IMMAF 2017 World [Amateur] Championships Line-up Set

[mattandbenny]

So yesterday was the deadline for applications for the 2017 IMMAF World Championships and now we have the line up set. The tournament takes place 12th November in Bahrain and there is a record number of applicants this year - 241 fighters from 38 different countries. 18 former Champions return to try and win another title.

Below is a list of fighters. Bear in mind their record may not be 100% accurate - it is impossible to get hold of some of their records.


Fighter - Age - Country - Amateur MMA Record - Record under IMMAF

Super Heavyweight (6 Fighters)
Atanas Krastanov, 20, Bulgaria, (4-1MMA) (3-1 IMMAF) - 2016 European Champion
Marcin Kalata, 34 Poland, (5-3 MMA) (4-3 IMMAF)
Tolga Polat, 29, Turkey, (1-2 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Samuel Rodriguez Gutierrez, 30, Spain, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
George Kolo, 31, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Damian Visenjak, 27, Austria, (0-3 MMA) (0-3 IMMAF)

Heavyweight (12 Fighters)
Irman Smajic, 34, Sweden, (13-4 MMA) (11-3 IMMAF) - 2017 European Champion, 2017 Asian Open Champion, 2016 World Champion
Patrik Dufek, 26, Czech Rep, (4-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ilinoiu Cristian, 43, Romania, (3-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Maciej Gasiorek, 25, Poland, (4-1 MMA) (1-0 IMMAF)
Chaddad Alexandre, 23, Lebanon, (3-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Matias Anttila, 26, Finland, (2-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Jindrich Krajca, 33, Czech Rep, (2-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Delano Human, 23, South Africa, (1-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ieuan Diyaolu, 26, UK, 91-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Cameron Dempsey, 25, Australia, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Besart Berisha, 24, Austria, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ryan Spillane, 20, Ireland, (2-6 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)

Light Heavyweight (19 Fighters)
Anton Turkalj, 21, Sweden, (13-1 MMA) (4-1 IMMAF) - 2017 European Champion
Kudaibergen Toluebayev, ??, Kazakhstan, (19-3 MMA) (2-2 IMMAF)
Daniele Matiddi, 33, Italy, (8-1 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Pawel Zakrzewski, 29, Poland, (6-3 MMA) (4-3 IMMAF)
Toma Walton, 25, USA, (9-4 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Gabriele Bartoni, 24, Italy, (6-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Zdenek Holub, 22, Czech Rep, (6-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ajit Negi, 21, India, (4-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Christoffer Hillsjo, 28, Sweden, (8-6 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Jaakko Honkasalo, 26, Finland, (3-1 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Thomas Knudsen, 43, Denmark, (4-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Frikkie Bendeman, 26, South Africa, (2-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Sam Lawson, 28, Australia, (3-2 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Bachir Ricardo, 23, Lebanon, (3-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Dimitri Fogg, 24, South Africa, (3-2 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Doupona Dominic, 25, Austria, (3-2 MMA) (0-2 IMMAF)
Silapa Halangahu, 25, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Shane Price, 30, UK, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Pavel Pahomenko, 24, Belarus, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)

Middleweight (24 Fighters)
Dario Bellandi, 21, Italy, (7-0 MMA) (4-0 IMMAF) - 2017 European Champion
Heytham Rabhi, 23, Sweden, (7-3 MMA) (4-3 IMMAF) - 2017 Asian Open Champion
Khaled Laallam, 22, Sweden, (9-1 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
Darian Weeks, 23, USA, (8-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Andrew Stanway, 24, Australia, (6-2 MMA) (3-1 IMMAF)
Florian Aberger, 22, Austria, (12-3 MMA) (3-3 IMMAF)
Colin Meagher, 23, Ireland, (6-2 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Meirambek Demeubayev, ??, Kazakhstan, (6-2 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Joseph Luciano, 25, Australia, (7-5 MMA) (4-2 IMMAF)
Luis Ramirez, 23, Colombia, (4-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Fionn Healy-Magwa, 25, Ireland, (6-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Christian Duncan, 22, UK, (4-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Paddy Henderson, 19, N. Ireland, (2-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
JT Botha, 26, South Africa, (2-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ramzi Yahia, 18, Lebanon, (1-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Rusi Minev, 20, Bulgaria, (1-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Caseneuil John, 31, France, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Benjamin Vazquez Cruz, 18, Mexico, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Omar Lara, 28, Mexico, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ezekiel Wetere, 26, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Stacy Waitako, 24, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ian Kuchler, 27, Spain, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ricardo Caceres Delgado, 30, Spain, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Jussi Pirttikangas, 33, Finland, (0-2 MMA) (0-2 IMMAF)

