International Mixed Martial Arts Federation

International Mixed Martial Arts Federation
Abbreviation IMMAF
Formation February 29th 2012
Purpose Mixed martial arts sanctioning organization
Region served
Worldwide
President
 Kerrith Brown
Website www.immaf.org

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) was founded on 29 February 2012 as the international governing body for amateur Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Registered as a non-profit organisation under Swedish law, IMMAF serves as a democratic hub for national MMA federations and supports the growth of regulation and sport safety globally by aiding countries in the formation of federations where none exist.[1] IMMAF launched with support of market leader, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[2][3][4] The UFC is among promotions sanctioned by federations under the IMMAF umbrella in countries that include Brazil and Sweden.[5][6][7][8]

Amateur vs. professional level athletes

The IMMAF considers an athlete to be on a professional level and thus not eligible for participation if he or she meets any one of the following criteria:

Amateur MMA rules

Compulsory equipment

Unauthorized techniques

The same from the Unified Rules of MMA plus:

Length of the match

Suspension

A contestant who was knocked out as a result of a blow to the head, or whose match was stopped by the judge because of several tough blows to the head which have made him/her defenseless and unable to continue, shall be suspended from competition and sparring matches.

Suspension periods starting from the day of the latest match:

Listed suspension periods are minimum periods and can be extended at the physician’s discretion.

In the event that a match was not stopped the physician still has the right to decide on a suspension if he/she deems it necessary due to the contestant having received many tough blows to the head

Members

PAN AMERICA[9]

ASIA

EUROPE

OCEANIA

AFRICA

Championships

2014 IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA

The first IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA were held between 29 June and 5 July 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada (U.S.).[10] The tournament took place over four days at Cox Pavilion at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with the finals taking place inside the UFC Fan Expo at Mandalay Bay on 5 July.[10][11]

Medalists

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Super Heavyweight Wessel Mostert
 South Africa		 Nicolo Bonati
 Romania		 Leroy Johnson
 Canada		 N/A
Heavyweight Hans Lackner
 Austria		 Marcin Kalata
 Poland		 Riini Apo
 New Zealand		 Alexander Pärleros
 Sweden
Light Heavyweight Alessio Di Chirico
 Italy		 Eivind D. S. Kjonsvik
 Norway		 Aaron Wallace
 Ireland		 Karol Linowski
 Poland
Middleweight Mikkel Kasper
 Denmark		 Gard Olve Sagen
 Norway		 Raymond Gray
 United States		 Daniel Cassell
 United Kingdom
Welterweight Aleksi Nurminen
 Finland		 Josh Stacey Mcmanus
 United Kingdom		 Joachim Tollefsen
 Norway		 Zach Fears
 United States
Lightweight Jose Mariscal
 United States		 Jimmie Jensen
 Sweden		 Charlie Day
 United Kingdom		 Guillaume Bletio
 France
Featherweight Jari Illikainen
 Finland		 Joel Moya
 Sweden		 Jordan Chester
 United Kingdom		 Salvatore Liga
 Belgium
Bantamweight Jose Torres
 United States		 Bohdan Holovatyi
 Ukraine		 Carl Burton
 United Kingdom		 Liridon Ramani
 Belgium
Flyweight Carlos Hernandez
 United States		 Kristian Lindstrøm Skogmo
 Norway		 Saku Ronkainen
 Finland		 Petko
 Italy

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Featherweight Amanda Lino
 South Africa		 Jill Holmström
 Sweden		 Andrea Whitney
 United States		 Florence Bethert
 France
Bantamweight Sarah Jamila
 Denmark		 Aleksandra Milczarek
 Poland		 Lucrezia Ria
 Italy		 Nicole Brown
 United States
Flyweight Amanda Ribas
 Brazil		 Gabriella Ringblom
 Sweden		 Micol Di Segni
 Italy		 N/A
Strawweight Daniela Kortmann
 Germany		 Rachelle Abou Abdallah
 Lebanon		 N/A N/A

2015 IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA

The 2015 IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA took place at Las Vegas, Nevada (USA), as the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) returned for the tournament’s second year.

