The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) welcomes its newest member in the United Arab Emirates, the UAE Mixed Martial Arts Federation (UAEMMAF). The UAE boasts a historical role in the development of the sport of MMA and is globally renowned for the hosting of flagship MMA and martial arts events, including in Abu Dhabi […]
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An All-Ireland team being brought to an @IMMAFed competition for the very first time. Previously, athletes from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have entered and competed on separate national teams. Andy Ryan explained that the idea of an All-Ireland team was spoken about from the very beginning but did not amount into anything until […]
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IMMAF President Kerrith Brown, CEO Densign White and Development Director Andrew Moshanov capped an extremely successful trip to Kyrgyzstan by meeting the President of the country, Sadyr Japarov, in the company of the senior management of the MMA Federation of Kyrgyzstan – IMMAF’s national affiliate there. President Brown was invited to meet the Kyrgyzstan president […]
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The 2021 IMMAF European & Junior European Open Championships culminated in its finals and medals ceremonies today in Kazan, live-streamed and available on-demand on immaf.tv. All matches took place under Unified Amateur MMA Rules. See below for the list of medallists and results from the junior and senior finals. SENIOR MEDALLISTS Female Atomweight 47.6 kg […]
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Watch the 2021 IMMAF European & Junior European Open Championships streamed live on immaf.tv from the Basket Hall in Kazan, Russia from 16 – 20 August, from 11am UTC+3 daily. The IMMAF’s nation vs nation, elite amateur MMA tournament plays out across 2 MMA rings over 5 days to an estimated daily runtime of 6 hrs, and is set to […]
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International Mixed Martial Arts Federation CEO, Densign White, has been nominated for the second year running for the Leading Man Award in the Fighters Only World MMA Awards. Densign White said: “I am proud to be nominated for this prestigious award and of the recognition and awareness that this brings to world amateur MMA.” IMMAF’s Director […]
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The 2021 IMMAF Youth MMA World Championships culminated today with its Youth A category tournament, which concluded three days of competition at the EFE Marinela in Sofia, and marked the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation’s return to competition following a hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic. With 331 competitors from 23 different countries taking […]
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New Zealand’s Michelle Montague has been widley identified as one of IMMAF’s Rising Stars to watch ahead of the 2021 Senior European Open Championships which takes place next month in Kazan, Russia from 16 – 20 August. Training at City Kickboxing, home to UFC stars such as Israel Adesanya and Dan Hooker, the twenty-seven year […]
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IMMAF has published the lists of national teams and athletes registered for its 2021 Senior & Junior European Open Championships. 172 competitors have entered into the senior tournament and 86 into the juniors in the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation’s first event back for adults since the pandemic. The two amateur nations tournaments are to take place concurrently […]
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The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has revealed the winners of its 2021 Young MMA Journalists Competition as Erik Uebelacker (USA) and Daniyal Nasir (Pakistan). The two winners have earned the opportunity to report on the 2021 IMMAF World Championships under the training and mentorship of a senior journalist with decades of experience in covering elite, international sport, with all costs covered […]
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The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation is to stream its 2021 Youth MMA World Championships live on immaf.tv from the EFE Marinela in Sofia, Bulgaria from 30 July – 1 August. IMMAF’s OTT platform, immaf.tv, is under revision and to be relaunched this month ahead of the Youth Worlds. The relaunch forms part of a bigger project that […]
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The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation has published the provisional competitors’ lists for its 2021 Youth MMA World Championships for twelve to eighteen-year-olds, which is to take place in Sofia, Bulgaria at the EFE Marinela from 29 July – 1 August. Three-hundred-and-seventy (370) youths have registered to compete from twenty-three (23) nations and are now subject to eligibility […]
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