mae'n wastad yn hapusach na mi pan oeddwn yn ennill. Mae'n fy ffan mwyaf.”

2015 WMMA Pwysau Trwm Ysgafn Hyrwyddwr Magomed Ankalaev:
“Mae fy teimladau yn y gorau posibl. Aur yn y Pencampwriaeth y Byd MMA amatur oedd fy nharged am amser hir.
“Roedd gen pum ymladd a'r un olaf oedd y mwyaf anodd i mi. Roeddwn yn teimlo cyfrifoldeb enfawr am ei fod fyny i mi a fyddai y faner Rwsia yn hedfan mor uchel. Diolch dduw, Roeddwn yn gallu i gyflawni hynny.
“Rwy'n bwriadu cymryd rhan yn y Rwsia MMA SuperCup. Ar ol hynny, 'N annhymerus' gymryd gorffwys sy'n, Yr wyf yn credu, 'N annhymerus' wedi haeddu llawn.”

2015 WMMA Pwysau Trwm Hyrwyddwr Zaur Gadzhibabaev:
“Mae llawer yn y fantol yn y rownd derfynol ers fy gwrthwynebydd, Mokhmad Sulimanov, yn awyddus i ddial ei golled o Bencampwriaeth y Byd WMMAA y llynedd. Rwy'n falch fy mod prevailed eto.
“I’m honored to be the first two-time WMMAA champion. The competitors in my division were outstanding this year. I trained very hard to give my best and I’m very happy with my performances during the tournament.”
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