Portuguese MMA
Portugal Names European Open Team
With tryouts having taken place on October 11, Portugal’s Comissão Atlética Portuguesa de Mixed Martial Arts (CAPMMA) has completed its selection process for athletes that will represent its nation at the IMMAF Amateur European Open Championships. The event takes place 19-22 November in Birmingham, England. The deadline for team registration expires today, October 16. Subject to confirmed registration and clearance by IMMAF, the CAPMMA have put forward five athletes ranging from featherweight to light heavyweight. The Portuguese team includes: Luis Barneto – Team leader/national coach Renato Costa – Coach Nuno Rocha – Coach Filipe Catanho – Men’s Featherweight Franklyn Rodrigues – Men’s Lightweight Carlos Santos – Men’s Welterweight Milton Mateus – Men’s Middleweight João Mimoso – Men’s […]
Tryouts round up ahead of IMMAF European Open
As the IMMAF European Open Championships approaches, from November 19-22, so does the October 16 deadline for competitor entries. Over the past weekend several IMMAF member nations held their national tryouts in order to determine their squad of athletes who will compete across the various weight classes at the IMMAF European Open in Birmingham, England. IMMAF members who completed national tryouts on the weekend of October 3 included, CFMMA (France), UKMMAF (UK), and FMMAF (Finland). Finland’s national tryouts took place in the town of Hyvinkaa, approximately 50km north of the capital, Helsinki. On October 4 France’s CFMMA announced the completion of the French athlete tryouts which took place in the capital city of Paris (pictured above). The final regional tryout […]