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Move turns ideas into results Mexico vs. Colombia competition Provides platform for athletes

Monte Carlo, Monako (Nëntor 1, 2016)- The Mexican MMA Commission (COMEXAMM) and Colombian MMA Federation (FECODEAMM), respectively led by Hector Molina dhe Jaime Arturo Pena, have partnered to provide a bi-national undercard in lieu of the recent cancellation of the inaugural World MMA Association (WMMAA) Pan-American Division Championships due to problems associated with the hosting Chile Federation.
The Mexico vs. Colombia fights will be on the undercard of the November 18th Combato Extremo ngjarje, promovuar nga Ubaldo Marroquin, at Auditorio National, Monterrey, Meksikë. Mexican and Colombian fighters who were supposed to compete in the aforementioned WMMAA Pan-American Division Championships can now have the opportunity to be in action.
Molina has been instrumental in WMMAA Pan-American Division development since 2014 as president of the Mexican Commission of MMA, as well as the Pan-American Director of the Regulatory Committee.
That first year,” Molina said, “we are focused on identifying the best parts of he WMMAA regulatory programsits people, programs, systems and processesthen quickly and effectively integrating these parts into a stronger centralized continental organization partner with improved, more useful, more impactful systems and resources. When you bring together multiple organizations there are real differences that need to be addressed, including cultural, and business operations, as well as geographic differences.
Molina and his leadership team studied the WMMAA systems, maintained what successfully worked, and improved other aspects to build a new network. They retained top talent and aligned them with COMEXAMM’s bold culture, also adding some new people in areas perceived as non-optical to support business. Në fund të fundit, Molina bold a team that embraced core values and visions for regulatory that was instilled in him by mentors and years of experience.
We started with the premise that we hire the best people in the industry; that we train them well, and offer them cutting-edge resources and skills. We empower our people to make smart decisions and, më e rëndësishmja, we trust our people key members like Gustavo Cantu. This trust is critical to our success. When we empower and trust people, they want to take ownership, not only for results, but for how we get our results.
One of Molina’s first accomplishments at WMMAA has been the restructuring and realignment of the rules and regulations committee to mirror the company’s operating model. The Continental Rules and Regulations Committee was built on the principle guard railing the unstoppable growth of MMA and given the dynamic nature of WMMAA.
Moves like these, from leaders like Hector Molina, are the ones that many organization would dream about in moments of crisis,” WMMAA Pan-American Division president Tomas Yu remarked, “giving a new definition to what it means to be part of the WMMAA family.
The WMMAA Pan-American Division is a leader of a new industry categorygrowth Federationpowered by a committee to growth, focusing on MMA as a sport area leadership, in addition to dedication to operational excellence, investment in research and development innovation, and a strong focus on its members.
To maintain its position as an industry leader, WMMAA Pan-American Division practices what it calls, “Living Bold.This culture embraces five principles: building bridges, powering ideas, acting fast, driving results, and always doing what is right. Molina and his team create regulatory strategies, systems, and programs that embody this culture.
As opposed to being a back-room function that primarily creates policies and performs audits, my teams are aligned with the business units and are in the field with them daily,” Molina explained. “We advise in real time and proactively collaborate in strategy and planning meetings so our business can come up with innovative ideas, act fast, and quickly drive results.
My team knows that I am a bit of a regulatory geek when it comes to our work. It’s extremely exciting from a strategic perspective because it allows us to become a more valuable partner to the colleagues who run the business. We’ve always had strong, productive and active strategies. And we always will! By continuously challenging the status quo, asking ourselves how we can do things differently, and ultimately advancing our regulatory program, we will make a meaningful contribution to helping the WMMAA be bold, act fast and power ideas.
INFORMACION:
Eksitim: @theWMMAA
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2016 World MMA Championships November 26-27 në Macau

