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WMMAA Pan-American Division Welcomes new member Ecuador

 

Monte Carlo, Monaco (Lub peb hlis ntuj 14, 2017) – The Pan-American Division of the World MMA Championships (WMMAA) has formally announced the recent addition of Ecuador as its newest member.

We continue to grow with every new country take forward the MMA movement as well as recognition of MMA as a sport,” hais tias Tomas Yu, President of the WMMA Pan-American Division. “I have long been an advocate of MMA as a sport. Watching this great group of pioneers put up a great fight that takes is back to the basics and to what Martial Arts truly represents: loyalty, honor, and family.
Yu appointed Gorky E. Rodriguez as President of WMMAA Ecuador. Hector Molina, Director of the Regulatory Committee for the WMMAA Pan-American Division, will work closely with Rodriguez during the formation of the WMMAA Ecuador Regulatory Committee.
MMA is in a critical time,” Rodriguez commented. “It’s explosive growth this past decade has made MMA the fastest growing sport in the world, demanding that an organization like ours exist and to add unbiased structure, not only for athletes, but as a regulatory body as well.
Much continues to happen since WMMAA Ecuador was formed. We will all celebrate our first participation, as a national team, this year in the Pan-American Championships. I look forward to using my experience and the volumes of knowledge the WMMAA Pan-American Division brings to Ecuador. I will share the vision with all my efforts as we will defend, promote and endorse MMA as a sport and give all participants and fans a significant difference in the sport.
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WMMAA Celebrated Banner 2016

World MMA Championships team champion Russia on left, host team China on right
Monte Carlo, Monaco (Lub ib hlis ntuj 5, 2017)- In only its fifth year of existence, the World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) celebrated a banner year in 2016, as membership expansion approached 50 countries around the world.
The WMMAA sanctioned countries in five divisionsPan-Am, Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceaniainclude Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Tuam Tshoj, Chinese Taipei, Costa Rica, Croatia, Teb chaws Cuba, Czech koom pheej, Fabkis, Georgia, Lub teb chaws yelemees, Tim Nkij teb chaws, Guatemala, Hungary, Is Nrias teb, Iran, Ltalis, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Kauslim, Spain, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Venezuela.
The highlight of the 2016 WMMAA season was the World MMA Championships, in which powerhouse, Team Russia completely dominated, as it also did in the European Championships, sweeping all seven weight classes in Studio City, Macau, Tuam Tshoj.
Ze li ntawm 100 fighters competed, sawv cev 23 lub teb chaws: Russia, Kazakhstan, Spain, Australia, Belgian, Tuam Tshoj, Colombia, Fabkis, Czech koom pheej, Hong Kong, Tajikistan, Lub teb chaws yelemees, Hungary, Macao, Nepal, Is Nrias teb, South Kauslim, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Chinese Taipei and Italy.
Lavxias teb sab Middleweight Gamzat Hiramagomedov thiab lub teeb heavyweight Magomed Ankalayev were repeat world champions.
Asian team champion Kazakhstan won two Silver and four Bronze medals in team scoring, followed in order by Ukraine with two Silver and two Bronze, Czech Republic captured one Silver and two Bronze, Chinas one Silver and two Bronze, Kyrgyzstan two Bronze, and one Bronze each for France, Is Nrias teb, Spain and Moldova.
Below find results from each World MMA Championships weight classes:
BANTAMWEIGHT cov kev faib: -61.2 kg (135 lbs.)
1. Omar Nurmagomedov (Russia)
2. Artur Mykytenko (Czech koom pheej)
3. Mirat Bekishev (Kazakhstan)
3. Chun Bo Yuan (Tuam Tshoj)
FEATHERWEIGHT cov kev faib: -65.8 kg (145 lbs.)
1. Kurban Taigibov (Russia)
2. Elnur Valiev (Ukraine)
3. Uulu Mustafa Rakhmatilla (Kyrgyzstan)
3. Roman Molodij (Fabkis)
NCAWS NYIAS cov kev faib: -70.3 kg (154 lbs.)
1. Murad Ramazanov (Russia)
2. Sheng Liu (Tuam Tshoj)
3. Altynbek Bakhtygeldinov (Kazakhstan)
3. Leos Brichta (Czech koom pheej)
WELTERWEIGHT cov kev faib: -77.1 kg (170 lbs.)
1. Alibeg Rasulov (Russia)
2. Goyta Dazaev (Kazakhstan)
3. Syed Abdul Nazzeur Ibrahim (Is Nrias teb)
3. Uula Tologon Rakhmanberdi (Kyrgyzstan)
MIDDLEWEIGHT cov kev faib: -84 kg (185 lbs.)
1. Gamzat Khiramagomedov (Russia)
2. Idris GHezalov (Ukraine)
3. Murad Abdurahmanov (Kazakhstan)
3. Rong Fan (Tuam Tshoj)
LUB TEEB Heavyweight cov kev faib: -93 kg (205 lbs.)
1. Magomed Ankalayev (Russia)
2. Robert Lau (Lub teb chaws yelemees)
3. Erkinbek Inzhel (Kazakhstan)
3. Darwing Rodriguez (Spain)
Heavyweight cov kev faib: +93 kg (+205 lbs.)
1. Amirhan Isagadjiev (Russia)
2. Alimanov Suleimanov (Kazakhstan)
3. Viktor Pavlichek (Czech koom pheej)
3. Nicolae Scorohod (Moldova)
Go here to watch all the World MMA Championships final fights:
In other major WMMAA news from 2016, it was announced that the 2017 European Championships will be held September in Germany, 2017 Asian Championships will be October in Kazakhstan, exact dates and cities to be determined.
Tsis tas li ntawd, Viktor Frolov was elected president of the European Division at the last Congress, held last November.
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Cov ntaub ntawv kev koom tes nyob rau hauv cov xov tooj 2015 Ntiaj teb MMA Championship Lus Tim Khawv rau WMMAA tus loj hlob sai heev

