22- 26 NOVEMBER 2016 – PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
180 competitors from 30 national teams have registered for the 2016 IMMAF European Open Championships of Amateur MMA in Prague from 22 to 26 November. See full list of national teams and competitors below. 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 under IMMAF Amateur Rules. All registered competitors are now subject to vetting and clearance by IMMAF and Safe MMA. First time nations participating in the European Open include Estonia, USA, Russia, Pakistan, Lebanon, Spain and South Africa. Lebanon presents the second female from the Middle East to compete under IMMAF, while Russia brings the largest female delegation of 5 athletes. Meanwhile, Sweden brings the biggest count of returning IMMAF World and Continental Open medallists.
STANDOUT RETURN MEDALLISTS INCLUDE…
Sweden‘s golden trio –
Cornelia Holm (Women’s Bantamweight),
Gabriella Ringblom (Women’s Flyweight) and
Irman Smajic (Heavyweight), all of whom won Silver in the 2015 European Open before claiming Gold at the 2016 IMMAF Worlds.
Ringblom (pictured) is IMMAF’s
most decorated veteran with the following accolades: 2014 World Silver, 2015 World Gold, 2015 European Silver, 2016 World Gold and 2016 Africa Gold. Other returning Swedish medallists include middleweight
Rostem Akman (2015 European Gold),
Serdar Altas (2015 World Silver, 2016 Africa Gold) and
Renato Vidovic (2015 European Bronze)
USA: 2016 World Bantamweight Silver medallist,
David Evans 
Bulgarian medallists, strawweight
Aleksandra Toncheva (2016 World Gold & 2015 European Gold), heavyweight
Daniel Galabarov (2016 World Bronze, 2015 European Gold) and light heavyweight
Tencho Karaenev (2015 & 2016 World Silver)
Italy’s bantamweight
Marco Zannetti (2016 World Bronze, 2015 European Silver) and light heavyweight
Paolo Anastasi (2015 World & European Bronze)
Finland’s 2016 IMMAF World Flyweight Silver medallist,
Anette Osterberg and 2015 World Bronze Middleweight medallist
Juho Laitinen 
Germany’s featherweight
Julia Dorny (2016 IMMAF World Silver)
Ireland: heavyweight
Ryan Spillane (2015 European Bronze), lightweight
Lee Hammond (2015 European Bronze) and flyweight
David Fogarty (2016 World Silver)
South Africa: Scott Kenee (2016 Africa Open Middleweight Gold)
Norway: Camilla Mannes (2016 World Women’s Bantamweight Silver),
Jorgen Indsetviken (2015 European Welterweight Bronze)
Poland: Marcin Kalata (2014 & 2016 World Super Heavyweight Silver)
Romania’s 2016 IMMAF World Bronze & 2016 European Silver medallist,
Raluca Dinescu, at strawweight
COMPLETE LIST OF NATIONAL TEAMS & REGISTERED ATHLETES*
Go to MyNextMatch.com to view tournament brackets by weight division: https://www.mynextmatch.com/tournament/14/details *
subject to clearance by IMMAF and Safe MMA Albania Ermal Hadribeaj – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs)
Austria Shamil Muradov – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Florian Aberger – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Lukasz Sniadecki – Men’s Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) Damian Visenjak – Mens’ Super Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) +
Azerbaijan Sanan Safarli – Men’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Tural Azayev – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs)
Bahrain Hussain Abdulla – Men’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Fahad Abdulrazaq – Men’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Hamza Zrira – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Abdulla Alfayez – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs)
Bulgaria Aleksandra Toncheva – Women’s Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Ferdun Osmanov – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Rostislav Raichev – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Nikolay Nikolov – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Valeri Atanasov – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Yuksel Yusein – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93.0 kg (205 lbs) Tencho Karaenev – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Daniel Galabarov – Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) Atanas Krastanov – Men’s Super Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) +
Canada Ben Fouladi – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs)
Czech Republic Jan Vaclavek – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Jakub Podpěra – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Leos Brichta – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) David Velisek – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Tomas Fiala – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Pavel Simandl – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Pavel Salčák – M
en’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Premysl Kucerka – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Robert Voves – Men’s Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) Michal Sarkan – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs)
Estonia Helin Paara – Women’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Kaupo Kokamägi – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Jaak Rudov – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs)
Finland Kerttu Kouki – Women’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Kevin Nieminen – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Mika Kallio – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Matias Anttila – Men’s Super Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) + Juho Laitinen – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Jaakko Honkasalo – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Iris Nihti – Women’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Eemil Kurhela – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Anette Österberg – Women’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Niko Skonbäck – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Tommi Leinonen – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Joel Arolainen – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs)
France Henri Dimitri – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Allan Guichard – Men’s Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs)
Germany Julia Dorny – Women’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Pascal Hintzen – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Dominik Krüger – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Sebastian Otto – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Patrick Drescher – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs)
Hungary Alexandra Kovacs – Women’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Fatime Nánási – Women’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Balazs Borocz – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Attila Cziffra – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Bence Novotny – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) László Lévai – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs)
Iceland Dagmar Hrund Sigurleifsdottir – Women’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Bjartur Guðlaugsson – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Magnús Ingvarsson – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Birgir Tómasson – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Bjorn Thorleifsson – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Olafsson Hrolfur – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Egill Hjördísarson – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Bjarni Kristjánsson – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs)