Monte Carlo, Monako (Tetor 28, 2016)- World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) president Vadim Finkelchtein has formally announced that the 2016 World MMA Championships will be held Nëntor 26-27 në Macau, Kinë.
The recent European MMA Championships went very well,” Finkelchtein said. “The Russian National Team once again demonstrated the highest results of competition. In Russia, the fighters are real strong fighters, who repeatedly prove their highest level at the European and World Championships, winning a very difficult competition. The bar has been set significantly high. We have seen athletes from Germany, Ukrainë, and Belarus participating at these events. Ukrainians are no longer that far behind the Russians and German fighters have become much stronger in a relatively short time. In addition to The Championships, we held a judicial seminar, where we discussed many important issues regarding the development of our sport. I përgjithshëm, I think everything was great.
We’re looking forward to the World MMA Championship in Macau on Nëntor 26-27. We expect the participation of athletes to represent 40 në 50 countries around the world. Many have already applied; despite the long distance they must travel to fight. The World MMA Championship will be held at a new venue in Macao Studio City. Kjo është një i madh, new complex that is entirely covered in marble with construction costs reaching about $3 billion. I have examined it and the scope of the building is stunning.
“Tani, we can say that the championship will have a lot of representatives from Latin America, Asia and Dheurope. The African region is under developed right now, so only a few countries are participating from there, but Australia and New Zealand are competing. We expect spectacular, lufton konkurruese. We will also be arranging the next WMMAA Congress, where a lot of MMA issues relative to children and women will be discussed. We will decide what countries will host the Dheuropean, Asian and World MMA Championships next year, as well as create a judicial committee. We shall discuss the time of the mandatory reference date of sport by each country, considering all the athletes, and then fix it. We will solve the issue of holding seminars that are mandatory for coaches, judges and medical specialists in each country. We are still a relatively young organization, so there are still shortcomings. But we are moving forward and working hard to improve.
INFORMACION:
Eksitim: @theWMMAA
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FAAMM on a roll as new WMMMA Argentina

 

(L-R) – WMMAA Argentina president Diego Fernandez &
Presidenti i Divizionit Pan-Amerikan të WMMAA, Thomas Yu
Monte Carlo, Monako (Tetor 27, 2016)- The future of the new World MMA Association (WMMAA) Argentina is bright with unlimited opportunities for future growth, largely due to Argentina’s youths continuing to drive increased consumption of healthier lifestyles.
FAAMM, the Argentinean MMA Federation, restructured its organization under the leadership of president Diego Fernandez to earn WMMAA Pan-American Division’s fastest growing federation to date.
One of my main objectives was to share the organization’s (FAAMA) story with the government and the private sector community to bring its competitive advantages to light,” Fernandez explained in an interview with ENLACE. “I also leveraged the WMMAA skills and resources to help guide the due diligence and restructing to emerge with the proudly earned name, WMMAA ARGENTINA.
Transforming the organization from an association to a federation and now known to the world as WMMAA Argentina was the largest progressive step we’ve completed to date in the organization’s history. The business model as the new WMMAA Argentina is very straightforward: our job to help our nation’s athletes.
The new Argentina has a prominent footprint with many qualified board members. The new WMMAA Argentina is well positioned to offer customized solutions that drive increased value, developed from a mere structure provider into a services and solutions organization for the sport in all aspects.
WMMAA Argentina has solid reporting, industry-leading analytics and repeatable methodologies, plus hard-working members, collogues and full support from the WMMAA Pan-American Division.
INFORMACION:
Eksitim: @theWMMAA
Instagram: @worldmmaa

Promo zyrtare e Kampionatit Pan-Amerikan

Historia do të bëhet në tetor 7-9 kur Kili pret Shoqatën inauguruese të Arteve Marciale të Përziera Botërore (WMMAA) Kampionati Pan-Amerikan – KIL 2016 — në Santiago.

