World MMA Championships team champion Russia on left, host team China on right
MONTE CARLO, Monacó (Eanáir 5, 2017)- In only its fifth year of existence, the World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) celebrated a banner year in 2016, as membership expansion approached 50 countries around the world.
The WMMAA sanctioned countries in five divisions – Pan-Am, An Afraic, Áise, Europe and Oceania – include Afghanistan, An Airgintín, Airméin, Aruba, An Astráil, Asarbaiseáin, Bhealarúis, An Bheilg, Bhrasaíl, Canada, An tSín, Chinese Taipei, Costa Rica, Chróit, Cúba, Poblacht na Seice, France, Georgia, An Ghearmáin, An Ghréig, Guatemala, An Ungáir, An India, Iran, An Iodáil, Chasacstáin, An Chirgeastáin, An Laitvia, Mexico, Moldova, Monacó, Mongolia, Maracó, Ísiltír, Nicearagua, Paraguay, An Phortaingéil, An Rómáin, Rúis, An tSeirbia, Singeapór, An tSlóvaic, An Chóiré Theas, Spáinn, Táidsíceastáin, An Úcráin, Uzbekistan and Venezuela.
The highlight of the 2016 WMMAA season was the World MMA Championships, in which powerhouse, Team Russia completely dominated, as it also did in the European Championships, sweeping all seven weight classes in Studio City, Macau, An tSín.
Beagnach 100 fighters competed, a ionadaíonn 23 tíortha: Rúis, Chasacstáin, Spáinn, An Astráil, Belgian, An tSín, Colombia, France, Poblacht na Seice, Hong Kong, Táidsíceastáin, An Ghearmáin, An Ungáir, Macao, Nepal, An India, An Chóiré Theas, An Úcráin, An Chirgeastáin, Moldova, Úisbéiceastáin, Chinese Taipei and Italy.
MBoston Rúisis Gamzat Hiramagomedov agus trom éadrom Magomed Ankalayev were repeat world champions.
Asian team champion Kazakhstan won two Silver and four Bronze medals in team scoring, followed in order by Ukraine with two Silver and two Bronze, Czech Republic captured one Silver and two Bronze, Chinas one Silver and two Bronze, Kyrgyzstan two Bronze, and one Bronze each for France, An India, Spain and Moldova.
Below find results from each World MMA Championships weight classes:
DIVISION bantamweight: -61.2 kg (135 lb..)
1. Omar Nurmagomedov (Rúis)
2. Artur Mykytenko (Poblacht na Seice)
3. Mirat Bekishev (Chasacstáin)
3. Chun Bo Yuan (An tSín)
RANNÁN featherweight: -65.8 kg (145 lb..)
1. Kurban Taigibov (Rúis)
2. Elnur Valiev (An Úcráin)
3. Uulu Mustafa Rakhmatilla (An Chirgeastáin)
3. Roman Molodij (France)
DIVISION ÉADROMA: -70.3 kg (154 lb..)
1. Murad Ramazanov (Rúis)
2. Sheng Liu (An tSín)
3. Altynbek Bakhtygeldinov (Chasacstáin)
3. Leos Brichta (Poblacht na Seice)
DIVISION welterweight: -77.1 kg (170 lb..)
1. Alibeg Rasulov (Rúis)
2. Goyta Dazaev (Chasacstáin)
3. Syed Abdul Nazzeur Ibrahim (An India)
3. Uula Tologon Rakhmanberdi (An Chirgeastáin)
DIVISION mBoston: -84 kg (185 lb..)
1. Gamzat Khiramagomedov (Rúis)
2. Idris GHezalov (An Úcráin)
3. Murad Abdurahmanov (Chasacstáin)
3. Rong Fan (An tSín)
DIVISION SOLAS Heavyweight: -93 kg (205 lb..)
1. Magomed Ankalayev (Rúis)
2. Robert Lau (An Ghearmáin)
3. Erkinbek Inzhel (Chasacstáin)
3. Darwing Rodriguez (Spáinn)
DIVISION Heavyweight: +93 kg (+205 lb..)
1. Amirhan Isagadjiev (Rúis)
2. Alimanov Suleimanov (Chasacstáin)
3. Viktor Pavlichek (Poblacht na Seice)
3. Nicolae Scorohod (Moldova)
Go here to watch all the World MMA Championships final fights:
In other major WMMAA news from 2016, it was announced that the 2017 European Championships will be held September in Germany, 2017 Asian Championships will be October in Kazakhstan, exact dates and cities to be determined.
Chomh maith leis sin, Viktor Frolov was elected president of the European Division at the last Congress, held last November.
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