Monte Carlo, Monaco (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 9, 2015)- Kev loj hlob sai ntawm lub ntiaj teb Tov Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) nyob rau hauv plaub kuj luv luv xyoo ntawm cov hav zoov twb zoo tshaj plaws pom nyob rau hauv lub hlis tas los tus 2015 Ntiaj teb MMA Championship (WMMAA) nyob rau hauv Prague, Czech koom pheej.
Ze li ntawm 200 ncaws pob, sawv cev 49 lub teb chaws (saib daim ntawv teev hauv qab no), tau koom tes nyob rau hauv cov ntaub ntawv-qhov chaw 2015 Ntiaj teb MMA Championship, which was dominated by team champion Russian Federation. Heavyweight Zaur Gadzhibabaev, uas tau los ua tus thawj ob-lub sij hawm WMMAA zus, muab Azerbaijan lub xwb kub puav pheej tsis ntes los ntawm cov Lavxias teb sab Federation, uas muaj rau ib tug neeg yeej nyob rau hauv rau ntawm xya hnyav chav kawm.
“Xyoo no lub ntiaj teb Championship yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws kev tshwm sim peb twb muaj kom deb li deb,” WMMAA Director ntawm cov naiskhu Mikhail Mazur hais tias. “Qhov siab tshaj plaws pes tsawg tus ntawm lub teb chaws, raws li tau zoo raws li cov neeg tuaj koom, sib xyoo no. WMMAA yog tseem nyob rau hauv nws kiag tab sis peb cia nrog. Koj muaj peev xwm kom meej meej pom tias muaj txhua xyoo. Peb muaj ntxiv tshiab hnyav pawg thiab txais tshiab lub teb chaws raws li cov neeg uas peb non-profit organization. Qhov no yog ib tug yooj yim txoj hauj lwm tab sis nws yog tsis tshua muaj neeg txaus siab rau saib ncaws pob ya nyob rau hauv los ntawm thoob plaws lub ntiaj teb no mus sib tw tawm tsam qhov zoo tshaj plaws pib xyaum ua neeg tua hluav taws uas txhua mus los ntawm ib tug nyuaj kev xaiv nyob rau hauv lawv lub tsev teb chaws.
Prague was a great host and the WMMAA is extremely happy to have held the championship in this beautiful European capital. A lot more needs to be done next year. We expect more Asian and Pan-Am countries to enter the WMMAA family as our continental presidents put a lot of effort looking for the best National Federations to work as hard and as diligent as our current members do. Peb tsuas gearing li. I’m thrilled to see what the next year will bring us and the sports of amateur MMA in general.
Afganistan Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan
Belarus Brazil Bulgaria China
Chinese Taipei Columbia Croatia Cuba
Czech Republic France FYR of Macedonia Georgia
Germany Greece Hungary India
Iran Italy Kazakhstan Republic of Korea
Kyrgyzstan Latvia Mexico Moldova
Monaco Morocco Netherlands Netherland Antilles
Nicaragua Nigeria Paraguay Romania
Russian Federation Serbia Singapore Slovakia
Spain Suriname Tajikistan Turkey
Turkmenistan Ukraine United States Uzbekistan
Venezuela
(L-R) Tajikistan MMA Thawj Tswj Hwm Pulod Nazarov, WMMAA saib xyuas Thawj Tswj Hwm Fedor Emellianenko, WMMAA Thawj Tswj Hwm Vadim Finkelchtein thiab Anatoly Kim, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm lub Kazakhstan MMA Federation
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