 

Iniciativa për MMA si sport do të ndërtohet mbi reputacionin e fituar mirë të historisë së mëparshme të arteve marciale për sa i përket adresimit, ndarjen dhe diskutimin e zhvillimeve të rëndësishme dhe avancimeve sociale që do të ndikojnë në të ardhmen e MMA:

 

 

FITE TV shpall marrëveshjen e karrocave televizive për Kampionatin Pan-Amerikan të Divizionit WMMAA në tetor 8-9 në Kili

Shkoni në intervistën FITE TV me prezantuesin Jim “J.R.” Ross dhe
Presidenti i Divizionit Pan-Amerikan të WMMAA, Thomas Yu
NEW YORK, NY (Gusht 26, 2016) — TV FITE, në bashkëpunim me Shoqatën Botërore MMA (WMMAA), njoftoi sot se do të transmetojë kampionatin inaugurues të Divizionit Pan-Amerikan WMMAA drejtpërdrejt në FITE TV duke filluar me ndeshjet paraprake E shtunë, Tetor 8, dhe finalja e diel tetor 9, 2016.
FITE është një rrjet televiziv, nëpërmjet një aplikacioni të shkarkueshëm, që specializohet në të gjitha gjërat që luftojnë, duke përfshirë boksin, mundje, MMA dhe Arte Marciale. FITE është një aplikacion falas që disponohet për shkarkim në dyqanet e aplikacioneve Google Play ose iTunes.
Tetor. 8-9, WMMAA po sjell në Santiago konkurrentët më të mirë amatorë të MMA nga e gjithë bota, Kili për një garë dy-ditore. Më shumë se 12 vendet do të përfaqësohen në tetë kategori të ndryshme peshash (6 burra, 2 klasat e grave). Michelle Bachelet, presidenti i Kilit, është planifikuar të marrë pjesë në ceremonitë e hapjes dhe të kryesojë mbylljen e veprimtarisë. Përveç garës MMA në ring, fundjava do të shfaqë një ekspozitë fitnesi dhe Ring Girl Latina 2016 konkursi. Që nga sot, 12 vendet janë zotuar të marrin pjesë në këtë ngjarje, duke përfshirë Shtetet e Bashkuara, Meksikë, Kubë, Aruba, Nikaragua, Kosta Rika, Kolumbi, Kili, Paraguaj, Argjentinë, Bolivia, dhe Brazili.
“Ne jemi të emocionuar që mund të ofrojmë shikim falas të një prej ngjarjeve më të pritura MMA në rajonin Pan-Amerikan çdo vit në aplikacionin inovativ FITE TV,” Presidenti i Divizionit Pan-Amerikan të WMMAA Tomas Yu komentoi. “Tani, nëse nuk jeni në gjendje të jeni në ngjarje për të parë drejtpërdrejt aksionin, tani mund ta shihni kudo në botë.”
“Me shtimin e një ngjarje kaq prestigjioze në FITE TV, ne vazhdojmë të rrisim diversitetin e programeve luftarake, tani ofrohet drejtpërdrejt dhe në bazë VOD në aplikacion,” tha Michael Weber, Zëvendës President i Lartë i Marketingut për FITE. “Është nder të punosh me profesionistë të MMA si Tomas Yu dhe ekipi i tij, të cilët vazhdojnë të rrisin dukshmërinë e organizatës së tyre në mbarë botën.”
Orari i programeve televizive dhe vendet e tjera pjesëmarrëse do të shpallen në të ardhmen e afërt.
Rreth FITE TV: FITE TV është një produkt i Flipps Media dhe është një aplikacion celular falas që është një dyqan me një ndalesë për të parë të gjitha sportet brenda disiplinës luftarake globalisht duke përfshirë MMA, mundje profesionale, boks, dhe artet marciale tradicionale. Me qasje vetëm në një smartphone dhe një televizor të lidhur, me aplikacionin FITE, shikuesit mund të shikojnë ngjarje të drejtpërdrejta, programim sipas kërkesës, intervista dhe filma dhe dokumentarë të lidhur me sportet luftarake në ekranin e madh televiziv. Më shumë informacion mund të gjeni në www.fite.tv.
Rreth Flipps Media: Flipps ofron argëtim sipas kërkesës për çdo televizor të lidhur aty pranë nga pajisja juaj celulare pa ndonjë pajisje shtesë. Kompania ka zyra në San Mateo, Nju Jork dhe Sofje, Bullgaria dhe mbështetet nga Tim Draper, Earlybird Venture Capital, Aslanoba Capital dhe LAUNCHub. Flipps’ teknologjia e patentuar funksionon menjëherë me mbi 350+ milion televizorë të lidhur dhe është i pajtueshëm me mbi 7,000 Modelet e prodhuesit që nuk kërkojnë konfigurim, nuk ka pajisje çiftimi, pa kabllo, pa dongles dhe pa set top box. Aplikacioni celular Flipps është falas dhe i disponueshëm në iTunes dhe Google Play. Më shumë informacion mund të gjeni në www.flipps.com.
Rreth WMMAA: Qëllimi i Shoqatës Botërore të MMA është të sigurojë një strukturë të paanshme dhe të mbrojë rritjen e MMA si organi zyrtar qeverisës botëror për Artet Marciale të Përziera.. Një organizatë jofitimprurëse e themeluar në 2012, WMMAA është në një mision për të zhvilluar një organizatë të standardizuar dhe të rregulluar, duke përfshirë konkurrencën, formim, duke zyrtarizuar, testimi dhe rritja kur është e nevojshme. Më shumë se 50 vendeve u është dhënë anëtarësimi në WMMAA.

