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(L-R) – Vadim Finkelchtein, President of WMMAA; Joel Bouzou, Vice President of WMMAA;
Ֆյոդոր Emelianenko, Honorary President of WMMAA
NETHERLANDS (Մայիս 14, 2015) – The 2015 Asian World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) Championship will be held May 22-25 at Palace of Sports in Khujand, Տաջիկստանի.
Ավելի քան 100 athletes are expected to compete as part of teams consisting of eight members (seven athletes and one coach), representing a diverse group of participating countries including Tajikistan, Ղազախստան, Ղրղզստան, Iran, Afghanistan, India and South Korea.
Russian MMA Union president and WMMAA honorary president Ֆյոդոր Emelianenko, arguably the greatest MMA fighter of all-time, will be present at the 2015 Asian WMMMA Championship.
“On behalf of World MMA Association,” Fedor said, “I invite ever MMA fan to Tajikistan where the 2015 Asian MMA Championships will be held. I’d like to thank Emomalii Rahmon, the president of Tajikistan, for his boundless support of MMA development in Tajikistan and wish infinite success in the development of our beloved sport across the whole Asian continent.”
Athletes and coaches will arrive Շաբաթ, Մայիս 23 when physical exams will take place, as well as official weigh-ins and draws, plus a judges/referee seminar. Preliminary and semifinals bouts will be contested the following day (Շբթ, Մայիս 23) with championship matches Կիրակի (Մայիս 24). Athletes and coaches will departԵրկուշաբթի, Մայիս 25.
One division has been expanded this year for a total of seven weight classes: վարկածով – 134 ½ lbs. (-61.2 կգ), Featherweight (145 lbs., -65.8 կգ), Թեթեւ (154 1/2 lbs., -70.3 կգ), welterweight (169 ½ lbs., -77.2 կգ), Միջին (185 lbs., -84 կգ), թեթեւ քաշային (205 lbs., -93 կգ) եւ ծանրորդ (206 lbs. or more, +93կգ).
Khujand is one of the oldest cities in Central Asia, dating back to 2500, as well as the second-largest city in Tajikistan. Khuhand has a population of more than 155,000, situated on the Syr Darya River at the mouth of Fergana Valley.
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