Welterweight (32 Fighters)
Nikolay Nikolov, 19, Bulgaria, (10-0 MMA) (8-0 IMMAF) - 2017 European Champion, 2016 European Champion
Zhan Kenzhebayev, ??, Kazakhstan, (19-2 MMA) (4-0 IMMAF) - 2017 Asian Open Champion
Benjamin Bennett, 23, USA, (12-3 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
Oskar Biller, 27, Sweden, (15-9 MMA) (5-3 IMMAF)
Sam Slater, 23, Ireland, (9-2 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
Isakov Issa, 27, Belgium, (7-2 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
Alex Elsey, 23, UK, (11-3 MMA) (3-2 IMMAF)
Gianluigi Ventoruzzo, 28, Italy, (13-4 MMA) (3-3 IMMAF)
Henri Dimitri, 28, France, (7-3 MMA) (3-2 IMMAF)
Wladislaw Keilbach, 18, Germany, (3-1 MMA) (1-0 IMMAF)
Mauro Diaz, 29, Colombia, (7-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Yann Liasse, 26, Luxembourg, (6-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Pat Hamer, 23, New Zealand, (4-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Jan Fajk, 18, Czech Rep, (5-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Axel Karlsson, 27, Sweden, (6-5 MMA) (3-4 IMMAF)
Mika Kallio, 25, Finland, (9-9 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Abbas Khan, 25, Bahrain, (3-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Suraj Kumar, 19, India, (3-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ramazan Gitinov, 20, Bahrain, (1-1 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Sheldon James Victor, 20, South Africa, (5-3 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Elliot Thomas, 26, UK, (4-3 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Cody Barnwell, 27, Australia, (2-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Kamil Czyzewski, 25, Poland, (2-2 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Wolf Gerhartinger, 28, Austria, (1-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Riyaad Pandy, 34, South Africa, (7-5 MMA) (0-3 IMMAF)
Milton Mateus, 26, Portugal, (7-5 MMA) (0-4 IMMAF)
Alan Garcia, 29, Mexico, (1-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Faig Farhadov, 24, Azerbijan, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Sola Axel, 20, France, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Schamil Jandarov, 22, Austria, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Taylor Garrett, 22, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Niko Skonback, 24, Finland, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)

Lightweight (32 Fighters)
Tobias Harila, 23, Sweden, (21-7 MMA) (9-3 IMMAF) - 2017 Asian Open Champion
Lee Hammond, 21, Ireland, (8-3 MMA) (6-2 IMMAF)
Jose Teixeira, 24, Luxembourg, (22-4 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
Jakub Tichota, 18, Czech Rep, (24-6 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Scott Pedersen, 20, UK, (20-3 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Quitin Thomas, 23, USA, (8-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Joakim Jankovic, 26, Denmark, (7-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Bogdan Grad, 21, Austria, (8-2 MMA) (3-2 IMMAF)
Nkosi Ndebele, 22, South Africa, (6-1 MMA) (1-0 IMMAF)
Ermal Hadribeaj, 23, Albania, (8-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Neimat Assadov, ??, Kazakhstan, (11-3 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
PK Zadeh, 25, UK, (6-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Vitor Mello Souza, ??, Brazil, (4-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Darkhan Zhumabay, ??, Kazakhstan, (11-5 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Diego Noboa, 24, Colombia, (4-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ethan Thomas, 25, Australia, (2-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Gamzat Magomedov, 22, Bahrain, (1-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Kevin Nieminen, 20, Finland, (1-1 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
John Nguyen, 25, Canada, (5-4 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Jhon Carrillo Gullin, 23, Colombia, (2-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Alessandro Franquillo, 21, Italy, (3-3 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Nayef Fikey, 19, Bahrain, (4-3 MMA) (0-3 IMMAF)
Ioannis Skiadas, 30, Australia, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Sajdemi Achmatow, 24, Austria, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Vitali Andruhovic, 22, Belarus, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Jouni Holappa, 29, Finland, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Xabidi Fabien, 24, France, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Queslati Yanis, 20, France, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Mutaz Atmeza, 25, Jordan, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Piotr Hugues, 27, Poland, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Enrique Hecher Sosa, 22, Spain, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
David Schneider, 26, Sweden, (2-9 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)

