For individuals wishing to join us please contact your National Federation below.
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Argentina
Federation: Asociacion Argentina De Artes Marciales Mixtas
President: Horacio Enrique
Contact person: Maximiliano MaronAruba
Federation: Aruba MMA Federation (Individual Member)
President: George MillardBahamas
Empire Mixed Martial Arts Bahamas
President: Dr Kent L. BazardBarbados
Federation: Barbados Mixed Martial Arts Federation (BMMAF)
President: Paul A. Forte
Contact person: Sonja Goodridge ([email protected])Bolivia
Federation: Bolivian Martial Mixed Arts Federation
President: Florencio Arteaga Laura
Contact person: Yerko Fidel Castro FernandezBrazil
Federation: Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission / Comissão Atlética Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA)
President: Rafael Favetti Executive
Director: Cristiano Sampaio
Contact person: Caio PortellaCanada
Federation: Canadian Combat Alliance
President: Bill Mahood
Contact Person: Bill MahoodCayman Islands
Federation: The Cayman Islands’ Mixed Martial Arts Association
President: Nigel von SachsenburgColombia
Federation: Asociación Colombiana de Artes Marciales Mixtas (OCAMM)
President: Jaime S. Barón CuervoDominican Republic
Federation: Federation Dominicana de Artes Marciale Mixtas
President: Manuel Pagan CurielEcuador
Federation: Ecuador Mixed Martial Arts Federation (EMMAF)
President: Gorky Esteban Rodriguez Maldonado
Contact person: Mayra Alejandra Casas DazaEl Salvador
Federation: Federacion Salvadoreña de Kickboxing & MMA / Salvadorean Kickboxing & MMA Federation (presiding over Commission Salvadoreña de Artes Marciales Mixtas / Salvadorean Mixed Martial Arts Comission)
President (of the Federation and the Commission): Carlos A. Betancourt
Guatemala
Federation: Asociación Guatemalteca de Artes Marciales Mixtas
President: Juan Carlos Ucelo
Contact Person: Erick SchumannGuyana
Federation: Guyana Mixed Martials Federation
President: Gavin SinghJamaica
Federation: MMA Jamaica Sports Federation
President: Matthew Colquhoun
Contact person: Daniel Chacko-WilmotMexico
Federation: Federacion de Artes Marciales Mixtas Equidad y Juego Limpio
President: Jesús Ubaldo Marroquin Rodriguez
Contact Person: Javier RodriguezE: [email protected] (President),
[email protected] (Contact Person),
[email protected] (General)Panama
Federation: Asociación Nacional de mixed martial arts
Panamá President: Yariela MendozaParaguay
Federation: Paraguayan federation of Mixed Martial Arts
President: José Fernando Estigarribia CristaldoPuerto Rico
Federation: Federacion Independiente de Artes Marciales Mixtas de Puerto Rico (FIAMMPR)
President: Orlando Sanchez Ruiz
Contact person: Antonio J Cesani Santiago (Vice-President / Treasurer)E: [email protected]
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Official page: FacebookSaint Martin
Federation: Sint Maarten Martial Arts
President: Marco LondonSt Lucia
Federation: St Lucia Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Thierry AugustineTrinidad and Tobago
Federation: Trinidad and Tobago Mixed Martial Arts Federation (TNT MMAF)
President: Jason Fraser
General Secretary: Anne Marie RamdeenUruguay
Federation: Asociación Liga Uruguaya de MMA Amateur y Profesional
President: Fernando Emilio Degregorio LlugdarUnited States of America
Federation: Under revision
Venezuela
Federation: Federación Venezolana de Artes Marciales Mixtas (FEVAMM) National
Federation representative: Mauricio Alexander Delgado Cartaya -
Afghanistan
Federation: Afghanistan MMA Federation (AMMAF)
President: Baz Mohammed Mubariz
Contact person: Sahel FaatihThe Kingdom of Bahrain
Federation: Bahrain Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Mohammed Qambar
Contact person: Mohammed QamberChina
Federation: MMA Department Of Chinese Boxing
President: Han Jiuli
Contact Person: Qiao BoChinese Taipei
Federation: Chinese Taipei MMA Association
President: Kaiser Wang
Contact Person: Jeff HuangE: [email protected]
E: [email protected]
T: +886939589952Hong Kong
Federation: Hong Kong MMA Federation
President: Andrew Chan
Contact Person: Rico WongIndia
Federation: MMA India – National Sports Federation
President: Sharif BapuIndonesia
Federation: Indonesia Committee for Martial Art Sports / Komite Olahraga Beladiri Indonesia – KOBI
President: Anindra Ardiansyah Bakrie
