The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) and World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) proudly hosted the second Amateur MMA Awards on Thursday night (November 14) in Manama, Bahrain. The annual ceremony took place following the Junior finals and Senior semi-finals of the IMMAF | WMMAA Unified World Championships. Senior…
Gase Sanita cemented her legacy last year on the international IMMAF platform. As the most formidable product of the New Zealand national team, she set herself apart as the most successful woman in World Championships history, equally the two-time gold medalist record. At the 2018 World Championships, Sanita became the…
It has not been an easy journey for Australia’s Alish Smith, yet her undeterred dedication in the face of frustrating results has seen the young contender remain a prominent fixture at the international level and in 2019 the 23-year-old picked up her first international accolades on the IMMAF platform. Representing…
2019 is anticipated to be the final year of Axel Sola’s storied amateur tenure. As one of the most decorated and consistent challengers since 2017, the Frenchman is set for a final showing at the 2019 IMMAF Amateur World Championships, in hunt of that which has continued to elude him,…
Lee Hammond completed one of the great returns IMMAF competition at the 2018 World Championships. In a coming of age showcase the young Irishman tapped into his finest form to date as an amateur prospect and did so having bounced back from a life-threatening accident while training overseas. Representing the…
In his debut year at the international level, Bagdat Zhubanysh was a breakout star of the IMMAF – WMMAA Unified World Championships, accelerating without any hindrance to the summit of the men’s senior strawweight division, claiming the 2018 World & 2019 Asian Open titles. Weighing in at 115lbs and little…
Bulgaria’s most successful amateur MMA standout brought his tenure to a close in 2019, now turning his attention to a professional career. From 2017 to 2019 Delyan Georgiev would grow to become the most decorated product of the Bulgarian national team, concluding his service as a two-time IMMAF world champion,…
Leading UK prospect Muhammad Mokaev was the outright most successful junior amateur competitor of 2018 – 2019. At age 18, Mokaev was already turning heads as an undefeated a domestic prodigy (6-0) boasting a major online following. In 2018 he stepped up to the international platform of the IMMAF World…
Megan Morris blazed a trail for junior athlete progression in 2018-2019 and set a leading example for young women in the sport of MMA. Representing Team UK at the 2018 IMMAF | WMMAA Unified World Championships, Morris took on the junior women’s flyweight division and made amateur MMA history as…
Mahboob Khan Mohammed made history for India in the 2018 – 2019 year, achieving the nation’s first ever World Championships gold medal. At the age of 20, he joined Team India in Bahrain at the 2018 IMMAF | WMMAA Unified World Championships, competing in the junior men’s strawweight division, exclusively…