Featherweight (32 Fighters)
Delyan Georgiev, 23, Bulgaria, (10-0 MMA) (5-0 IMMAF) - 2017 European Champion
Daniel Schalander, 23, Sweden, (21-2 MMA) (7-2 IMMAF) - 2016 European Champion
Abdulmanap Magomedov, 25, Bahrain, (9-1 MMA) (3-0 IMMAF) - 2017 Asian Open Champion
Hoger Salih, 26, Sweden, (8-2 MMA) (5-2 IMMAF)
Dylan Lielke, 33, Canada, (11-1 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Bekzat Zhassiya, ??, Kazakhstan, (11-3 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
Jack Maguire, 22, Ireland, (9-2 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Orlando Jimenez, 32, USA, (7-2 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
Jonathan Ortega, 24, Mexico, (2-1 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
David Evans, 23, USA, (10-5 MMA) (4-3 IMMAF)
Eemil Kurhela, 19, Finland, (16-9 MMA) (3-3 IMMAF)
Mehrey Zubanov, ??, Kazakhstan, (11-5 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Francesco Spinola, 21, Italy, (12-5 MMA) (1-4 IMMAF)
Kohei Maeda, 22, Japan, (6-3 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Gerard Corr, 20, N.Ireland, (4-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Daniel Matuszek, 24, Poland, (3-1 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Khazar Rustamov, 22, Azerbijan, (3-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Krishna Kumar Yadev, 26, India, (4-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ali Wasuk, 26, Canada, (4-2 MMA) (0-0 MMAF)
Tomas Kacirek, 24, Czech Rep, (4-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Abdulla Alfayez, 24, Bahrain, (3-2 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Ashley Williams, 25, UK, (2-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Joel Arolainen, 21, Finland, (1-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Eli Zgheib, 23, Lebanon, (2-2 MMA) (0-2 IMMAF)
Leonid Asparuhov, 19, Bulgaria, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Betach Amine, 31, France, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Boma Terence, 33, France, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Anurag Sharma, 23, India, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Clarke Jarrett, 27, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Eryk Walecki, 19, Poland, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Carlos Ibanez Aguayo, 21, Spain, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Georges Sahyouni, 26, Lebanon, (0-2 MMA) (0-2 IMMAF)

Bantamweight (27 Fighters)
Olzhas Moldagaliyev, ??, Kazakhstan, (9-1 MMA) (3-0 IMMAF) - 2017 Asian Open Champion
Renato Vidovic, 27, Sweden, (18-9 MMA) (5-4 IMMAF) - 2016 European Champion
Chase Boutwell, 18, USA, (5-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Alessandro Celadin, 27, Italy, (6-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Abdul Rahim Saikh, 23, Portugal, (4-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ben Miles ,21, UK, (5-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Austin Lynch, 21, Ireland, (6-4 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Florian Doskja, 26, Albania, (4-1 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Dinislam Jetpissov, ??, Kazakhstan, (5-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Fabricio Barbosa, ??, Brazil, (3-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Carlos Veras, ??, Brazil, (2-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Jack Corr, 19, N.Ireland, (4-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Hamza Zrira, 24, Bahrain, (3-3 MMA) (3-1 IMMAF)
Aakash Gautam, 18, India, (3-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Shaun Taylor, 33, South Africa, (4-6 MMA) (1-3 IMMAF)
Temurmalik Khudojberdi, 27, Sweden, (2-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Shaun Joubert, 28, South Africa, (2-2 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Ronan Butler, 21, Ireland, (2-3 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Abzzy Mahdawi, 24, Australia, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Diyan Shkodrov, 22, Bulgaria,(0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Artsem Areshka, 22, Belarus,(0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Moreau Florian, 23, France,(0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Alvaro Ucendo, 25, Spain,(0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Jalollidin Halimzoda, 22, Tajikistan, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Sami Mousar, 26, France, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Mahammad Aliyev, 20, Azerbijan, (0-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Katiso Matime, 21, South Africa, (3-11 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)

Flyweight (18 Fighters)
Sanan Safarli, 20, Azerbijan, (8-1 MMA) (4-1 IMMAF) - 2017 European Champion
Yernaz Mussabek, ??, Kazakhstan, (14-4 MMA) (3-0 IMMAF) - 2017 Asian Open Champion
Serdar Atlas, 23, Sweden, (9-7 MMA) (7-3 IMMAF) - 2016 European Champion
Sean Stebbins, 22, USA, (7-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Shiva Raj, 27, India, (15-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Nikolay Ivaylov, 21, Bulgaria, (13-7 MMA) (3-4 IMMAF)
Sergio Hortelano Rodriguez, 20, Spain, (8-4 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Hussain Abdulla, 23, Bahrain, (12-6 MMA) (3-6 IMMAF)
Dastan Zhakypbekov, ??, Kazakhstan, (4-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Roland Yacoubian, 21, Lebanon, (5-3 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Hiroyuki Sigiura, 26, Japan, (2-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
David Pajunen, 21, Finland, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Gabrielle Clement, 32, France, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Pat'n Malsawmdawngliana, 24, India, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Tohir Saidov, 20, Tajikistan, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Dennis Ryden, 30, Sweden, (1-2 MMA) (0-2 IMMAF)
Giacomo Santoro, 26, Italy, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Dylan Kennedy, 20, Ireland, (1-3 MMA) (0-2 IMMAF)