Contact person: Hari Raharjo, General TreasurerIran
Federation: I.R.IRAN Martial Arts Associations Federation
President: Mr. Yousef Behtari
Contact person: Mr. Yousef BehtariIraq
Federation: Iraq Champion Fighting Cage (ICFC)
President: Raad Jameel Abass
Contact: National Olympic Committee of IraqIsrael
Federation: Competitive Mixed Martial Arts Association
President: Ido ParienteJapan
Federation: Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation
CEO: Masakazu Sakai
Contact Person: Hidetaka FukuiThe Hasemite Kingdom of Jordan
Federation: The Jordan Mixed Martial Arts Federation
Kazakhstan
Federation: Kazakhstan Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Aidarbayev Alik Serikovich
Contact person: Zarina NajbievaKyrgyzstan
Federation: Republic Of Kyrgyzstan Federation Of MMA And Pankration
President: Ulukbek Omurzaakov
Contact person: Anara KazakbaiLebanon
Federation: Lebanese MMA Federation
President: Mohamad Dagher
General Secretary: Wissam Abi Nader
Vice President: Hazzan JezziniE: [email protected] (President), [email protected] (General Secretary), [email protected] (Vice President)
Malaysia
Federation: Malaysia Mixed Martial Arts Association MASMMAA
Contact person: Brent Yap (board member)Mongolia
Federation: Mongolian Mixed Martial Art Federation “Falcon”
President: Pantii GankhuyagNepal
Federation: Nepal National Martial Art Games Confederation
President: Sowyamvu Raj DangolPakistan
Federation: Pakistan MMA Federation (PAKMMAF)
President: Omar Ahmed
Contact Person: Daniyal Nasir MirzaPhilippines
Federation: Philippines Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Alvin Aguilar
Administrator: Alex CabuñagSaudi Arabia
Federation: Saudi Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Abdulaziz Osama JulaidanSingapore
Federation: Under Review
South Korea
Federation: South Korea MMA Association
President: Kim Jang Jun
Contact Person: Helen ParkTajikistan
Federation: Mixed Martial Arts Federation of the Republic of Tajikistan President: Davron Juraev Muzafarovich
Contact name: Bahtiyor KhojaevThailand
Federation: Thai Mixed Martial Art’s Federation (TMMAF)
President: Jitinat AsdamongkolUnited Arab Emirates
Federation: UAE Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: H.E Abdulmunem Sayed Mohamed Al Hashmi
Contact Person: Mohammed Jassim Alhosani (Secretary General)W: www.uaemmaf.com (under construction)
E: [email protected] (under construction)Uzbekistan
Federation: Uzbekistan MMA Association
President: Kurbanov Bakhodir Nizamovich -
Albania
Federation: Albanian Free Fighting Federation
President: Arjan RijazArmenia
Federation: MMA Federation of Armenia Honorary
President: Garegin AghabalyanAustria
Federation: Austrian Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Fritz Treiber
Contact Person: Michael EttlAzerbaijan
Federation: Azerbai̇jan Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Rovshan GasanovBelgium
Federation: Belgian Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Ludovic BoulvinEmail: [email protected]
> bmmaf.orgBulgaria
Federation: Bulgarian Mixed Martial Arts Federation (BULMMAF)
President: Stanislav Nedkov
Contact person: Veronica Nalbatska, General SecretaryCroatia
Federation: Under review
Cyprus
Federation: Cyprus Mixed Martial Arts Federation (CMMAF)
President: Antonis Charalampous
General Secretary: Angelis CostiCzech Republic
Federation: Czech Association of MMA
President: Michal HamrsmidDenmark
Federation: Danish Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Claus LarsenEngland
Federation: English Mixed Martial Arts Association
President: Marc Goddard
Contact person: Marie SpencerEstonia
Federation: Estonian Mixed Martial Arts Federation
Contact person: Ott TõnissaarFinland
Federation: Finnish Mixed Martial Arts Federation / Suomen Vapaaotteluliitto ry
Chairman: Aleksi KainulainenFrance
Federation: French Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Dominique NatoGeorgia
Federation: Georgian Mixed Martial Arts Federation “Champion”
President: Giorgi KabulashviliGermany
Federation: German Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GEMMAF)
President: Mr. Clemens WernerGreece
Federation: Panhellenic MMA Federation
President: Dimitris DimitriouHungary
Federation: Hungarian MMA Federation (HMMAF)
President: Gábor Kókai
Contact Person: Erika NemethIceland
Federation: Iceland MMA Federation
Contact person: Haraldur NelsonRepublic of Ireland
