On June 26, 2025, the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) unveiled a new Medal Reallocation Policy for handling doping disqualifications—with notification en route to rightful recipients and requests for medals to be returned by disqualified athletes.
National Federations will have an opportunity to acknowledge receipt and organize delivery of upgrades to the relevant athletes. Correspondence will include a letter from the IMMAF president, a medal certificate and a redistributed medal, if IMMAF be able to secure its return. The return of medals from all future doping violations will be mandatory.
Athletes who are no longer affiliated with a national team will receive direct guidance from IMMAF on how to accept their upgrade.
Bronze medals that are vacated due to an upgrade will remain vacant. The following list includes all athletes from semi-finals and upwards, who are now recognised for upgraded placements due to opponent doping violations.
2015 World Championships
Julia Dorny (Germany) – upgrade to silver – women’s featherweight
2016 World Championships
Andy Stanway (Australia) – upgrade to silver – middleweight
Sarah Archer (Australia) – upgrade to silver – women’s strawweight
Marcin Kalata (Poland) – upgrade to gold – super-heavyweight
Dwain Meredith (South Africa) – upgrade to silver – super-heavyweight
2018 World Championships
Delano Human (South Africa) – upgrade to silver – super-heavyweight
2022 European Championships
Souhil Arezki (France) – upgrade to gold – junior men’s bantamweight
Yaman Mjahed (Spain) – upgrade to silver – junior men’s bantamweight
Elias Erber (Austria) – upgrade to gold – junior men’s featherweight
Benjamin Hajijan – upgrade to silver – junior men’s featherweight
2022 World Championships
Mirzobek Umarov (Tajiksitan) – upgrade to gold – senior men’s bantamweight
Movsar Ibragimov (Belgium) – upgrade to silver – senior men’s bantamweight
Helder Manuel (Angola) – upgrade to gold – senior super-heavyweight
Talgat Zhiyentayev (Kazakhstan) – upgrade to silver – senior super-heavyweight
2023 World Championships
Karina Sisenova (Kazakhstan)- upgrade to gold – junior women’s flyweight
Obdulia Yuliana Garcia Gonzalez (Mexico) – upgrade to silver – junior women’s flyweight
2023 Pan America Championships
Diego Fernando Rodriguez – upgrade to gold – junior men’s strawweight
Glen Bonilla (Puerto Rico) – upgrade to silver – junior men’s strawweight
2023 Asian championships
Inas Ashirbek (Kazakhstan) – upgrade to gold – senior women’s strawweight
Fathima Afshan (India) – upgrade to silver – senior women’s strawweight
2023 World Championships
Genevieve Tuson (South Africa) – upgrade to gold – junior women’s strawweight
Bachurina (Kazakhstan) – upgrade to silver – junior women’s strawweight
2023 World Championships
Najib Adams Morllah – upgrade to silver – senior light-heavyweight
