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Monte Carlo, Monaco (Tej zaum 8, 2016)- The World MMA Association (WMMAA) has announced that, due to venue availability issues, its second annual Asian Championship has been rescheduled from Tej zaum 27-30 rau Lub yim hli ntuj 17-21 at the same site, the Hwasoon Culture and Sports Center. in the Republic of South Korea.
The Asian MMA Championship will feature the top amateur MMA fighters in six different weight classes.
“We had to postpone our annual Asian Championships but this way we’ll have even more time to prepare for the biggest amateur MMA event of the year on the Asian continent,” WMMAA president Vadim Finkelchtein hais tias. “The location and venue remain the same, which is great news because the site our South Korean Federation was able to find really suits our championship very well.”
An international judges’ seminar will be held Aug. 17-20, to certify and accredit judges. Only accredit judges will be allowed to work during the Asian MMA Championships. Preliminary and semifinal matches will be Aug. 19, followed by the championship final matches.
The official weigh-ins and competition draws will be conducted Aug. 27,
The Asia Division Congress: Battle of the Nomads of the WMMAA Pro Asian Division will be held Aug. 20.
Individual team competition will be held in accordance with the “Official Rules of Mixed Martial Arts Competition, subject to WMMAA approval. Including revisions, additions and clarifications of certain clauses. Matches will held in accordance with the Olympic system with two third-places in each of the six weight divisions.
Team scoring is 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.
All individual first-place winners will be awarded special championship belts and medals, second and third-place finishers will receive a medal and certificate. Teams finishing among the top three in the final standings will be awarded cups and certificates.
In addition to the host, South Kauslim, other eligible countries to compete in the Asian MMA Championship include Afghanistan, Tuam Tshoj, Chinese Taipei, Is Nrias teb, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Singapore, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
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Monte Carlo, Monaco (Lub peb hlis ntuj 14, 2016)- World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) Thawj Tswj Hwm Vadim Finkelchtein, who founded the sanctioning organization in 2012, continues to lead WMMAA and the sport into a very bright future.
In four short years, WMMAA has alreadydeveloped into the strongest sanctioning body in the MMA world, hosting some of the sport’s most prestigious championships, as well as creating a highly respected culture in throughout sports worldwide.
Finkelchtein answered some pertinent questions below about WMMAA, its past and future, in addition to addressing the growth of mixed martial arts:
Can you tell us about you and your experience in Martial Arts?
VF: “I practiced judo when I was a kid. Back then there was no MMA whatsoever.” How did you first enter the world of MMA?
VF: “Nyob rau hauv 1995, I was offered an opportunity to sponsor an MMA event. That’s when I learned about and fell in love with no holds barred, or free-fight, as it was called then. Nyob rau hauv 1997, I organized my own event in Russia. The rest is history.” When did you first hear of MMA and what was your first impression? Did What is your function and main activities within WMMAA? How would you assess WMMAA’s progress during its three year existence?
VF: “WMMAA is still in its infancy. Yog, we lack experience and financing, and MMA is a new kind of sport in many regions. But I have to say that we’re growing and the last World Championship in Czech Republic proved it. Over 40 national teams flew to Prague with over 200 ncaws pob. The level of competition evolved so much. The organizational level was also high and we are thankful to our Czech MMA Federation for its great work. This World Championship proved there is demand for MMA around the world.” What are the main goals of WMMAA and what are the main obstacles facing Were there any countries that stood out or surprised you?
VF: “China surprised me a lot. They joined WMMAA recently but since then they’ve shown solid results. Tsis tas li ntawd, I enjoyed the performance of Latin American teams. It was their debut but one Colombian kid (Andrey Roa Ruiz Dumar) won a bronze medal and that was great. Ib zaug dua, Russia won the majority of the medals due to amateur MMA there developing with extremely rapid strides ever since early 2012. Fedor Emelianenko is the main locomotive and driving force in Russia. The selection process there is just unbelievable. You can’t imagine how many steps one needs to make in order to become the champion of the Russian Federation. The City Championship, Oblast Championship, regional and national championship. Each of these events consists of at least three fights, which means that a Russian champion will probably have had at least won 15 fights under his belt by the time of the European or World Championships. Only truly the best get to the top. Imagine this: around 7,000 athletes participated in the aforementioned events in 2015.”
What are the 2016 mid-term goals for WMMAA? Can you describe what 2015 was like for WMMAA? What words of wisdom would you like to share with the members of WMMAA family?
VF: “I’d ask all WMMAA members to adhere to the agreements and decisions we reached collectively. It pertains to the set of rules, judging process, equipment, unified rules, and youth sports development.”
WMMAA keeps expanding, Txawm li cas los, there are still multiple countries that are not yet WMMAA members. Why should any local Federation apply for WMMAA membership?
VF: “WMMAA is the strongest MMA organization there is. We plan to continuously hold regional and world championships and keep developing and evolving. Ncaws pob’ ethical upbringing is also our target. We believe this sport can give so much to the world in various ways and we put a lot of effort into its development. We’ll gladly accept strong and worthy partners into our ranks.”
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Monte Carlo, Monaco (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 9, 2015)- Kev loj hlob sai ntawm lub ntiaj teb Tov Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) nyob rau hauv plaub kuj luv luv xyoo ntawm cov hav zoov twb zoo tshaj plaws pom nyob rau hauv lub hlis tas los tus 2015 Ntiaj teb MMA Championship (WMMAA) nyob rau hauv Prague, Czech koom pheej.
Ze li ntawm 200 ncaws pob, sawv cev 49 lub teb chaws (saib daim ntawv teev hauv qab no), tau koom tes nyob rau hauv cov ntaub ntawv-qhov chaw 2015 Ntiaj teb MMA Championship, which was dominated by team champion Russian Federation. Heavyweight Zaur Gadzhibabaev, uas tau los ua tus thawj ob-lub sij hawm WMMAA zus, muab Azerbaijan lub xwb kub puav pheej tsis ntes los ntawm cov Lavxias teb sab Federation, uas muaj rau ib tug neeg yeej nyob rau hauv rau ntawm xya hnyav chav kawm.
“Xyoo no lub ntiaj teb Championship yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws kev tshwm sim peb twb muaj kom deb li deb,” WMMAA Director ntawm cov naiskhu Mikhail Mazur hais tias. “Qhov siab tshaj plaws pes tsawg tus ntawm lub teb chaws, raws li tau zoo raws li cov neeg tuaj koom, sib xyoo no. WMMAA yog tseem nyob rau hauv nws kiag tab sis peb cia nrog. Koj muaj peev xwm kom meej meej pom tias muaj txhua xyoo. Peb muaj ntxiv tshiab hnyav pawg thiab txais tshiab lub teb chaws raws li cov neeg uas peb non-profit organization. Qhov no yog ib tug yooj yim txoj hauj lwm tab sis nws yog tsis tshua muaj neeg txaus siab rau saib ncaws pob ya nyob rau hauv los ntawm thoob plaws lub ntiaj teb no mus sib tw tawm tsam qhov zoo tshaj plaws pib xyaum ua neeg tua hluav taws uas txhua mus los ntawm ib tug nyuaj kev xaiv nyob rau hauv lawv lub tsev teb chaws.
“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. Peb tsuas gearing li. 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
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(L-R) Tajikistan MMA Thawj Tswj Hwm Pulod Nazarov, WMMAA saib xyuas Thawj Tswj Hwm Fedor Emellianenko, WMMAA Thawj Tswj Hwm Vadim Finkelchtein thiab Anatoly Kim, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm lub Kazakhstan MMA Federation
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