Women's Lightweight (6 Fighters)
Julia Dorny, 27, Germany, (4-4 MMA) (3-4 IMMAF)
Divya Nagaraj, 27, India, (4-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Izabel Hristova, 19, Bulgaria, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Gase Sanita, 27, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Kaycee Blake, 26, UK, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Gina Kolo, 29 New Zealand, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)

Women's Featherweight (5 Fighters)
Lama Nassar, ??, Lebanon, (1-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Lea Maria Zinkanell, 24, Austria, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Nicole Schnalzer, 22, Austria, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Courtney McRudden, 18, N.Ireland, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Nora Nagy, 19, Hungary, (0-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)

Women's Bantamweight (10 Fighters)
Joanne Doyle, 30, UK, (6-1 MMA) (2-0 IMMAF) - 2016 European Champion
Kyla De Vries, 21, South Africa, (2-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Michele Oliveira, ??, Brazil, (1-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Fotini Kandris, 37, USA, (4-3 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Arziko Bregu, 21, Italy, (6-5 MMA) (0-3 IMMAF)
Manon Fiorot, 27, France, (2-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Micheala Dostalova, 32, Czech Rep, (2-4 MMA) (1-3 IMMAF)
Chamia Chabbi, 28, Finland, (3-4 MMA) (0-3 IMMAF)
Fabiana Giampa, 21, Italy, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Karolina Hulkko, 29, Finland, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)

Women's Flyweight (10 Fighters)
Alexandra Kovacs, 26, Hungary, (8-0 MMA) (5-0 IMMAF) - 2017 European Champion, 2016 European Champion
Anja Saxmark, 27, Sweden, (5-4 MMA) (5-4 IMMAF)
Anette Osterberg, 31, Finland, (9-4 MMA) (4-4 IMMAF)
Alish Smith, 21, Australia, (2-2 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Dannie Nielan, 27, Ireland, (2-2 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Ilaria Norcia, 23, Italy, (3-5 MMA) (1-4 IMMAF)
Dee Begley, 22, Ireland, (1-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ghita Iulia Luiza, 19, Romania, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Nishigandha Rao, 18, India, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Saloni Avhad, 21, India, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)

Women's Strawweight (9 Fighters)
Raluca Dinescu, 31, Romania, (5-3 MMA) (3-3 IMMAF)
Ayan Tursyn, ??, Kazakhstan, (4-2 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Anna Astvik, 26, Sweden, (3-3 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Naipunya Sunil, 18, India, (4-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Emily Badmaev, 21, Ireland, (1-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Hannah Dawson, 22, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Muskan Chauhan, 20, India, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Sara Cova, 23, Mexico, (0-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Aeilish O'Hanlon, 29, Ireland, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)

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Number of fighters by country
Sweden 17
Ireland 13
Finland 13
India 12
Kazakhstan 12
France 11
Italy 11
South Africa 11
UK 11
Austria 10
New Zealand 10
Australia 9
USA 9
Bahrain 8
Bulgaria 8
Czech Rep 7
Lebanon 7
Poland 7
Spain 7
Mexico 5
Azerbijan 4
Brazil 4
Colombia 4
N. Ireland 4
Belarus 3
Canada 3
Romania 3
Albania 2
Germany 2
Denmark 2
Hungary 2
Japan 2
Luxembourg 2
Portugal 2
Tajikistan 2
Belgium 1
Jordan 1
Turkey 1

 

[qw3rty]

How could Smajic be European and Asian champion this year? I thought they had to fight in their proper continent's championship

 

[mattandbenny]

How could Smajic be European and Asian champion this year? I thought they had to fight in their proper continent's championship

Yea not really sure how it works - there were plenty of Europeans competing in the Asian Chamionships - Smajic, Rabhi & Harila (all Sweden) were all champions in it. And the European Championships this year had fighters competing from Mexico, Lebanon, Bahrain etc. Personally i think the Asian Open should be limited to fighters from Asia, European Championships limited to fighters from Europe etc.

 

[qw3rty]

Yea not really sure how it works - there were plenty of Europeans competing in the Asian Chamionships - Smajic, Rabhi & Harila (all Sweden) were all champions in it. And the European Championships this year had fighters competing from Mexico, Lebanon, Bahrain etc. Personally i think the Asian Open should be limited to fighters from Asia, European Championships limited to fighters from Europe etc.

maybe some guest teams to fill the brackets. But yeah it would be better if they are limited to their continent or at least they shpuld choice some guests that don't have a big chance of winning the whole thing lol

 

[JCurranMMAPLUS]

They're all open championships: 'European Open,' 'Asian Open' etc. Same format as the French tennis open or Dutch karate open, for example

 

[JCurranMMAPLUS]

So yesterday was the deadline for applications for the 2017 IMMAF World Championships and now we have the line up set. The tournament takes place 12th November in Bahrain and there is a record number of applicants this year - 241 fighters from 38 different countries. 18 former Champions return to try and win another title.

