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Monte Carlo, Monaco (Maj 8, 2016)- The World MMA Association (WMMAA) has announced that, due to venue availability issues, its second annual Asian Championship has been rescheduled from Maj 27-30 till Augusti 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 sa. “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 Augusti. 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 “Officiella regler för Mixed Martial Arts Competition, med förbehåll för WMMAA-godkännande. Inklusive revisioner, tillägg och förtydliganden av vissa klausuler. 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, Sydkorea, other eligible countries to compete in the Asian MMA Championship include Afghanistan, Kina, Chinese Taipei, Indien, Iran, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Singapore, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
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Monte Carlo, Monaco (Mars 14, 2016)- World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) President 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: “I 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. I 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. Ja, 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 idrottare. 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. Också, 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. Än en gång, 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, Utrustning, unified rules, and youth sports development.”
WMMAA keeps expanding, emellertid, 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. Idrottare’ 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 (December 9, 2015)- Den snabba tillväxten av världen Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) i fyra relativt korta år av existens var bäst visats i förra månadens 2015 Världs MMA-EM (WMMAA) i Prag, Tjeckien.
Nästan 200 idrottare, representerar 49 länder (se listan nedan), deltog i rekord inställningen 2015 Världs MMA-EM, som dominerades av lagmästaren Ryska federationen. Tungvikt Zaur Gadzhibabaev, som blev den första två-tiden WMMAA mästare, gav Azerbajdzjan den enda guldmedaljen inte fångas av Ryska federationen, som hade de enskilda vinnarna i sex av sju viktklasser.
“VM Årets var den bästa händelsen som vi har haft hittills,” WMMAA kommunikationsdirektör Mikhail Mazur sa. “Det högsta antal länder, samt deltagare, tävlade i år. WMMAA är fortfarande i sin linda, men vi hålla utvecklas. Du kan tydligt se att med varje år. Vi har lagt till nya viktkategorier och accepterat nya länder som medlemmar i vår icke-vinstdrivande organisation. Detta är ett svårt jobb, men det är oerhört tillfredsställande att se idrottare flyga in från hela världen för att tävla mot de bästa amatör fighters som varje gick igenom en hård urvalsprocess i hemlandet.
“Prag var en stor värd och WMMAA är oerhört glad att ha hållit mästerskapet i denna vackra europeiska huvudstad. Mycket mer måste göras nästa år. Vi förväntar oss att fler asiatiska länder och Pan-Am-länder kommer in i WMMAA-familjen eftersom våra kontinentala presidenter anstränger sig mycket för att hitta de bästa nationella federationerna för att arbeta lika hårt och så flitigt som våra nuvarande medlemmar. Vi är bara laddar upp. Jag är glad att se vad nästa år kommer att ge oss och sporten för amatör MMA i allmänhet.”
Afghanistan Argentina Armenien Azerbajdzjan
Vitryssland Brasilien Bulgarien Kina
Kinesiska Taipei Columbia Kroatien Kuba
Tjeckien Frankrike FYR i Makedonien Georgien
Tyskland Grekland Ungern Indien
Iran Italien Kazakstan Republiken Korea
Kirgizistan Lettland Mexiko Moldavien
Monaco Marocko Nederländerna Nederländska Antillerna
Nicaragua Nigeria Paraguay Rumänien
Ryska federationen Serbien Singapore Slovakien
Spanien Surinam Tadzjikistan Turkiet
Turkmenistan Ukraina USA Uzbekistan
Venezuela
(L-R) Tadzjikistan MMA VD Pulod Nazarov, WMMAA hedersordförande Fedor Emellianenko, WMMAA VD Vadim Finkelchtein och Anatolij Kim, Ordförande i Kazakstans MMA federationen
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