Pictured above: Colombian competitors pose together at the recent World Championships qualifying event. By IMMAF.org lead writer, Jorden Curran The Colombian Association of Mixed Martial Arts (OCAMM) is aiming for a major increase in its participation at this year’s 2017 IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA. The recent OCAMM national championships event on July 8, in the high-altitude capital city of Bogotá, saw a first wave of athletes qualify for the 2017 IMMAF Worlds set for Manama, Bahrain, from 12 – 19 November OCAMM was formally announced as an IMMAF member in December of 2015. The nation’s debut appearance on IMMAF’s international amateur platform took place at the Las Vegas World Championships in 2016 with three athletes nominated to represent the nation including Women’s bantamweight Claudia Barragana and Men’s bantamweight duo Bryan Munoz and Mauricio Daza. The 2017 OCAMM Championships present a fresh opportunity for young, grass roots competitors and thus far a total of 8 athletes have earned themselves a place in the 2017 World Championships team: Women’s Strawweight – Laura Milena Contreras Peña Women’s Bantamweight – Silvia Juliana Martinez Celis Men’s Flyweight – Diego Orozco Men’s Bantamweight – Jose Luis Prada Lozano Men’s Featherweight – Shalom Adonais Villegas Men’s Lightweight – Diego Gabriel Noboa Vanegas Welterweight – Oscar Mauricio Alvarez Díaz Middleweight – Luis Anderson Ramirez Rincon National teams at IMMAF Championship events are permitted to enter up to 2 athletes per weight bracket. OCAMM will confirm further team nominations following a second series of National Championship tournaments on September 9. Read and subscribe to the IMMAF Newsletter HERE.]]>
