МОНТЕ-КАРЛО, Монако (Квітня 19, 2016)- The second annual World MMA Association (WMMAA) Asian Championship will be held Травня 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 сказав. “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 Травня 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 conductedТравня 27,

The Asia Division Congress: Battle of the Nomads of the WMMAA Pro Asian Division will be held Травня 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: 1^вулиця – 10, 2^ї – 8, 3^ї – 6, 4^ї – 5, 5^ї – 4, 6^ї – 3, 7^ї – 2, 8^ї – 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, Південна Корея, other eligible countries to compete in the Asian MMA Championship include Afghanistan, Китай, Chinese Taipei, Індія, Iran, Казахстан, Киргизія, Mongolia, Singapore and Tajikistan