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 divisions – Pan-Am, Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania – include 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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