History making WMMAA Pan-American Championship Oct. 7-9 në Santiago, Kili

Monte Carlo, Monako (Gusht 18, 2016)- History will be made Tetor 7-9 kur Kili pret Shoqatën inauguruese të Arteve Marciale të Përziera Botërore (WMMAA) Pan-American ChampionshipCHILE 2016 — në Santiago.
Iniciativa për MMA si sport do të ndërtohet mbi reputacionin e fituar mirë të historisë së mëparshme të arteve marciale për sa i përket adresimit, ndarjen dhe diskutimin e zhvillimeve të rëndësishme dhe avancimeve sociale që do të ndikojnë në të ardhmen e MMA.
CHILE 2006 attendees will have an opportunity to receive unique and powerful insights into the new era of MMA.
The WMMAA Pan-American Division is known for its broad, multi-disciplinary approach and stellar lineupThe primary goal of CHILE 2016 is to make a social impact, creating awareness around the powerful influence of martial arts among youths,,” tha Tomas Yu, President of the WMMAA Pan-American Division, “as well as to provide a healthy platform for sport, tourism and economic development as a united front. Its collegiate environment promises to foster debate, discussion and collaboration.
Kili 2016 will be a lifetime experience for all with special guests as Chile PresidentMichelle Bachelete and WMMAA honorary president Fedor Emilianenko, arguably the greatest MMA fighter of all-time.
Local Organizing Committee Chairman Alberto Maturana and his committee members look forward to welcoming everyone to Santiago to experience history in the making for the sport of MMA. Together with the WMMAA Pan-American Executive Board, they are working tirelessly to bring this important event to Santiago for the continental athletes, nxitësit, trajnerë, Bizneset, and tourism. The honorary panel of individuals who are making the inaugural WMMAA Pan-American ChampionshipCHILE 2016 a reality include the following:
WMMAA Pan-American President – Tomas Yu
WMMAA Chile PresidentAlberto Maturana
Collaboration and AdvocacyEric Castaños
National PressYenifer Marquez
International PressEdgar Campos
EXPO MMAJose Antonio Urrutia
International Multi-MediaCarlos Fourzan
National Executive ProductionFelipe Concha
Publicist – Bob Trieger
Organization MembershipChristian Parra
Officials Certification & AccreditationHector Molina
Medical – Dr. Justo Pavia
Health Training and EducationCurt Chavez
Special Interest GroupSusan Murphy
Ring Girl LatinaPablo Cortes
Combat Sports Administration Masters DegreeIvan Hinojosa
Diseño Pedro Cabrera
INFORMACION:
Eksitim: @theWMMAA
Instagram: @worldmmaa

