By Caoilte de Barra
The Iraqi MMA Federation held the 14th edition of their National Championships on the 15th of October. The event took place at the Al-Adhamiya Sports Club Hall. This marked a major step forward for the federation as they look to develop their next generation of talent. Pro fights were also held as Baghdad Fight Night took place following the National Championships.
The Championships drew the attention of news stations in Iraq. The Iraq Sports Channel were in attendance to give the event some coverage. The event went smoothly with over 250 fighters competing over the day. 10 pro fights took place on the night, two of them for the Kyokushin Kai champions and eight professional mixed martial arts fights.
In the amateur competition, Dragon Academy topped the medal list for the senior part of the competition. The Electric Club and Al Diwan Club both featured heavily across the medals tables too with the former topping the youth section of the competition.
The senior results in which 11 teams participated were as follows.
1. Dragon Academy
2. Al Diwan Club
3. The Electric Club
The youth results in which 11 teams participated were as follows.
1. The Electric Club
2. Al Diwan Club
3. Yakuza Fighter Academy
The results of the juniors in which 10 teams participated were as follows.
1. Nahrawan Club
2. Yakuza Fighter Academy
3. Taker Academy
The results of the cubs in which 7 clubs participated were as follows.
1. Nahrawan Club
2. The Electric Club
3. Al Diwan Club
Head of the Technical Committee for Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Professor Raed Jamil and Professor Ahmed Jamil spoke on the event with high praise.
“It was a wonderful Baghdad carnival and night worthy of Iraqi sports and comparable to the international organization under the supervision of a committee and without support or funding from any side!”
