sometime during next year. At the National Assembly a new board will be elected according to the democratic principles of the ITMMAF statutes that will be drafted in the coming months. The Summit was hosted by the IMMAF and lead by IMMAF President August Wallén and Tom Madsen, IMMAF board member and Chairman of the National Federations Establishment Committee. “It was a pleasure to meet so many Italian MMA enthusiasts in one meeting. Many thanks to the organizers who did a fantastic job in bringing together representatives from all corners of Italy and for the first time ever, under one roof” says Madsen. “The group seemed fragmented upon our arrival, but after some productive hours of conversation and mutual exchange of ideas and opinions, the organisations agreed to merge into one federation in order to unite the MMA community in Italy and prepare the ground for greater tasks. It is wonderful to see how initial fronts fade when people find common goals in order to achieve greater good together. Just as the national federations work together in the IMMAF, so the various MMA organisations in Italy have made their first steps to cooperate as one large united and representative organisation. I am very happy to see another country engaged because I believe that through the implementation of the IMMAF’s values and goals we are paving the way for the future growth of the sport.”]]>