The 2015 Championships took place during the fourth annual UFC International Fight Week, from Monday, July 6 to Saturday, July 11, 2015.The fan experience was billed as the world’s largest mixed martial arts celebration, guaranteeing high-energy, all-star entertainment and concluding with a weekend of action-packed fights including UFC 189 on July 11.

Medalists

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Super Heavyweight Kevin Szaflarski
 Poland		 Mokhammad Malagov
 Kazakhstan		 Vlad Mavrodin
 Romania		 N/A
Heavyweight Zdenek Ledvina
 Czech Republic		 Travis Edwards
 United States		 Marcin Kalata
 Poland		 Allan Guichard
 France
Light Heavyweight Saeid Mirazaei
 Canada		 Tencho Karaenev
 Bulgaria		 Paolo Anastasi
 Italy		 Denis Perry
 Northern Ireland
Middleweight Brendan Allen
 United States		 James Duckett
 United Kingdom		 Imad Alhowayeck
 Lebanon		 Juho Laitinen
 Finland
Welterweight William Starks
 United States		 Alexander Martinez
 Canada		 Patryk Ruta
 Poland		 Jake Constantinou
 United Kingdom
Lightweight Josh Ellis
 United Kingdom		 Tuukka Repo
 Finland		 Davide Gregorio La Torre
 Italy		 Joeshwa Mortada
 Lebanon
Featherweight Frans Mlambo
 Ireland		 Joel Moya
 Sweden		 Yurii Bosyi
 Ukraine		 Nicolas Ott
 France
Bantamweight Jose Torres
 United States		 Nurtilek Konashov
 Kazakhstan		 Carl McNally
 Northern Ireland		 Marco Zannetti
 Italy
Flyweight Iurie Bejenari
 France		 Sedar Altas
 Sweden		 Braydan Graham
 New Zealand		 Sambath Khun
 Canada

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Featherweight Jamie Herrington
 Canada		 Sinead Kavanagh
 Ireland		 Julia Dorny
 Germany		 Lindsay Lawrence
 United States
Bantamweight Lucrezia Ria
 Italy		 Lucie Bertaud
 France		 Kimberley Defiori
 United States		 Lisa Engelke
 Sweden
Flyweight Micol Disegni
 Italy		 Anja Saxmark
 Sweden		 Natalie Jean Ausmeier
 South Africa		 Michaela Dostalova
 Czech Republic
Strawweight Minna Grusander
 Finland		 Maria Vittoria Colonna
 Italy		 Sarah Archer
 New Zealand		 Codie Wareham
 United States

2015 IMMAF European Open Championships of Amateur MMA

The 2015 IMMAF European Open Championships of Amateur MMA took place at Birmingham, England, United Kingdom from the 19 to 22 November 2015.

The foundational European event took place in Birmingham at the Walsall Sports Centre at the University of Wolverhampton and was broadcast post-event on UFC Fight Pass and international television.

Medalists

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Heavyweight Daniel Galabarov
 Bulgaria		 Iman Smajic
 Sweden		 Petur Oskarsson
 Iceland		 Ryan Spillane
 Ireland
Light Heavyweight Ben Forsyth
 Ireland		 Balaze Kiss
 Hungary		 Tencho Karaenev
 Bulgaria		 Paolo Anastasi
 Italy
Middleweight Rostem Akman
 Sweden		 Marius Hakonsev
 Norway		 James Duckett
 United Kingdom		 Asterio Lucchesini
 Italy
Welterweight Bjarki Palsson
 Iceland		 Dorian Dermendzhiev
 Bulgaria		 Jorden Indsetviken
 Norway		 Hardeep Rai
 United Kingdom
Lightweight Jack Shore
 United Kingdom		 Geir Kare Cemsoylu
 Norway		 Thomas Martin
 Ireland		 Lee Hammond
 Ireland
Featherweight Joel Moya Schondorff
 Sweden		 Ross McCorriston
 Northern Ireland		 Ante Ageneby
 Sweden		 Connor Hitchens
 United Kingdom
Bantamweight Abdul Hussein
 Finland		 Marco Zannetti
 Italy		 Alexis Guilleux
 France		 Renato Vidovic
 Sweden
Flyweight Jake Bond
 United Kingdom		 Warren Mason
 United Kingdom		 Hussain Haki Mahdi
 Bahrain		 David Forgarty
 Ireland

