IMMAF-WMMAA ANNOUNCE NOMINEES FOR 2018 AMATEUR MMA AWARDS

November 2, 2018 by · Leave a Comment
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IMMAF 2015 Jose Shorty Torres[London. 2 November 2018] The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) and World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) today announced the first wave of nominees for the 2018 Amateur MMA Awards, as public voting opens for the Green Hill Best Performance of the Year Award.
 
The inaugural awards ceremony will take place on November 15 at the ART Rotana Hotel & Resort, Manama, Bahrain, during the 2018 IMMAF-WMMAA Unified World Championships. 

This prestigious occasion aims at global recognition for the achievements of amateur mixed martial artists, national federations and the men and women working hard to develop MMA as a world recognised sport of excellence. The invitation only, black-tie awards dinner is exclusively for IMMAF delegates, national federation presidents, award nominees and special guests. The evening will be hosted by British MMA journalist and MyNextMatch Communication

Officer, Andreas Georgiou, and promises entertainment and special guest appearances.

Award categories are separated into three blocks with the newly announced nominations as follows:

Block C – Public vote 


Green Hill Performance of the Year (for best performance in a single bout)

 

**Public voting opens today on November 2 and votes can be cast via
? Frida Vastamäki [Sweden] (vs. Joanne Doyle, 2018 Euros)
? Ryan Spillane [Ireland] (vs. Matias Anttila, 2018 Euros) 
? Benjamin Bennett [USA] (vs. Pat Hamer, 2017 Worlds)
? Björn Lukas Haraldsson [Iceland] (vs. Joseph Luciano, 2017 Worlds) 

? Jenni Kivoijja [Finland] (vs. Jessica Forslund Reis, 2018 Euros)   

Watch Best Performance highlights here: https://bit.ly/2QdR496

Full matches available to view at IMMAF.tv

Changing Lives in MMA Award
 Nominees to be announced and public voting to commence shortly

Block A – Member Vote

 

To be voted on by IMMAF-WMMAA members in attendance at the 2018 World Championships during

registration. Each nation will have ONE vote. 

House of Fragrance Best Female Athlete 

 

? Anna Astvik (Sweden)
2017 World Champion (strawweight)
2018 European Open Champion (strawweight)
 
? Julia Dorny (Germany)
2018 European Open Champion (featherweight)
2017 World Bronze Medallist (lightweight)
 
? Joanne Doyle (United Kingdom)
2018 European Open Silver Medallist (bantamweight),
2017 World Bronze Medallist (bantamweight)
 
? Fabiana Giampa (Italy)
2017 World Champion (featherweight)
2018 European Open Bronze Medallist (featherweight)
 
? Gase Sanita (New Zealand)

2017 World Champion (lightweight)

House of Fragrance Best Male Athlete 

 

? Murtaza Talha Ali (Bahrain)
2017 World Champion (light-heavyweight)

2018 European Open Champion (light-heavyweight)

? Joseph Luciano (Australia)
2018 Africa Open Champion (middleweight)

2017 World Bronze Medallist (middleweight)

? Irman Smajic (Sweden)

2017 World Champion (heavyweight)

? Sola Axel (France)
2018 European Open Champion (welterweight)

2017 World Silver Medallist (welterweight)

? Dario Bellandi (Italy)
2018 European Open Champion

2017 World Championships Quarter-Finalist

National Team of the Year

 

? Sweden
? Bulgaria
? Bahrain
? Italy

? USA

Host Federation of the Year

 

? Bahrain Mixed Martial Arts Federation
? International Mixed Martial Arts Federation of Australia
? Mixed Martial Arts South Africa

? Romanian Mixed Martial Arts Federation

 

Block B – IMMAF -WMMAA & Partner Awards

 

? Official of the Year (elected by IMMAF Head Official & Head of Regulatory Affairs, Marc
Goddard)
? Cutman/ Cutwoman of the Year (elected by Cutman Educator and Coordinator, Joe
Clifford)
? MyNextMatch Award of Excellence (elected by MyNextMatch)

USA Wrestling Initiates New Media Accreditation

April 30, 2018 by · Leave a Comment
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For Immediate Release, April 16, 2018

US Olympic Wresting Member Jordan Burroughs with Wrestling Icon Dan GableUSA Wrestling initiates athlete safety procedures into media accreditation and operations procedures

USA Wrestling, the national governing body for wrestling in the United States, has announced sweeping changes in its media accreditation and operations procedures, starting immediately.

All media seeking to receive credentials to cover an event on USA Wrestling’s national and regional schedule will be required to pass USA Wrestling’s background check, as well as go through the U.S. Center for Safe Sport’s online training. These will available to journalists online and will be provided free of cost to all members of the media seeking accreditation.

These new procedures will be put into operation at the next major USA Wrestling national event, the U.S. Open Wrestling Championships, set for the South Point Hotel and Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., April 24-28. This event will feature five different competitions, the U.S. Senior Open, the UWW Junior Men’s Nationals, the U.S. Masters Freestyle and Greco-Roman Nationals, the U.S. Grappling World Team Trials and the Western Regionals.USA Robby Smith

These media procedures are part of USA Wrestling’s efforts to increase safety in the sport, which includes requiring background checks and Safe Sport training for national staff, coaches, referees, medical staff, state leaders, club leaders, event directors, event volunteers, vendors and others. Read more

Daniel Cormier Named Honorary Chairman of Wrestling World Cup in Los Angeles, June 11-12

May 27, 2016 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: MMA, Olympic Games, Sports 

UFC Champ Daniel CormierFor Immediate release, May 25, 2016:
Olympian and UFC champion Daniel Cormier named Honorary Chairman of Wrestling World Cup in Los Angeles, June 11-12

Daniel Cormier, a two-time Olympian in men’s freestyle wrestling and current UFC light heavyweight champion, will serve as the Honorary Chairman of the 2016 World Cup of Freestyle Wrestling, set for The Forum in Los Angeles, June 11-12.

Cormier will be supporting the promotional efforts for the World Cup and encouraging the public to come out to see the action, which will feature the top eight men’s freestyle nations in action.

The U.S. World Cup team will include all six of the 2016 U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestlers. Many of the other nations will also include their 2016 Olympic athletes on their rosters. Read more

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