The Asian Mixed Martial Arts Federation under IMMAF met to formalise its association at IMMAF’s 2022 Asian Championships in Tajikistan last Saturday 29 October.
Attendees were as follows:
- Mohammed Qambar – Asian MMA Federation President, Bahrain Federation President
- Davron Juraev – Asian MMA Federation Vice-president, Tajikistan MMA Federation President
- Bakhtiyor Khojaev – Vice President of Tajikistan MMA Federation President
- Iman Amirmohammadi – Iranian MMA Federation President
- Sharif Mohammad Bapu – India MMA President
- Kim Dae – Korean MMA Federation President
- Dashdavaa Gantumur – Mongolia MMA Federation General Secretary
- Muzaffar Rajabov – Uzbekistan MMA Association, Vice-president
- Zarina Najbieva – Kazakhstan MMA Federation, Official Representative
- Prem Kumar – Malaysian Mixed Martial Arts Association, Official Representative for International Affairs
IMMAF
- Kerrith Brown – IMMAF President
- Wissam Abi Nader – IMMAF Board Director for Asia
- Gosha Malik – IMMAF Member Services Director
- Izzy Carnwath – IMMAF Director of Brand & Communications
STRATEGIC PLAN
IMMAF Members Services Director Gosha Malik opened the meeting with a presentation outlining the proposed strategic plan for the new AMMAF. As part of it, the organisation’s roles and responsibilities were described and the plan included the formation of technical working committees under AMMAF in line with good governance and Olympic values.
OFFICIAL SIGNING & PRESENTATION OF FOUNDERS CERTIFICATION
IMMAF President Kerrith Brown and Board Director for Asia, Wissam Abi Nader, signed and presented certification formally granting the Asia MMA Federation its rights as an organisation under IMMAF
The documentation states:
- the Asia MMA Federation is a collective organization affiliated to IMMAF, representative of the Asia region;
- that all members are entitled to the benefits of IMMAF resources and pathways in its ongoing mission;
- the aims of AMMAF is for its members to aid one another in the development of good governance, youth and competitive athletes, coaches, technical officials and recreational participants;
- that future members will be enrolled and welcomed to the AMMAF as an extension of IMMAF membership
- the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) expect the Asia MMA Federation to follow the IMMAF Code of Conduct, which defines the most important values and principles for behaviour and conduct within IMMAF, as well as with external parties;
- The AMMAF will observe the principles laid down within the IMMAF Code of Conduct and Statutes which serve to protect and improve the sport of mixed martial arts and to promote MMA globally in the light of its unifying, educational, cultural and humanitarian values, through youth and educational development programmes, and prevent any methods or practices which might jeopardise the integrity of events or competitions or give rise to abuse or corruption within the sport;
- the AMMAF will follow the WADA Code for clean sport and champion the leading example set forth through the IMMAF – WADA signatory status;
- IMMAF and AMMAF will continue to strive for International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognition, for mixed martial arts worldwide, while continuing the development of MMA by enabling international competition through the organization of national MMA federations around the world.
Certificates of appointment were presented to President Mohammad Qambar (Bahrain), first Vice-president Davron Juraev (Tajikistan) and to the Regional Directors of the AMMAF. Farrukh Halimov (TAJMMAF) was appointed as General Secretary.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Tajikistan Federation with MMA India and the Iranian MMA Federation.
IMMAF member nations in Asia, falling under the AMMAAF are as follows:
- Afghanistan: Afghanistan MMA Federation
- Bahrain: Mixed Martial Arts Federation
- China: MMA Department Of Chinese Boxing Federation
- Hong Kong: Hong Kong (China) MMA Federation Ltd
- India: MMA INDIA – National Sports Federation
- Indonesia: Indonesia Committee for Martial Art Sports / Komite Olahraga Beladiri Indonesia – KOBI
- Iran: Iran MMA Association
- Iraq Iraq Champion Fighting Cage MMA
- Japan: Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation
- Jordan: Jordan Mixed Martial Arts Federation
- Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Mixed Martial Arts Federation
- Kuwait: MMA Kuwait Association
- Kyrgyzstan Republic Of Kyrgyzstan Federation Of MMA And Pankration
- Lebanon Lebanese MMA Federation
- Malaysia Malaysia Mixed Martial Arts Association MASMMAA
- Mongolia: Mongolian Mixed Martial Art Federation
- Nepal Nepal National Martial Art Games Confederation
- Pakistan: Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan (PAKMMA)
- Philippines: Philippines Mixed Martial Arts Federation
- Saudi Arabia: Saudi Mixed Martial Arts Federation
- South Korea: Korean MMA Federation
- Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka MMA Federation
- Taiwan Chinese Taipei (Taiwan): Chinese Taipei Mixed Martial Arts Association
- Tajikistan: Federation Of Mixed Martial Arts Of The Republic Of Tajikistan
- Thailand: Thai Mixed Martial Art’s Federation (TMMAF)
- UAE: UAE Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts Federation
- Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan Mixed Martial Arts Association
- Vietnam: Vietnam Mixed Martial Arts Federation