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Lightweight Leah McCourt
 Northern Ireland		 Mia Isola
 Finland		 Sini Koivunen
 Finland		 N/A
Featherweight Sanna Merta
 Finland		 Cornelia Holm
 Sweden		 Julia Dorny
 Germany		 Celine Provost
 France
Bantamweight Varpu Rinne
 Finland		 Gabriella Ringblom
 Sweden		 Camilla Mannes
 Norway		 Eloise Picard
 Canada
Flyweight Sunna Rannveig
 Iceland		 Anja Saxmark
 Sweden		 Inka Auvinen
 Finland		 Michaela Dostalova
 Czech Republic
Strawweight Aleksandra Toncheva
 Bulgaria		 Raluca Dinescu
 Romania		 Amy Omara
 United Kingdom		 Lyudmila Sadirina
 Azerbaijan

2016 IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA

The IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA returns to Las Vegas as part of the 5th Annual UFC International Fight Week™, the world’s largest celebration of combat sports, taking place from Tuesday, July 5 – Sunday, July 10.

The 2016 IMMAF World Championships will be hosted at the Las Vegas Convention Center during the week, with the championships featured on July 10 at the UFC Fan Expo®.

Hosted by the global governing body for amateur MMA, the IMMAF’s third iteration of its five-day tournament, will air its post-event highlights on UFC FIGHT PASS®, along with other international television platforms.

2016 IMMAF Africa Open Championships

The 2016 IMMAF Africa Open Championships commence on Tuesday 30 August and run until the 4 September 2016 at the Brakpan Indoor Sports Centre in Johannesburg.

Hosted by the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) in association with Mixed Martial Arts South Africa (MMASA) the tournament is Amateur MMA competitors from IMMAF member countries from all across the world. The Africa Open Championships permits 2 representatives per country for each weight class and 4 for the host country, spanning Strawweight to Lightweight for women and Flyweight to Super Heavyweight for men.

The 2016 IMMAF Africa Open Championships will feature on UFC FIGHT PASS and international broadcast channels, post-event.

2016 IMMAF European Open Championships of Amateur MMA

2016 IMMAF European Open Championships of Amateur MMA, which take place in Prague from 22 to 26 November.

Hosted by the Czech Mixed Martial Arts Association (MMAA), the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation’s nation vs. nation tournament plays out in 2 rings across 5 days and features more than 170 Athletes from 30 countries worldwide.

The 2016 IMMAF European Open Championships of Amateur MMA will feature on UFC FIGHT PASS and international broadcast channels, post-event.

Overall Medals Standing (World Championships)

Ranking Country Gold Silver Bronze
1 United States United States of America 6 1 7
2 Sweden Sweden 0 7 2
3 United Kingdom United Kingdom 1 2 5
4 Italy Italy 1 0 6
5 Finland Finland 3 1 1
6 Canada Canada 2 1 2
7 Poland Poland 1 1 3
8 Norway Norway 0 3 1
9 France France 0 1 3
10 South Africa South Africa 2 0 1
11 Republic of Ireland Ireland 1 1 1
12 New Zealand New Zealand 0 0 3
13 Denmark Denmark 2 0 0
14 Czech Republic Czech Republic 1 0 1
14 Germany Germany 1 0 1
16 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 0 2 0
17 Lebanon Lebanon 0 1 1
17 Romania Romania 0 1 1
17 Ukraine Ukraine 0 1 1
20 Belgium Belgium 0 0 2
20 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 0 0 2
22 Austria Austria 1 0 0
22 Brazil Brazil 1 0 0

References

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