Below is a list of fighters. Bear in mind their record may not be 100% accurate - it is impossible to get hold of some of their records.


Fighter - Age - Country - Amateur MMA Record - Record under IMMAF

Super Heavyweight (6 Fighters)
Atanas Krastanov, 20, Bulgaria, (4-1MMA) (3-1 IMMAF) - 2016 European Champion
Marcin Kalata, 34 Poland, (5-3 MMA) (4-3 IMMAF)
Tolga Polat, 29, Turkey, (1-2 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Samuel Rodriguez Gutierrez, 30, Spain, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
George Kolo, 31, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Damian Visenjak, 27, Austria, (0-3 MMA) (0-3 IMMAF)

Heavyweight (12 Fighters)
Irman Smajic, 34, Sweden, (13-4 MMA) (11-3 IMMAF) - 2017 European Champion, 2017 Asian Open Champion, 2016 World Champion
Patrik Dufek, 26, Czech Rep, (4-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ilinoiu Cristian, 43, Romania, (3-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Maciej Gasiorek, 25, Poland, (4-1 MMA) (1-0 IMMAF)
Chaddad Alexandre, 23, Lebanon, (3-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Matias Anttila, 26, Finland, (2-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Jindrich Krajca, 33, Czech Rep, (2-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Delano Human, 23, South Africa, (1-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ieuan Diyaolu, 26, UK, 91-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Cameron Dempsey, 25, Australia, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Besart Berisha, 24, Austria, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ryan Spillane, 20, Ireland, (2-6 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)

Light Heavyweight (19 Fighters)
Anton Turkalj, 21, Sweden, (13-1 MMA) (4-1 IMMAF) - 2017 European Champion
Kudaibergen Toluebayev, ??, Kazakhstan, (19-3 MMA) (2-2 IMMAF)
Daniele Matiddi, 33, Italy, (8-1 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Pawel Zakrzewski, 29, Poland, (6-3 MMA) (4-3 IMMAF)
Toma Walton, 25, USA, (9-4 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Gabriele Bartoni, 24, Italy, (6-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Zdenek Holub, 22, Czech Rep, (6-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ajit Negi, 21, India, (4-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Christoffer Hillsjo, 28, Sweden, (8-6 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Jaakko Honkasalo, 26, Finland, (3-1 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Thomas Knudsen, 43, Denmark, (4-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Frikkie Bendeman, 26, South Africa, (2-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Sam Lawson, 28, Australia, (3-2 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Bachir Ricardo, 23, Lebanon, (3-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Dimitri Fogg, 24, South Africa, (3-2 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Doupona Dominic, 25, Austria, (3-2 MMA) (0-2 IMMAF)
Silapa Halangahu, 25, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Shane Price, 30, UK, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Pavel Pahomenko, 24, Belarus, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)

Middleweight (24 Fighters)
Dario Bellandi, 21, Italy, (7-0 MMA) (4-0 IMMAF) - 2017 European Champion
Heytham Rabhi, 23, Sweden, (7-3 MMA) (4-3 IMMAF) - 2017 Asian Open Champion
Khaled Laallam, 22, Sweden, (9-1 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
Darian Weeks, 23, USA, (8-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Andrew Stanway, 24, Australia, (6-2 MMA) (3-1 IMMAF)
Florian Aberger, 22, Austria, (12-3 MMA) (3-3 IMMAF)
Colin Meagher, 23, Ireland, (6-2 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Meirambek Demeubayev, ??, Kazakhstan, (6-2 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Joseph Luciano, 25, Australia, (7-5 MMA) (4-2 IMMAF)
Luis Ramirez, 23, Colombia, (4-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Fionn Healy-Magwa, 25, Ireland, (6-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Christian Duncan, 22, UK, (4-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Paddy Henderson, 19, N. Ireland, (2-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
JT Botha, 26, South Africa, (2-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ramzi Yahia, 18, Lebanon, (1-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Rusi Minev, 20, Bulgaria, (1-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Caseneuil John, 31, France, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Benjamin Vazquez Cruz, 18, Mexico, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Omar Lara, 28, Mexico, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ezekiel Wetere, 26, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Stacy Waitako, 24, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ian Kuchler, 27, Spain, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ricardo Caceres Delgado, 30, Spain, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Jussi Pirttikangas, 33, Finland, (0-2 MMA) (0-2 IMMAF)

