The International
Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) and World Mixed Martial Arts Association
(WMMAA) are pleased to announce the 2019 Amateur MMA Award Nominees
for the following categories:
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Junior Athlete of the Year
National Team of the Year
- National Team of the Year
- Male Athlete of the Year
- Female Athlete of the Year
- Junior Athlete of the Year (18 – 20 yrs)
See the Award Nominees listed below: To learn more about them stay tuned to immaf.org over the next five weeks as IMMAF focuses on each category in turn.
The winners are to be determined by member vote, and National Federations will be notified directly by IMMAF about how to take part.
Nominees for the publicly voted award, Green Hill Performance of the Year, will be announced during the week commencing the 4 November, with voting taking place via social media.
The ultimate awardees for all categories will be revealed at the invitation only, black-tie awards dinner on Thursday 14 November during the 2019 IMMAF | WMMAA Unified World Championships in Manama.
Follow all Awards updates via IMMAF Social Media;
AWARD NOMINEES (BLOCK A – MEMBER VOTE)
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
• Nina Back (Sweden)
2018 World Championships: silver
2019 European Open: silver
• Alish Smith (Australia)
2019 Oceania Open: gold
2019 Asian Open: gold
• Gase Sanita (New Zealand)
2018 World Championships: gold
• Alexandra Kovacs (Hungary)
2018 World Championships: gold
• LaNeisha Vinson (USA)
2018 World Championships: gold
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
• Sola Axel (France)
2018 World Championships: Silver
2019 Africa Open: silver
2019 Pan American Open: gold
2019 Oceania Open: gold
2019 European Open: bronze
• Pasha Kharkhachaev (Bahrain)
2018 World Championships: gold
2019 Asian Open: gold
2019 European Open: gold
• Bagdat Zhubanysh (Kazakhstan)
2018 World Championships: gold
2019 Asian Open: gold
• Lee Hammond (Ireland)
2018 World Championships: gold
• Delyan Georgiev (Bulgaria)
2018 World Championships: gold
2019 European Open: bronze
Junior Athlete of the Year
• Muhammad Mokaev (UK)
2018 World Championships: gold
2019 European Open: gold
• Shamsutdin Makhmudov (Russia)
2018 World Championships: gold
2019 European Open: gold
• Reo Yamaguchi (Japan)
2018 World Championships: silver
2019 European Open: silver
• Megan Morris (UK)
2018 World Championships: gold
• Mahboob Khan Mohammed (India)
2018 World Championships: gold
National Team of the Year
• Bahrain
• Russia
• Kazakhstan
• Ukraine
• Ireland
