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Team Maldonado files WMMAA appeal to reassess result of June 17th Emelianenko vs. Maldonado fight in Russia

Monte Carlo, Monaco (July 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 17nkefight with Fedor Emelianenko, which headlined Fight Nights Global 50 in Saint Petersburgh, Russia.
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 (Netherlands), 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 judgeswork at the next WMMAA Congress, taking into account the pending verdict of the independent commission
Schedule of Major 2016 MMA Events
Aug.3-8Asian MMA Championship in Hwasun, South Korea
Asaa. 14-16European MMA Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia
Ọkt. 7-9Inaugural Pan-American Championships in Santiago, Chile
Nov. 18-20World MMM Championship in Macau, China
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Demetrius Andrade Files ịrịọ na WBO

PROVIDENCE (August 13, 2015) – Undefeated keobere middleweight Demetrius “Now now” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) ka gbara akwụkwọ na-mkpesa banyere na-adịbeghị anya na mkpebi nke World Boxing Òtù (WBO) ịnapụ ya nke ya WBO World keobere middleweight egwuregwu. Na akwụkwọ ozi WBO president Francisco Valcarcel, Andrade ekwu na WBO okpu na-enye ya a amanyere bụ iwu iro n'oge gara aga ọnwa asaa maka ya iji chebe ya aha megide.
Andrade n'arịrịọ na-ekwu na ndị WBO zitere a leta ya na January 23, 2015, nke kwuru na WBO ga-amanye a obere akpa ikele n'etiti WBO Ọ dịghị. 1 ịma ya aka Jermell Charlo na Andrade, ma ọ bụrụ na ndị agha nkwekọrịta e bụghị kpebiri n'ime (30) ụbọchị. Otú ọ dị, na WBO manyeghị pọọsụ ikele, ikwe Charlo banye nkwekọrịta na-alụ ọgụ Vanes Martirosyan, fọrọ nke nta 30 ụbọchị mgbe Andrade ama banyere ya nkwekọrịta na-alụ ọgụ Charlo.
A oyiri nke hotara na mbụ agha nkwekọrịta, nke Andrade aka na January 14, 2015 na-alụ ọgụ Charlo maka $300,000, e na-gụnyere dị ka ihe àmà na-akwado Andrade zọọrọ. Andrade kwuru na aka nkwekọrịta na-egosi na ọ bụ, n'ezie, Charlo si otu, bụghị Andrade, na wetara nke bayere.
Andrade rịọrọ WBO na-ekwe ka ya na-alụ ọgụ onye ọ bụla site n'ikwu, “Anyị na-eji na-arịọ na WBO ekwe ka Demetrius Andrade iji chebe WBO Obere. Middleweight Mbụ megide onye ọ bụla n'ime n'elu 15 na-emegide. Naanị WBO nwere ikike amanye otu n'ime ha mma challengers ọgụ ya. Anyị na-eji na-ajụ WBO World Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Kọmitii iji ike ha na-amanye a n'elu 15 fighter ọgụ ya na gị mbụ o kwere omume mma. Anyị ga-abụ ihe karịrị njikere na-ekwe ka a na mgba-eme n'okpuru iwu nke a obere akpa ikele, ma ọ bụrụ na ọ dị mkpa. Biko jiri gị ike na ikike kwụpụ na-amanye a amanyere bụ iwu agha na-ekwe ka Demetrius Andrade iji chebe ya aha na ọkpọ mgbanaka, ebe ọ ga-kpebiri na ị nwere anyị okwu na anyị ga-asọpụrụ WBO site n'ikweta na-alụ ọgụ onye ọ bụla mma site WBO tupu September 30, 2015.”
Team Andrade n'ihu kwupụtara ya njikere ịgọpụrụ WBO aha site n'ikweta na-aga esenidụt na-alụ ọgụ a WBO mma iro na-erughị $150,000 na, dị mwute ikwu na, ha ka na-aga nke ọma na ichebe a bayere.
Ọzọkwa, Andrade rụrụ ụka na WBO na nso nso gwara ya nke ya bu n'uche iji wepụ ya site n'elu ya 15 rankings kpam kpam, ma, na WBO na-aga n'ihu dịruru Saul “Canelo” Alvarez dị ka WBO World Obere. Middleweight Ọ dịghị. 1 contender, ọ bụ ezie na Alvarez adịghị agha dị ka a Obere. Middleweight ebe Sept. 14, 2013, ọnwa itoolu tupu Andrade si aha agbachitere. Team Andrade rịọrọ ka WBO World Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Kọmitii ekwe ka Andrade otu ohere iji chebe ya na ogo.
Soro Demetrius Andrade on TwitterAndradeATeam ma ọ bụBooBooBoxing.