- 1 – 3 OCTOBER 2021
- THE NEC, BIRMINGHAM (UK)
- BUY EXPO TICKETS
EMMAAA FOUR-NATIONS INVITATIONAL
The English Mixed Martial Arts Association is proud to present a four-nations, amateur MMA invitational at the Arnold Sports Festival UK on 1 October at the NEC Birmingham UK from 10:30 to 15:00 hrs.
With all matches to be held under the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation’s Unified Amateur MMA Rules, thefight card (listed below) features competitors from England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland.
See fight card below.
Freely open to Arnold Sports Festival ticket holders, the tournament is an unmissable attraction for MMA fans looking to catch the sport’s emerging regional stars. Renowned home nations IMMAF veterans include Muhammed Mokaev, Jack Shore and Leah McCourt among others.
ENGLAND TEAM SELECTIONS FOR 2022 YOUTH WORLDS
EMMAA will also be hosting its team selections for the 2022 IMMAF Youth World Championships for 12 – 17 year olds at the expo on 2 – 3 October, starting at 10.30 hrs on Saturday and 10:00 hrs on Sunday. The matches will take place under IMMAF’s age-banded Youth MMA rules which disallow strikes head strikes for under 18s, as follows:
• IMMAF Youth A 16-17s (U18)
• IMMAF Youth B 14-15s (U16)
• IMMAF Youth C 12-13s (U14)
The tournaments follow a round robin format with the two athletes who earn the most points earning a place in the squad. Where there are just two competitors in a bracket, knock-out tournament rules apply.
IMMAF’s prestigious Youth World Championships attract national teams from all around the world, with the recent 2021 Youth Worlds in Bulgaria participated in by over 300 under-eighteens from 23 nations.
EMMAA FOUR NATIONS: FIGHT CARD
- Friday 1 October, from 10:30 hrs
| BLUE CORNER | RED CORNER | |||||
FW | Ciaran Maskey | ZKJ Dojo | NIR | Lewis Coyle | Higher Level MMA | SCT |
| WW | Patrick Pigott | Trials MMA | IRL | Kledi Disha | BST Northampton | ENG |
| SW | Aine Hanley | ZKJ Dojo | NIR | Kelly Staddon | SBG Manchester | ENG |
| MW | Jesse Walsh | Trials MMA | IRL | Matthew Beard | Bodmin mma | ENG |
| LW | James Shotbolt | Range MMA | ENG | Tunde Lawal | Higher Level MMA | SCT |
| LW | Emmet Corr | ZKJ Dojo | NIR | Veniamin Ciubotazu | BST Northampton | ENG |
| FW | Shawn Conway | Submission Factory | SCT | Josh Hughes | SBG Manchester | ENG |
| BW | Ewan Jack Lister | AVT | ENG | Denzel Chibonda | BST Northampton | ENG |
| BW | Adam Raja | Blackbeard MMA | ENG | Logan Mcgonical | Higher Level MMA | SCT |
| LW | Alex Andrews | Avaddon | ENG | Jamie Roper | TFT MMA | ENG |
ENGLAND TEAM YOUTH SELECTIONS
- Saturday 2 October, from 10:30am
| SEX | AGE CAT | WEIGHT | BLUE CORNER | RED CORNER | |
| 1 | M | C | U40kg | Ryley McGrath- O’Toole | Thomas Williamson |
| 2 | M | A | U65.8kg | Charlie Betts | Taylor Herron |
| 3 | M | A | U65.8kg | Travis Roe | Louis Hubbard |
| 4 | F | A | U65.8kg | Luciana Moroi | Brooke Butler |
| 5 | M | A | U65.8kg | Charlie Betts | Louis Hubbard |
| 6 | M | A | U65.8kg | Travis Roe | Taylor Herron |
| 7 | F | A | U65.8kg | Brooke Butler | Jessica Hammond |
| 8 | M | A | U65.8kg | Charlie Betts | Travis Roe |
| 9 | M | A | U65.8kg | Louis Hubbard | Taylor Herron |
| 10 | F | A | U65.8kg | Jessica Hammond | Luciana Moroi |
ENGLAND TEAM YOUTH SELECTIONS
- Sunday 3 October, from 10:00hrs
| Bout No. | SEX | AGE CAT | WEIGHT | BLUE CORNER | RED CORNER |
| 1 | M | C | U44kg | Aaron Sutherland | Shea Williams |
| 2 | M | C | U37kg | Finley Turley | Evan Anderson |
| 3 | M | C | U44kg | Shea Williams | Bradley McDonough |
| 4 | F | C | U52kg | Macie Gaffney | Saskia Law |
| 5 | M | C | U44kg | Bradley McDonough | Aaron Sutherland |
| 6 | M | B | U62kg | Justin Newton | JJ Wilson |
| 7 | M | B | U48kg | Scott Bedford | Jack Rimmer |
| 8 | M | B | U62kg | Justin Newton | Alfie Barber |
| 9 | M | B | U67kg | Toby Carter | Abdullah Suleman |
| 10 | M | B | U62kg | Alfie Barber | JJ Wilson |
| 11 | M | A | U56.7kg | Cory Bethell | Shalok Basra |
| 12 | M | A | U56.7kg | Lewis Lever | Tyler Derbyshire |
| 13 | M | A | U61.2kg | Jakob Webb | Mackenzie Liddle |
| 15 | M | A | U56.7kg | Liam Rouse | Cory Bethell |
| 16 | M | A | U56.7kg | Shalok Basra | Lewis Lever |
| 17 | M | A | U77.1kg | Alex Oliver | Charlie Wilson |
| 19 | M | A | U56.7kg | Tyler Derbyshire | Liam Rouse |
| 20 | M | A | U56.7kg | Cory Bethell | Lewis Lever |
| 21 | M | A | U56.7kg | Shalok Basra | Tyler Derbyshire |
| 22 | F | A | Catchweight | Sophie Bellis | Stella James |
| 23 | M | A | U56.7kg | Shalok Basra | Liam Rouse |
ABOUT THE ARNOLD FESTIVAL UK
Brought to you by Stephen Olexy (An Experience With) and Eddie Hall the 2017 World’s Strongest Man. They have both officially entered into business with Arnold Schwarzenegger to bring the Arnold Sports Festival to the UK!
The Arnold Sports Festival UK will be a celebration of health, fitness and nutrition, a full weekend of motivation and inspiration. The festival will feature the biggest and best multi-sport competitions, high quality experiences combined with the biggest and best brands in the world, exhibiting the newest freshest products on the market. This event will give you the opportunity to see competitions from multiple sports with the finest athletes in the world. Sports will Include: Strongman, Bodybuilding, Powerlifting, Arnold Fitness Games, MMA, Boxing, Gymnastics, Cheerleading, Arm Wrestling, Dance + many more to be confirmed. The Arnold Sports Festival UK will be the ultimate experience and spectacle that the UK fitness, Health & sports community desires and deserves.
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