Ireland Danni Neilan – Women’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Meagan OLoughlin – Women’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Dylan Kennedy – Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) David Fogarty – Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Austin Lynch – Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Alexander OSullivan – Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Lee Hammond – Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Mark Gallivan – Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) John Byrne – Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Colin Meagher – Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Tadhg Dixon – Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Ryan Spillane – Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs)
Italy Ilaria Norcia – Women’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Arziko Bregu – Women’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Marco Zannetti – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Michele Martignoni – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Andrea Chiappi – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Francesco Spinola – Mens’ Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Alessio Cocco – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Gianluigi Ventoruzzo – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Daniele Dell’otto – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Paolo Anastasi – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs)
Kazakhstan Berik Shinaliyev – Men’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs)
Lebanon Joanna Salameh – Women’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Roland Yacoubian – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Eli Zgheib – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Imad Hoayek – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Chaddad Alexandre – Men’s Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs)
Northern Ireland Jack Corr – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Gerard Corr – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Scott Trelford – Men’s Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) Pearce McFall – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs)
Norway Camilla Mannes – Women’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Markus Hægland – Men’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Nashwan Aziz – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Dilan Muhammad – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Jørgen Indsetviken – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Berat Berisha – Men’s Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) Kim Andreas Zachariassen – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs)
Pakistan Abbas Khan – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs)
Poland Pawel Zakrzewski – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Marcin Kalata – Men’s Super Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) +
Portugal Gonçalo Formiga – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Milton Mateus – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs)
Romania Iorga Cristian – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Raluca Dinescu – Men’s Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Ion Grigore – Men’s Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs)
Russia Svetlana Kotova – Women’s Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Victory Velitsyan – Women’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Karina Vasilenko – Women’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Eleonora Potorokina – Women’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Anna Zavrazhnova – Women’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Valery Palatov – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Ali Magomedov – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Vladimir Liberov – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Artem Trunev – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Dzhahar Parshoev – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Rashad Aliev – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Aleksey Kharlamov – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Tahir Abdullayev – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Viktor Chragyan Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Igramudin Ashuraliev Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Aleksandr Novikov – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Tornik Nazaryan – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Mohmad Idrisov – Men’s Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) Ruslan Shidakov – Men’s Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs)
Spain Gonzalo Cortes Benitez – Men’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Carlos Ibañez Aguayo – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Sergio hortelano rodríguez – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Alvaro Gomez Aragón – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Alex Garcia Gurpegui – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs)
South Africa Scott Kenee – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Riyaad Pandy – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs)
Sweden Gabriella Ringblom – Women’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Cornelia Holm – Women’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Serdar Altas – Men’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Dennis Ryden – Men’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Hoger Salih – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Tobias Harila – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Heytham Rabhi – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Rostem Akman – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Robin Enontekio – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Irman Smajic – Men’s Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) Renato Vidovic – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Daniel Schalander – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Robin Larsson – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Carl-Johan Hoel – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs)
UK Beckie Ainscough – Womens’ Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Joleen Ross – Women’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Joanne Doyle – Women’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Jack Antony Flanagan – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Joshua Jay Mottram – Men’s Bantamweight
61.2 kg (135 lbs) Jack Dean Culshaw – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Kierandip Sahota – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) PK Zadeh – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Akonne Wanliss Wanliss – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Milad Ahady – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Alex Elsey – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) George Mcmanus – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Tom Crosby – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Navid Rostaie – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Joe Millward – Men’s Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs)
Ukraine Roman Kolotvin – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Levan Mirtskhulava – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Vitalii Shostak – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Vladislav Kurash – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Alexander Shein – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Oleh Hliantsev – Men’s Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Evhen Masnui – Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs)
USA David Evans – Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Gustavo Gomez – Men’s Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Orlando Jimenez – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Carlos Castro – Men’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) ]]>
