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…
Alongside front runners Russia, England’s promising junior MMA team (for athletes age 18-20) has excelled to share top accolades in the IMMAF – WMMAA world rankings, following the conclusion of last month’s Junior European Open Championships. Russia, who boast the world’s top ranked junior team, extended the nation’s lead with…
By IMMAF.org lead writer: Jorden Curran British MMA veteran Mike Grundy made his long awaited and highly anticipated UFC debut on March 16 in the promotion’featherweight division. The 32-year-old Team Kaobon product from Wigan secured his 12th professional victory with a TKO stoppage over fellow British standout, Nad Narimani, on…
By IMMAF.org lead writer/photographer: Jorden Curran British MMA veteran Mike Grundy made his long awaited and highly anticipated UFC debut on March 16 in the promotion’s featherweight division. The 32-year-old Team Kaobon product from Wigan secured his 12th professional victory with a TKO stoppage over fellow British standout, Nad Narimani, on…
By IMMAF.org lead writer, Jorden Curran On April 11, 2018, IMMAF hosted a landmark meeting in Birmingham, UK, to discuss regional regulation of MMA within the British Isles and how the United Kingdom’s home nations can further development of the sport, respectively. Joining IMMAF President Kerrith Brown and Chief Executive Densign White,…
Above: Joanne Doyle picked up her sixth amateur victory at BCMMA 19: Cage Warriors Academy – photo by Jorden Curran By IMMAF.org lead writer, Jorden Curran Former IMMAF European Open champion Joanne Doyle will back on the international amateur platform for the 2017 IMMAF World Championships in Bahrain . This time,…
Photo via Facebook By IMMAF.org lead writer, Jorden Curran With over 15 athletes selected to represent the nation, the UK is intent on dispatching one of its most extensive squads to date for the 2017 IMMAF World Championships in Manama, Bahrain. The UK team has regularly featured a prominent Welsh contingent with…
Pictured above: 2017 European Open, Robson vs. Osmanov. Next month the United Kingdom will be represented at the inaugural IMMAF Asian Open Championships in Singapore by the trio of Benjamin Charles Robson, Josh Neale and Raf Voza. The UK national amateur team will be bidding for gold in the lightweight,…
Picture: Team UK coach John Maguire (far left), European Open silver medallist Warren Mason (centre, left), European Open champion Jake Bond (centre, right), and Team UK coach Nigel Burgess (far right). IMMAF.org recently caught up with flyweight gold medal winner Jake Bond following his triumph for Team UK at the…
