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(L-R) – Vadim Finkelchtein, President of WMMAA; Joel Bouzou, Vice President of WMMAA;
Федор Емельяненко, Honorary President of WMMAA
NETHERLANDS (Мамыр 14, 2015) – The 2015 Asian World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) Championship will be held May 22-25 at Palace of Sports in Khujand, Тәжікстан.
Гөрі көбірек 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, Қазақстан, Қырғызстан, Iran, Afghanistan, India and South Korea.
Russian MMA Union president and WMMAA honorary president Федор Емельяненко, 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 Сенбі, Мамыр 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 (Жк, Мамыр 23) with championship matches жексенбіде (Мамыр 24). Athletes and coaches will departДүйсенбі, Мамыр 25.
One division has been expanded this year for a total of seven weight classes: петуха – 134 ½ фунт. (-61.2 кг), полулегком (145 фунт., -65.8 кг), жеңіл (154 1/2 фунт., -70.3 кг), Бірінші жартылай орта салмақ (169 ½ lbs., -77.2 кг), орта (185 фунт., -84 кг), ауыр салмақта (205 фунт., -93 кг) және ауыр салмақты (206 фунт. or more, +93кг).
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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