Kazakhstan dominates World MMA Association 2016 Asian Championships

Monte Carlo, Monako (Gusht 12, 2016)- Kazakhstan dominated the recent second annual World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) Asian Championships, capturing top honors in five of seven weight classes, at the Hwasoon Culture and Sports Center in the Republic of South Korea.
Individual Kazak winners were bantamweight Azama Markabayev, featherweight Ismail Geroyev, peshë e lehtë Goyti Dazaev, peshë e rëndë të lehta Eerkinbek Injel dhe njeri shumë i rëndësishëm Mohmad Sulimanov. Tjetri 2016 individual champions areKyrgyzstan lightweight Ilias Chyngyzbek Uulu and Uzbekistan middleweightNursulton Ruziboev.
Individual team competition was held in accordance with theOfficial Rules of Mixed Martial Arts Competition, subject to WMMAA approval. Including revisions, additions and clarifications of certain clauses. Matches were held in accordance with the Olympic system including two third-places in each of the seven weight divisions.
Following Kazakhstan in the final team standings were, in order, South Korea and Kyrgyzstan. See below:
Final Team Standings
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Total
Kazakistan 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 66
Korea e Jugut 0 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 58
Kirgistan 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 49
Uzbekistan 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 32
Taxhikistan 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 21
Kinë 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 19
Team scoring was awarded by the maximum amount of points scored by individual team members on the following basis: 1st – 10, 2nd – 8, 3rd – 6, 4th – 5, 5th – 4, 6th – 3, 7th – 2, 8th – 1
2016 WMMAA ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICIAL RESULTS
Click here to view the action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAYR04B4Dvc
BANTAMWEIGHTS (134 ½ LBS. / -61.2 KG):
1. Azama Markabayev (Kazakistan)
2. Alimarden Abdykaarov (Kirgistan)
3. Lee Jongkwan (Korea e Jugut)
3. Rustam Magdiev (Uzbekistan)
FEATHERWEIGHTS (145 LBS. / -65.8 KG):
1. Ismail Geroyev (Kazakistan)
2. Alisher Garibshoev (Taxhikistan)
3. Kim Jongkwan (Korea e Jugut)
3. Yang Jihwan (Korea e Jugut)
Lightweights (154 ½ LBS. / -70.3 KG):
1. Ilisas Chyngyzbek Uulu (Kirgistan)
2. Neimat Asadov (Kazakistan)
3. Alihon Khasanov (Uzbekistan)
3. Jang Ikhwan (Korea e Jugut)
WELTERWEIGHTS (169 ½ LBS. / -77.1 KG):
1. Goyti Dazaev (Kazakistan)
2. Mavlonzhon Balataev (Kirgistan)
3. Im Jin Yong (Korea e Jugut)
3. Jiang Tao (Kinë)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (185 LBS. / -84.0 KG):
1. Nursulton Ruziboev (Uzbekistan)
2. Baurzhan Kuanyshbayev (Kazakistan)
3. Tologon Rakhmanberdi Uulu (Kirgistan)
3. Kim Yi Sak (Korea e Jugut)
Rëndësishmëve LEHTA (205 LBS. / -93.0 KG):
1. Erkinbek Injel (Kazakistan)
2. Kwak Yun Sub (Korea e Jugut)
3. Dilovar Nasyrov (Taxhikistan)
3. Daniiar Zarylbek Uulu (Kirgistan)
Rëndësishmëve (+205 LBS. / +93.0 KG):
1. Mohmad Sulimanov (Kazakistan)
2. Maksat Musabaev (Kirgistan)
3. Amin Ergashev (Uzbekistan)
4. Kim Changhee (Korea e Jugut)
All individual first-place winners were awarded special championship belts and medals, second and third-place finishers received a medal and certificate. Teams that finished among the top three in the final standings were awarded cups and certificates.
Schedule of Major 2016 MMA Events
Shtatë. 14-16European MMA Championships in Tbilisi, Gjeorgji
Tetor. 7-9Inaugural Pan-American Championships in Santiago, Kili
Tetor. 20-21MMM Championships in Saint Petersburg, Rusi
INFORMACION:
Eksitim: @theWMMAA
Instagram: @worldmmaa

