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, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Apapọ Ilẹ Ṣẹẹki, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Kasakisitani, Kagisitani, Latvia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Fiorino, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Tajikstan, 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.
Fere 100 fighters competed, išeduro 23 awọn orilẹ-ede: Russia, Kasakisitani, Spain, Australia, Belgian, China, Colombia, France, Apapọ Ilẹ Ṣẹẹki, Hong Kong, Tajikstan, Germany, Hungary, Macao, Nepal, India, South Korea, Ukraine, Kagisitani, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Chinese Taipei and Italy.
Russian middleweight Gamzat Hiramagomedov ati ina 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, India, Spain and Moldova.
Below find results from each World MMA Championships weight classes:
Bantamweight PINPIN: -61.2 kg (135 lbs.)
1. Omar Nurmagomedov (Russia)
2. Artur Mykytenko (Apapọ Ilẹ Ṣẹẹki)
3. Mirat Bekishev (Kasakisitani)
3. Chun Bo Yuan (China)
Featherweight PINPIN: -65.8 kg (145 lbs.)
1. Kurban Taigibov (Russia)
2. Elnur Valiev (Ukraine)
3. Uulu Mustafa Rakhmatilla (Kagisitani)
3. Roman Molodij (France)
Lightweight PINPIN: -70.3 kg (154 lbs.)
1. Murad Ramazanov (Russia)
2. Sheng Liu (China)
3. Altynbek Bakhtygeldinov (Kasakisitani)
3. Leos Brichta (Apapọ Ilẹ Ṣẹẹki)
Welterweight PINPIN: -77.1 kg (170 lbs.)
1. Alibeg Rasulov (Russia)
2. Goyta Dazaev (Kasakisitani)
3. Syed Abdul Nazzeur Ibrahim (India)
3. Uula Tologon Rakhmanberdi (Kagisitani)
Middleweight PINPIN: -84 kg (185 lbs.)
1. Gamzat Khiramagomedov (Russia)
2. Idris GHezalov (Ukraine)
3. Murad Abdurahmanov (Kasakisitani)
3. Rong Fan (China)
LIGHT Heavyweight PINPIN: -93 kg (205 lbs.)
1. Magomed Ankalayev (Russia)
2. Robert Lau (Germany)
3. Erkinbek Inzhel (Kasakisitani)
3. Darwing Rodriguez (Spain)
Heavyweight PINPIN: +93 kg (+205 lbs.)
1. Amirhan Isagadjiev (Russia)
2. Alimanov Suleimanov (Kasakisitani)
3. Viktor Pavlichek (Apapọ Ilẹ Ṣẹẹki)
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.
Bakannaa, Viktor Frolov was elected president of the European Division at the last Congress, held last November.
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Fere 200 elere, išeduro 49 awọn orilẹ-ede (wo akojọ ni isalẹ), kopa ninu awọn gba awọn eto- 2015 World asiwaju MMA, 