Welterweight (32 Fighters)
Nikolay Nikolov, 19, Bulgaria, (10-0 MMA) (8-0 IMMAF) - 2017 European Champion, 2016 European Champion
Zhan Kenzhebayev, ??, Kazakhstan, (19-2 MMA) (4-0 IMMAF) - 2017 Asian Open Champion
Benjamin Bennett, 23, USA, (12-3 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
Oskar Biller, 27, Sweden, (15-9 MMA) (5-3 IMMAF)
Sam Slater, 23, Ireland, (9-2 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
Isakov Issa, 27, Belgium, (7-2 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
Alex Elsey, 23, UK, (11-3 MMA) (3-2 IMMAF)
Gianluigi Ventoruzzo, 28, Italy, (13-4 MMA) (3-3 IMMAF)
Henri Dimitri, 28, France, (7-3 MMA) (3-2 IMMAF)
Wladislaw Keilbach, 18, Germany, (3-1 MMA) (1-0 IMMAF)
Mauro Diaz, 29, Colombia, (7-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Yann Liasse, 26, Luxembourg, (6-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Pat Hamer, 23, New Zealand, (4-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Jan Fajk, 18, Czech Rep, (5-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Axel Karlsson, 27, Sweden, (6-5 MMA) (3-4 IMMAF)
Mika Kallio, 25, Finland, (9-9 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Abbas Khan, 25, Bahrain, (3-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Suraj Kumar, 19, India, (3-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ramazan Gitinov, 20, Bahrain, (1-1 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Sheldon James Victor, 20, South Africa, (5-3 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Elliot Thomas, 26, UK, (4-3 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Cody Barnwell, 27, Australia, (2-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Kamil Czyzewski, 25, Poland, (2-2 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Wolf Gerhartinger, 28, Austria, (1-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Riyaad Pandy, 34, South Africa, (7-5 MMA) (0-3 IMMAF)
Milton Mateus, 26, Portugal, (7-5 MMA) (0-4 IMMAF)
Alan Garcia, 29, Mexico, (1-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Faig Farhadov, 24, Azerbijan, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Sola Axel, 20, France, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Schamil Jandarov, 22, Austria, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Taylor Garrett, 22, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Niko Skonback, 24, Finland, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)

Lightweight (32 Fighters)
Tobias Harila, 23, Sweden, (21-7 MMA) (9-3 IMMAF) - 2017 Asian Open Champion
Lee Hammond, 21, Ireland, (8-3 MMA) (6-2 IMMAF)
Jose Teixeira, 24, Luxembourg, (22-4 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
Jakub Tichota, 18, Czech Rep, (24-6 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Scott Pedersen, 20, UK, (20-3 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Quitin Thomas, 23, USA, (8-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Joakim Jankovic, 26, Denmark, (7-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Bogdan Grad, 21, Austria, (8-2 MMA) (3-2 IMMAF)
Nkosi Ndebele, 22, South Africa, (6-1 MMA) (1-0 IMMAF)
Ermal Hadribeaj, 23, Albania, (8-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Neimat Assadov, ??, Kazakhstan, (11-3 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
PK Zadeh, 25, UK, (6-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Vitor Mello Souza, ??, Brazil, (4-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Darkhan Zhumabay, ??, Kazakhstan, (11-5 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Diego Noboa, 24, Colombia, (4-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ethan Thomas, 25, Australia, (2-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Gamzat Magomedov, 22, Bahrain, (1-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Kevin Nieminen, 20, Finland, (1-1 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
John Nguyen, 25, Canada, (5-4 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Jhon Carrillo Gullin, 23, Colombia, (2-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Alessandro Franquillo, 21, Italy, (3-3 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Nayef Fikey, 19, Bahrain, (4-3 MMA) (0-3 IMMAF)
Ioannis Skiadas, 30, Australia, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Sajdemi Achmatow, 24, Austria, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Vitali Andruhovic, 22, Belarus, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Jouni Holappa, 29, Finland, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Xabidi Fabien, 24, France, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Queslati Yanis, 20, France, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Mutaz Atmeza, 25, Jordan, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Piotr Hugues, 27, Poland, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Enrique Hecher Sosa, 22, Spain, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
David Schneider, 26, Sweden, (2-9 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)

