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IMMAF – WMMAA 2019 ASIAN OPEN MOVES TO THAILAND

 

IMMAF – WMMAA 2019 ASIAN OPEN MOVES TO THAILAND

 

 

The 2019 IMMAF- WMMAA Asian Open Championships are moving from China to Thailand, it was announced today, to be hosted by the Thai Mixed Martial Arts Federation in Bangkok.

 

The new 2019 event dates are to be announced shortly.

 

IMMAF President Kerrith Brown said:

“We are hugely grateful to the Thai federation for stepping in to enable the Asian Open Championships to go ahead, as the CIMMAF has continued to struggle against red-tape to progress with the event in China. We have full confidence in the experience and facilities of the Thai federation to expect a stellar Championships.

“We have regrettably been forced to postpone the dates of the event in order to allow the TMMAF time to properly plan and facilitate the Championships. We are working to hard to be able to release the new dates as soon as possible.

“We at IMMAF- WMMAA do not undersestimate the inconvenience members will need to overcome to accommodate the change: As a growing federation and an unrecognised sport, we face many obstacles, but I can not overstate our gratitude to our membership for its unswerving support.”

 

TMMAF President ‘Plai’ Jitinat Asdamongkol said: 

“We at the Thai MMA Federation are happy to welcome IMMAF – WMMA delegates and the athletes from around the Asian Continent and beyond to come and compete in the Asian Open Championship in Bangkok, Thailand – which is known as the land of smile and land of warriors. It is a great honour for us to be able to support IMMAF – WMMAA by hosting the IMMAF – WMMAA Asian Open 2019 and for our country to be a platform for MMA athletes from around the region to showcase their talent, fighting spirit and the beauty and excitement of mixed martial arts.”

 

WMMAA President Vadim Finkelchtein said:

“Thailand has always been know for its hospitality and I would like to join President Brown in expressing our gratitude to the Thai federation. I am confident that they have everything to comply with the high standards of IMMAF-WMMAA Championships and will host a memorable event.”   

Meanwhile, Athlete Registration opens tomorrow for the 2019 IMMAF – WMMAA Oceania Open Championships in New Zealand.

 

Read more on IMMAF HERE

 

 

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2018 IMMAF – WMMAA UNIFIED WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

NATIONAL TEAMS & ATHLETES ANNOUNCED

FOR 2018 IMMAF – WMMAA UNIFIED WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

& JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MMA

 

AT BRAVE INTERNATIONAL COMBAT WEEK

12 – 15 & 17 November 2018, from 11am [GMT + 3]
Manama, Bahrain
WATCH at immaf.tv


Entrance is FREE for spectators

 

 

Last week the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) and the World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) have published the provisional lists of athletes for the 2018 IMMAF – WMMAA Unified World Championships and Junior World Championships at BRAVE International Combat Week, from 12 to 17 November 2018 at the Khalifa Sports City Arena in Manama.

 

The nation vs nation, elite amateur tournaments will follow the IMMAF Championships format across 5 days and 14 weight divisions, and take place under the Unified Amateur MMA Rules. Preliminaries run from 12 to 15 November, breaking for professional MMA event BRAVE 18 on 16 November, and concludes with the Finals on 17. The event is being hosted by the Bahrain MMA Federation, with the support of the Bahrain Olympic Committee.

 

In the wake of IMMAF’s merger with WMMAA, the World Championships will see the unification of WMMAA and IMMAF champions as medallists go toe-to-toe, and a shake-up of the IMMAF World Amateur MMA Rankings as the talent pool deepens.

 

The Senior Championships (for 18s+) features 287 registered athletes from 52 nations, while the inaugural Junior tournament (for 18s to 20s) showcases 80 competitors from 33 nations, making the event the largest of its kind.

 

See below attached lists of athletes for both tournaments, listed by Weight Class and National Team.

 

The finalised lists of participants will be published following athlete clearance, check in and weigh-in, after the Tournament Draw on the evening of 11 November.

 

 

Follow information, scheduling and results live for both tournaments at mynextmatch.com:

Senior Championships: https://www.mynextmatch.com/tournament/83/details

Junior Championships: https://www.mynextmatch.com/tournament/78/details

 

Read more on IMMAF HERE