WMMAA terminates head of judges Radmir Gabdullin

Monte Carlo, Monako(Korrik 20, 2016)- The World MMA Association (WMMAA) has terminated its Head of Judges, Radmir Gabdullin, due to his imprudence, inexperience, and technical inability to evaluate Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in the professional sector.
Regarding recent statements that he recently made in the Russian press, Gabdullin expressed himself disrespectfully to other colleague judges, WMMAA Board member Alexander Engelhardt and the Association itself, as Worldwide WMMAA President Vadim Finkelchtein expressed, “One of the key factors of MMA is respect. This is a line we should and can never cross. Kjo u tha, it leaves me no other choice than to release Radmir Gabdullin from his function. We also severely advise that the Russian MMA Union do the same. (The Russian MMA Union is a full member of the World MMA Union.)
We are working hard on standardizing in all countries of the world, all continents, in terms of Rules, Regulation and Referees committees, including anti-doping.We are a real worldwide organization and therefore we also have to reflect this in all of the WMMAA committees. Edhe, Russia will be, sigurisht, represented in these as part of the WMMAA. More information will follow soon.
Finkelchtein, who as WMMAA president reserves any other actions towards the associate judge, noted that, during the Nëntor 4-6WMMAA Congress in Macau, Kinë, a board of judges will be discussed and created.
Schedule of Major 2016 MMA Events
Aug.3-8Asian MMA Championship in Hwasun, Korea e Jugut
Shtatë. 14-16European MMA Championship in Tbilisi, Gjeorgji
Tetor. 7-9Inaugural Pan-American Championships in Santiago, Kili
Nëntor. 18-20World MMM Championship in Macau, Kinë
Informacion
Eksitim: @theWMMAA

WMMAA appeal review results in draw for June 17th Emelianenko vs. Maldonado fight

 

Monte Carlo, Monako(Korrik 15, 2016)- The World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) has issued an announcement regarding an appeal recently filed by Stefano Sartori, manager of Brazilian fighter Fabio Maldonado, to reassess the result of his June 17th fight with Fedor Emelianenko, which headlined Fight Nights Global 50 në Shën Petersburg, Rusi.
WMMAA General Secretary & Senior Vice President Alexander Engelhardt (foto në të majtë) has declared that Emelianenko vs. Maldonado, which was originally ruled a majority decision victory in favor of Emeliananko, officially be changed to a draw.
Team Malondado’s appeal to the WMMAA was filed claiming a conflict of interest because all of the judges are employed by the Russian MMA Union, of which Emelianenko serves as president, as well as for the initial appeal to the Russian MMA Union, a sanctioned WMMAA member, being unjustly rejected by the head jury.
Engelhardt was appointed by WMMAA present Vadim Finkelchetein to handle the appeal procedure. A committee was formed comprised of Engelhardt, Hector Molina (Meksikë), Chairman of the Rules, Regulations and Referee Committee; Ino Alberga (The Netherlands), Member of the Rules, Regulations and Referee Committee; Poalo Biotti (Itali), Chairman Ethics and Disciplinary Committee; Zaya Zaya (Australi), Member Professional Referee Committee.
Veç kësaj, independent judge Marco Broersen (The Netherlands), Chairman of Professional Referee Committee and Ethics and Disciplinary Committee, was responsible for selecting an independent judgespanel to reassess the original result. The three-judges were Youri Lamoureux (Kanadë), Lukasz Bosacki(Poloni) dhe Alexey Zemskov (Rusi).
Each of the three aforementioned judges scored the first round in favor of Emelianenko, 10-8, and the second and third rounds for Maldonado, 10-9 each, resulting in a 28-28 barazim.
The appeal procedure was divided into two parts for review in terms of whether the procedural mistakes related to the fight were made and that an independent international judgespanel had to review the fight.
The WMMAA came to the conclusion that the appeal was legitimate and it was accepted due to the fact one of the fighters, Emelianenko, as President of the Russian MMA Union, and Head of Judges, Radmir Gabdullin, had a working relationship that could potentially affect the judgmental decisions. The WMMAA made it clear that it wasn’t saying the aforementioned relationship led to a different outcome of the result, just that it was an unfortunate choice.
Përveç kësaj, the WMMAA ruled that initially refusing the appeal was a mistake based on WMMAA amateur rules as Emelianenko vs. Maldonado was conducted under WMMAA rules.
The appeal decision that resulted in the result being changed toUnanimous Drawwas accepted by the WMMAA, which informed Fight Nights, the promoter of Emelianko vs. Maldonado, Emelianenko, Sartori and the Russian MMA Union of its decision, and that it official had closed the appeal.
Schedule of Major 2016 MMA Events
Aug.3-8Asian MMA Championship in Hwasun, Korea e Jugut
Shtatë. 14-16European MMA Championship in Tbilisi, Gjeorgji
Tetor. 7-9Inaugural Pan-American Championships in Santiago, Kili
Nëntor. 18-20World MMM Championship in Macau, Kinë
Informacion
Eksitim: @theWMMAA
Instagram: @worldmmaa

