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WMMAA Pan-American Division Welcomes new member Ecuador

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Monte Carlo, Monaco (March 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,” mea 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. Lotilikuesí 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.”
KŌRERO:
Twitter: @theWMMAA
Instagram: @worldmmaa
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WMMAA Celebrated Banner 2016

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World MMA Championships team champion Russia on left, host team China on right
Monte Carlo, Monaco (January 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 divisions – Pan-Am, Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania – include Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Ahitereiria, Azerbaijan, Peraruhia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Kariki, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Katatānga, Kehitāna, Latvia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Korea South, 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, China.
Fatata 100 fighters competed, e tohu ana 23 whenua: Russia, Katatānga, Spain, Ahitereiria, Belgian, China, Colombia, France, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Tajikistan, Germany, Hungary, Macao, Nepal, India, Korea South, Ukraine, Kehitāna, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Chinese Taipei and Italy.
Whitu Russian Gamzat Hiramagomedov me te marama taumahamaha 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, India, Spain and Moldova.
Below find results from each World MMA Championships weight classes:
Whā WĀHANGA: -61.2 kg (135 lbs.)
1. Omar Nurmagomedov (Russia)
2. Artur Mykytenko (Czech Republic)
3. Mirat Bekishev (Katatānga)
3. Chun Bo Yuan (China)
Mā whitu WĀHANGA: -65.8 kg (145 lbs.)
1. Kurban Taigibov (Russia)
2. Elnur Valiev (Ukraine)
3. Uulu Mustafa Rakhmatilla (Kehitāna)
3. Roman Molodij (France)
Wehenga Kōmāmā: -70.3 kg (154 lbs.)
1. Murad Ramazanov (Russia)
2. Sheng Liu (China)
3. Altynbek Bakhtygeldinov (Katatānga)
3. Leos Brichta (Czech Republic)
Welterweight WĀHANGA: -77.1 kg (170 lbs.)
1. Alibeg Rasulov (Russia)
2. Goyta Dazaev (Katatānga)
3. Syed Abdul Nazzeur Ibrahim (India)
3. Uula Tologon Rakhmanberdi (Kehitāna)
Whitu WĀHANGA: -84 kg (185 lbs.)
1. Gamzat Khiramagomedov (Russia)
2. Idris GHezalov (Ukraine)
3. Murad Abdurahmanov (Katatānga)
3. Rong Fan (China)
LIGHT Heavyweight WĀHANGA: -93 kg (205 lbs.)
1. Magomed Ankalayev (Russia)
2. Robert Lau (Germany)
3. Erkinbek Inzhel (Katatānga)
3. Darwing Rodriguez (Spain)
Heavyweight WĀHANGA: +93 kg (+205 lbs.)
1. Amirhan Isagadjiev (Russia)
2. Alimanov Suleimanov (Katatānga)
3. Viktor Pavlichek (Czech Republic)
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.
Ano, Viktor Frolov was elected president of the European Division at the last Congress, held last November.
KŌRERO:
Twitter: @theWMMAA
Instagram: @worldmmaa
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Tau Record whai wāhitanga i roto i 2015 Ao MMA Championship whakaaturanga ki te tupu tere o WMMAA

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Monte Carlo, Monaco (Hakihea 9, 2015)- Ko te tupu tere o te Ao Mixed Arts Association (WMMAA) i roto i te wha tau poto ngā o te oraraa i pai faaite i roto i te whakamutunga marama o 2015 Ao MMA Championship (WMMAA) i roto i te Prague, Czech Republic.
Fatata 200 kaitäkaro, e tohu ana 49 whenua (kite te rārangi i raro nei), whai wāhi i roto i te lekooti-tautuhinga 2015 Ao MMA Championship, which was dominated by team champion Russian Federation. Heavyweight Zaur Gadzhibabaev, tei riro te toa WMMAA e rua-wā tuatahi, hoatu Azerbaijan te mētara koura anake e kore e mau i te Russian Federation, i te toa takitahi i roto i te ono o e whitu akomanga taimaha.
“O tenei tau Ao Championship ko te hui pai i ia tatou i na tawhiti,” Ka mea a WMMAA Kaiwhakahaere o Communications Mikhail Mazur. “Ko te maha rawa o nga whenua, me te kaiuru, whakataetae i tēnei tau. Ko tonu WMMAA i roto i tona kōhungahunga, engari e pupuri ana tatou tipu. Mārama koe e taea e kite i ki ia tau. Kua tapiritia e matou kāwai taimaha hou, me te whakaae whenua hou rite mau melo o to tatou whakahaere pai-kore. Ko te mahi uaua tenei engari te reira tino makona ki te kite rere kaitäkaro i i katoa i runga i te ao ki te whakataetae ki te whawhai pai runaruna i haere ia i roto i te tukanga kōwhiringa pakeke i roto i to ratou whenua te kāinga.
“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. E anake whakarite matou ake. 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 te peresideni Pulod Nazarov, WMMAA hōnore peresideni Fedor Emellianenko, WMMAA te peresideni Vadim Finkelchtein me Anatoly Kim, Peresideni o te Kazakhstan MMA Federation
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