Featherweight (32 Fighters)
Delyan Georgiev, 23, Bulgaria, (10-0 MMA) (5-0 IMMAF) - 2017 European Champion
Daniel Schalander, 23, Sweden, (21-2 MMA) (7-2 IMMAF) - 2016 European Champion
Abdulmanap Magomedov, 25, Bahrain, (9-1 MMA) (3-0 IMMAF) - 2017 Asian Open Champion
Hoger Salih, 26, Sweden, (8-2 MMA) (5-2 IMMAF)
Dylan Lielke, 33, Canada, (11-1 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Bekzat Zhassiya, ??, Kazakhstan, (11-3 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
Jack Maguire, 22, Ireland, (9-2 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Orlando Jimenez, 32, USA, (7-2 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
Jonathan Ortega, 24, Mexico, (2-1 MMA) (2-1 IMMAF)
David Evans, 23, USA, (10-5 MMA) (4-3 IMMAF)
Eemil Kurhela, 19, Finland, (16-9 MMA) (3-3 IMMAF)
Mehrey Zubanov, ??, Kazakhstan, (11-5 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Francesco Spinola, 21, Italy, (12-5 MMA) (1-4 IMMAF)
Kohei Maeda, 22, Japan, (6-3 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Gerard Corr, 20, N.Ireland, (4-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Daniel Matuszek, 24, Poland, (3-1 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Khazar Rustamov, 22, Azerbijan, (3-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Krishna Kumar Yadev, 26, India, (4-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ali Wasuk, 26, Canada, (4-2 MMA) (0-0 MMAF)
Tomas Kacirek, 24, Czech Rep, (4-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Abdulla Alfayez, 24, Bahrain, (3-2 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Ashley Williams, 25, UK, (2-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Joel Arolainen, 21, Finland, (1-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Eli Zgheib, 23, Lebanon, (2-2 MMA) (0-2 IMMAF)
Leonid Asparuhov, 19, Bulgaria, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Betach Amine, 31, France, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Boma Terence, 33, France, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Anurag Sharma, 23, India, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Clarke Jarrett, 27, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Eryk Walecki, 19, Poland, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Carlos Ibanez Aguayo, 21, Spain, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Georges Sahyouni, 26, Lebanon, (0-2 MMA) (0-2 IMMAF)

Bantamweight (27 Fighters)
Olzhas Moldagaliyev, ??, Kazakhstan, (9-1 MMA) (3-0 IMMAF) - 2017 Asian Open Champion
Renato Vidovic, 27, Sweden, (18-9 MMA) (5-4 IMMAF) - 2016 European Champion
Chase Boutwell, 18, USA, (5-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Alessandro Celadin, 27, Italy, (6-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Abdul Rahim Saikh, 23, Portugal, (4-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ben Miles ,21, UK, (5-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Austin Lynch, 21, Ireland, (6-4 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Florian Doskja, 26, Albania, (4-1 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Dinislam Jetpissov, ??, Kazakhstan, (5-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Fabricio Barbosa, ??, Brazil, (3-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Carlos Veras, ??, Brazil, (2-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Jack Corr, 19, N.Ireland, (4-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Hamza Zrira, 24, Bahrain, (3-3 MMA) (3-1 IMMAF)
Aakash Gautam, 18, India, (3-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Shaun Taylor, 33, South Africa, (4-6 MMA) (1-3 IMMAF)
Temurmalik Khudojberdi, 27, Sweden, (2-2 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Shaun Joubert, 28, South Africa, (2-2 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Ronan Butler, 21, Ireland, (2-3 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Abzzy Mahdawi, 24, Australia, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Diyan Shkodrov, 22, Bulgaria,(0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Artsem Areshka, 22, Belarus,(0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Moreau Florian, 23, France,(0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Alvaro Ucendo, 25, Spain,(0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Jalollidin Halimzoda, 22, Tajikistan, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Sami Mousar, 26, France, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Mahammad Aliyev, 20, Azerbijan, (0-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Katiso Matime, 21, South Africa, (3-11 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)

Flyweight (18 Fighters)
Sanan Safarli, 20, Azerbijan, (8-1 MMA) (4-1 IMMAF) - 2017 European Champion
Yernaz Mussabek, ??, Kazakhstan, (14-4 MMA) (3-0 IMMAF) - 2017 Asian Open Champion
Serdar Atlas, 23, Sweden, (9-7 MMA) (7-3 IMMAF) - 2016 European Champion
Sean Stebbins, 22, USA, (7-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Shiva Raj, 27, India, (15-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Nikolay Ivaylov, 21, Bulgaria, (13-7 MMA) (3-4 IMMAF)
Sergio Hortelano Rodriguez, 20, Spain, (8-4 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Hussain Abdulla, 23, Bahrain, (12-6 MMA) (3-6 IMMAF)
Dastan Zhakypbekov, ??, Kazakhstan, (4-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Roland Yacoubian, 21, Lebanon, (5-3 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Hiroyuki Sigiura, 26, Japan, (2-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
David Pajunen, 21, Finland, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Gabrielle Clement, 32, France, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Pat'n Malsawmdawngliana, 24, India, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Tohir Saidov, 20, Tajikistan, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Dennis Ryden, 30, Sweden, (1-2 MMA) (0-2 IMMAF)
Giacomo Santoro, 26, Italy, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Dylan Kennedy, 20, Ireland, (1-3 MMA) (0-2 IMMAF)

Women's Lightweight (6 Fighters)
Julia Dorny, 27, Germany, (4-4 MMA) (3-4 IMMAF)
Divya Nagaraj, 27, India, (4-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Izabel Hristova, 19, Bulgaria, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Gase Sanita, 27, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Kaycee Blake, 26, UK, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Gina Kolo, 29 New Zealand, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)