Team Maldonado files WMMAA appeal to reassess result of June 17th Emelianenko vs. Maldonado fight in Russia

Monte Carlo, Monako (Korrik 4, 2016) — The World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) has received an appeal from Stefano Sartori, manager of Brazilian fighter Fabio Maldonado, to reassess the result of his June 17thfight with Fedor Emelianenko, which headlined Fight Nights Global 50 in Saint Petersburgh, Rusi.
Emelianenko was awarded a win by majority decision, which Team Malondado has appealed, claiming a conflict of interest because all of the judges are employed by the Russian MMA Union, of which Emelianenko serves as president.
Team Maldonado believes Maldonando should have won the decision, or the fight declared a draw at the very least, in their opinion, as the Brazilian clearly won the first round, 10-8, Emelianenko came back to take the second round, 10-9, and the third round was a toss-up.
Because Russian MMA Union vice president Radmir Gabdullin was the head judge for the aforementioned bout, Team Maldonando feels that a fair judgement regarding its appeal can be rendered only by independent, international judges reviewing the fight.
Team Maldonando has appealed the decision on grounds that there was an obvious conflict of interest in terms of the Russian MMA Union judges and their close association with Fedor, as well as the quality of decisions they rendered. Rather than appeal the decision to the Russian MMA Union, which they claimed would place Russian judges under intense pressure, Team Maldonando made the appeal directly to the WMMAA because the Russian MMA Union is a sanctioned member of the worldwide sanctioning body WMMAA.
WMMAA president Vadim Finkelchtein has announced the following sequence of actions:
  • WMMAA Secretary General Alexander Engelhardt has been appointed to handle the appeal procedure
  • A group of objective international judges, under the guidance of experienced referee/judge Marco Broersen (Holandë), to be appointed to assess the Emelianenko-Maldonado fight based on the tape and render an unbiased verdict regarding the fight and work of the judges
  • Temporarily suspend WMMAA head judge Radmir Gabdullin from his position
  • Discuss judgeswork at the next WMMAA Congress, taking into account the pending verdict of the independent commission
Schedule of Major 2016 MMA Events
Aug.3-8Asian MMA Championship in Hwasun, Korea e Jugut
Shtatë. 14-16European MMA Championship in Tbilisi, Gjeorgji
Tetor. 7-9Inaugural Pan-American Championships in Santiago, Kili
Nëntor. 18-20World MMM Championship in Macau, Kinë
Informacion
Eksitim: @theWMMAA
Instagram: @worldmmaa