Federation: Irish Mixed Martial Arts Association (IMMAA)
President: John Kavanagh
Contact person: Aisling O’ConnorItaly
Federation: Federazione Italiana Grappling Mixed Martial Arts / Italian Grappling and Mixed Martial Arts Federation (FIGMMA)
President: Saverio Longo
Contact person: Vito Paolillo, (Board Member)Kosovo
Federation: Kosovo Miksed Martial Arts Federation / Federation Federata Arteve Mikse Marciale
President: Besart Berisha
Contact person: Visar Alimehaj SekretaryLatvia
Federation: Latvian MMA Association
President: Vjacheslav SemenkovLithuania
Federation: Lithuanian Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Mindaugas Smirnovas
E: [email protected]Contact Person: Deimantė Smirnovaitė
E: [email protected]Luxembourg
Federation: Fédération Luxembourgeoise de MMA (FLMMA)
President: Miomir Vujovic
Contact: Sophie CumaniE: [email protected]
> www.flmma.luMalta
Federation: Malta Mixed Martial Arts Association
President: Karl MifsudMoldova
Federation: Moldovan MMA Federation
President: Pavel PocatilovNetherlands
Federation: Under Review
Northern Ireland
Federation: Ulster Amateur MMA Association
President: Tom Lamont
Contact person: Danny Corr, DirectorNorway
Federation: Norwegian Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Henning SvendsenPoland
Federation: MMA Poland Association
President: Martin Lewandowski
Contact person: Mariusz GrzywaPortugal
Federation: Federação Portugusea de Lutas Amadoras (FPLA) / Comissão Atlética Portuguesa de MMA (CAPMMA)
President: Pedro Silva
Contact Person: Luis Barneto (Executive Director)Romania
Federation: Romanian Kempo Mixed Martial Arts Federation (RKMMAF)
President: Amatto Zaharia
Technical Director: George StanciuSerbia
Federation: Serbian MMA Federation
President: Luka NikolićSlovakia
Federation: MAMMAL – SZMMA Slovensky Zvaz MMA
President: Mgr. Ing. Marek Herda
Board of Directors: Brano HutkaSlovenia
Federation: MMA Slovenia
President: Zlatko Mahic
Contact person: Simone SpinolaSpain
Federación Española de Lucha Olímpica y Disciplinas Asociadas (FELUCHA-IMMAF)
President: Francisco Javier Iglesias Serna
Contact person: Francisco Javier Iglesias (President Spain MMA Federation) or Antonio Garcia Morales (National Diirector Spain MMA Federation)E: [email protected] | [email protected]
T: 0034 648051622
> felucha.comSweden
Federation: Swedish Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Babak Ashti
Vice-President: Madelein FagerlindSwitzerland
Federation: Federazione Svizzera Mixed Martial Arts (MMASF)
President: Luigi PerilloTurkey
Federation: Combat Mixed Martial Arts Sport Association
President: Magomedmurad Alibekov
Contact person: Azamat GashimovUkraine
Federation: National MMA Federation of Ukraine
President: Oleg RozhkevichContact: Anton Blank
E: [email protected]Wales
Federation: Mixed Martial Arts Cymru
President: Chris Rees
Contact person: Eira Culverwell -
Australia
Federation: International Mixed Martial Arts Federation of Australia
President: Richie CrannyFrench Polynesia
Federation: Polynesian Federation of Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Associated Disciplines (FPLAJDA)
President: Hiro Lemaire
Contact: Avaro NeagleNew Zealand
Federation: New Zealand Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Terry Hill
Contact person: Gary Chalklin (Secretary) -
Algeria
Federation: Algerian Federation of Kickboxing, MMA & Similar Sports
President: Rachid Abdelkader Ben Bahi
Contact person: Yassine Derradj ([email protected])Angola
Federation: Federação Angolana de MMA
President: Armando Carlos Diogo ([email protected])E: [email protected]
Official Page: FacebookCameroon
Federation: National League of Mixed Martial Arts Cameroon
Chairman: Olomo Guy BertrandCote D Ivoire
Federation: Federation Ivoirienne D Arts Martiaux Mixtes
President: Tape Jackson ParfaitDemocratic Republic of Congo
Federation: Democratic Republic of Congo MMA Federation (DRCMMAF)
President: Baygon Bombomba
Vice-president: Jean Luc Kazadi Kalonji
Contact person: Baygon BombombaEgypt
Federation: Egyptian MMA Committee
Chairman: Khaled Abdel HamidGhana
Federation: Ghana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GHAMMAF)
Chairman: Collins Kofi ZoikuGuinea
Federation: Guinean Federation of Krav-Maga and Associated Disciplines (MMA)
President: Abdoul Karim KEITAMauritius
Federation: Mixed Martial Arts Federation
