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WMMAA Pan-American Division Welcomes new member Ecuador

 

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,” wathi 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 (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 divisionsPan-Am, Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceaniainclude Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, I-Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Iningizimu Korea, 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.
Cishe 100 fighters competed, ezimele 23 amazwe: Russia, Kazakhstan, Spain, Australia, Belgian, China, Colombia, France, I-Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Tajikistan, Germany, Hungary, Macao, Nepal, India, Iningizimu Korea, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Chinese Taipei and Italy.
Middleweight Russian Gamzat Hiramagomedov nokukhanya wesibhakela 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 UPHIKO: -61.2 kg (135 lbs.)
1. Omar Nurmagomedov (Russia)
2. Artur Mykytenko (I-Czech Republic)
3. Mirat Bekishev (Kazakhstan)
3. Chun Bo Yuan (China)
Featherweight UPHIKO: -65.8 kg (145 lbs.)
1. Kurban Taigibov (Russia)
2. Elnur Valiev (Ukraine)
3. Uulu Mustafa Rakhmatilla (Kyrgyzstan)
3. Roman Molodij (France)
UPHIKO engasindi: -70.3 kg (154 lbs.)
1. Murad Ramazanov (Russia)
2. Sheng Liu (China)
3. Altynbek Bakhtygeldinov (Kazakhstan)
3. Leos Brichta (I-Czech Republic)
Welterweight UPHIKO: -77.1 kg (170 lbs.)
1. Alibeg Rasulov (Russia)
2. Goyta Dazaev (Kazakhstan)
3. Syed Abdul Nazzeur Ibrahim (India)
3. Uula Tologon Rakhmanberdi (Kyrgyzstan)
Middleweight UPHIKO: -84 kg (185 lbs.)
1. Gamzat Khiramagomedov (Russia)
2. Idris GHezalov (Ukraine)
3. Murad Abdurahmanov (Kazakhstan)
3. Rong Fan (China)
LIGHT wesibhakela UPHIKO: -93 kg (205 lbs.)
1. Magomed Ankalayev (Russia)
2. Robert Lau (Germany)
3. Erkinbek Inzhel (Kazakhstan)
3. Darwing Rodriguez (Spain)
Wesibhakela UPHIKO: +93 kg (+205 lbs.)
1. Amirhan Isagadjiev (Russia)
2. Alimanov Suleimanov (Kazakhstan)
3. Viktor Pavlichek (I-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.
Futhi, Viktor Frolov was elected president of the European Division at the last Congress, held last November.
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Record iqhaza iinomboro 2015 World MMA Championship Testimony ekukhuleni WMMAA ngokushesha

Monte Carlo, Monaco (December 9, 2015)- Ukukhula okusheshayo World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) eminyakeni emine esifushane khona kwaba umhlabeleli wabonisa ngo last nyanga 2015 World MMA Championship (WMMAA) e Prague, I-Czech Republic.
Cishe 200 abasubathi, ezimele 49 amazwe (bheka uhlu ngezansi), bahlanganyela irekhodi-setting 2015 World MMA Championship, which was dominated by team champion Russian Federation. Heavyweight Zaur Gadzhibabaev, owaba ngowokuqala esigcwele ezimbili WMMAA iqhawe, wanika Azerbaijan ngendondo yegolide kuphela hhayi bathunjwa Russian Federation, ezazinamacilongo abawinile muntu eziyisithupha isisindo amakilasi eziyisikhombisa.
“Lo nyaka World Championship kwaba umcimbi umhlabeleli siye saba kude kangaka,” WMMAA Director of Communications Mikhail Mazur wathi. “Isibalo esiphezulu of amazwe, kanye abahlanganyeli, ligcwaliswe kulo nyaka. WMMAA isencane isakhasa yayo kodwa sigcina socwaningo. Ungabona ngokucacile ukuthi unyaka ngamunye. Singeze ezintsha izigaba isisindo futhi wasamukela amazwe amasha njengoba amalungu non-profit inhlangano yethu. Lona umsebenzi kunzima kodwa kwanelise kakhulu ukubona abasubathi fly in ezivela kuwo wonke umhlaba ukuze ukuncintisana ngokumelene umhlabeleli fighters amateur ngubani ngamunye waya ngokusebenzisa kanzima Ukukhetha inqubo ezweni lakubo.
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. We kuphela gearing up. 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 President Pulod nazarov, WMMAA Honorary President fedor Emellianenko, WMMAA President Vadim Finkelchtein futhi Anatoly Kim, UMengameli we-Kazakhstan MMA Federation
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