Mauritius President: Ramtohul AvinashMorocco
Federation: Fédération Royale Marocaine Du Sport de Combat Libre Et Mixte (FRMSCLM)
President: Hamza El Harchali
Contact: Omar AzaitarNamibia
Federation: Namibian MMA Federation
President: Anita de KlerkNigeria
Federation: Nigerian Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Amb. Henry George Nkoro
Contact: Sonia Estate AmarataE: [email protected]
T: 08170793932Senegal
Federation: MMA Senegal
President: Pape Demba KaneThe Seychelles
Federation: Mixed Martial Arts & Submission Grappling Association (MMASG)
President: Rennick CharletteSierra Leone
Federation: Sierra Leone Mixed Martial Arts Association
President: Saidu SesaySouth Africa
Federation: Mixed Martial Arts South Africa
President: Raymond Phillips
Contact Person: Maria BrownTunisia
Federation: Tunisian Mixed Martial Arts Federation
President: Amin NachebZambia
Federation: Mixed Martial Arts Zambia
President: Mr B Z BushZimbabwe
Federation: Zimbabwe Mixed Martial Arts Association (ZMMMA)
President: Felix Munyaradzi Matsitsiro
Contact Person: Barnabas Wayne Kademaunga (Secretary)
What is a national federation?
A national federation is a non-profit, democratic organization that deals with the overall development and structure for MMA in a country. Our stated ambition is for each national federation to be approved by the ministry of sports (or the equivalent) and the Olympic committee in their respective country. The responsibilities and activities of a national federation for MMA is much like those of any other sport. The national federation…
…governs, manages and develops the amateur side of the sport. This entails everything from offering coach and referee education to representing MMA with politicians and the sports community, suggesting or protecting legislation regarding MMA and overall ensuring that MMA has a standing in the sports community of the country in question.
…handles questions regarding rules, regulations, safety and so forth. It is a driving force behind ensuring that these areas are developed, communicated, standardized and adapted to the specific needs of the MMA community in the country in question.
…gathers all MMA academies, teams and organizations as members in a democratic forum. It helps the members with practical issues and provides a hub for all those active within MMA in the country, from the recreational to the professional level. The members in turn are the “owners” of the national federation, they are all eligible to vote in the general assembly or the like, and as such have both rights and obligations, much like the national federations have as members in the IMMAF.
…hosts national championships and manages the selection of a national team to participate in the IMMAF world championships.
The core purpose of a national federation is thus not to offer training or host its own events, although that may of course be the case sometimes the focus of the national federation should be on the above mentioned areas. It is an organization consisting of members, and these members are MMA academies, teams and organizations that train, coach and stage competitions.
National federations and professional MMA
Our stated ambition is that each national federation have the right to govern MMA and sanction professional events in countries where there is no functional state controlled governance today. In most parts of the world there is no proper governance of MMA, neither for the sport in general nor for the sanctioning of professional events. The state athletic commissions of the USA are a rarity, and so is the government licence that the Swedish MMA Federation has to govern both amateur and professional MMA. There are also countries (or regions within countries) where MMA is semi-regulated by other sports commissions, which sometimes functions efficiently and in the best interest of MMA, but not always. In the overwhelming majority of countries however MMA is un-regulated with no standards to follow and no common guidelines on safety, refereeing, athletes insurance and so forth. This kind of situation can worst case lead to risky practices and athletes being taken advantage of. The IMMAF is currently working on establishing national federations around the world, thus ensuring safe governance of both amateur and professional MMA in whatever form that suits each individual country.