Women's Featherweight (5 Fighters)
Lama Nassar, ??, Lebanon, (1-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Lea Maria Zinkanell, 24, Austria, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Nicole Schnalzer, 22, Austria, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Courtney McRudden, 18, N.Ireland, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Nora Nagy, 19, Hungary, (0-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)

Women's Bantamweight (10 Fighters)
Joanne Doyle, 30, UK, (6-1 MMA) (2-0 IMMAF) - 2016 European Champion
Kyla De Vries, 21, South Africa, (2-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Michele Oliveira, ??, Brazil, (1-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Fotini Kandris, 37, USA, (4-3 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Arziko Bregu, 21, Italy, (6-5 MMA) (0-3 IMMAF)
Manon Fiorot, 27, France, (2-2 MMA) (1-2 IMMAF)
Micheala Dostalova, 32, Czech Rep, (2-4 MMA) (1-3 IMMAF)
Chamia Chabbi, 28, Finland, (3-4 MMA) (0-3 IMMAF)
Fabiana Giampa, 21, Italy, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Karolina Hulkko, 29, Finland, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)

Women's Flyweight (10 Fighters)
Alexandra Kovacs, 26, Hungary, (8-0 MMA) (5-0 IMMAF) - 2017 European Champion, 2016 European Champion
Anja Saxmark, 27, Sweden, (5-4 MMA) (5-4 IMMAF)
Anette Osterberg, 31, Finland, (9-4 MMA) (4-4 IMMAF)
Alish Smith, 21, Australia, (2-2 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Dannie Nielan, 27, Ireland, (2-2 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Ilaria Norcia, 23, Italy, (3-5 MMA) (1-4 IMMAF)
Dee Begley, 22, Ireland, (1-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Ghita Iulia Luiza, 19, Romania, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Nishigandha Rao, 18, India, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Saloni Avhad, 21, India, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)

Women's Strawweight (9 Fighters)
Raluca Dinescu, 31, Romania, (5-3 MMA) (3-3 IMMAF)
Ayan Tursyn, ??, Kazakhstan, (4-2 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Anna Astvik, 26, Sweden, (3-3 MMA) (1-1 IMMAF)
Naipunya Sunil, 18, India, (4-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Emily Badmaev, 21, Ireland, (1-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Hannah Dawson, 22, New Zealand, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Muskan Chauhan, 20, India, (0-0 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)
Sara Cova, 23, Mexico, (0-1 MMA) (0-1 IMMAF)
Aeilish O'Hanlon, 29, Ireland, (0-1 MMA) (0-0 IMMAF)

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Number of fighters by country
Sweden 17
Ireland 13
Finland 13
India 12
Kazakhstan 12
France 11
Italy 11
South Africa 11
UK 11
Austria 10
New Zealand 10
Australia 9
USA 9
Bahrain 8
Bulgaria 8
Czech Rep 7
Lebanon 7
Poland 7
Spain 7
Mexico 5
Azerbijan 4
Brazil 4
Colombia 4
N. Ireland 4
Belarus 3
Canada 3
Romania 3
Albania 2
Germany 2
Denmark 2
Hungary 2
Japan 2
Luxembourg 2
Portugal 2
Tajikistan 2
Belgium 1
Jordan 1
Turkey 1

FYI a lot of athlete registrations are still being processed due to the annual deadline day rush all coming through together, so the divisions will have further developed since.

 

[Dougall]

Can anyone fill me in on the rules of this competition? Quiet alot of 0-0 fighters uo there. Is there a maximum experience level? Obviously no pros but surely countries must have people better than 0-0 fighters?

 

[JCurranMMAPLUS]

Can anyone fill me in on the rules of this competition? Quiet alot of 0-0 fighters uo there. Is there a maximum experience level? Obviously no pros but surely countries must have people better than 0-0 fighters?

No maximum experience level, other than pro.

The records are not accurate, there's actually very few 0-0 fighters although young and fresh contenders do come through of course. The MyNextMatch system tracks results of any bouts that take place at IMMAF championships or national level events that are recorded with the MNM tool. I can spot a bunch of those 0-0s than I know aren't correct. Other than that, the record sources are Sherdog, Tapology and the UG which are all missing vast results from bouts outside of IMMAF events and tend to mix up amateur as pro also.

 

[Paul L]

I'm kind of disappointed Swanson didn't compete for the US at HW. Obvious favorites in the heavier divisions are Krastanov, Smajic, Turkalj, and Weeks. LHW is really anyone's game though.

 

[mattandbenny]

Yea JCurran nailed it - take those records with a pinch of salt, most of the 0-0 guys will have had at least 5 fights, there is just no record of it on sherdog, tapplogy or MNM. One example is Caseniul John, a middleweight from france who i have down as 0-0.... I've watched pne of his fights on youtube and he looks a beast - very wild & green but certainly one i will be keeping an eye on. There is no record of his results anywhere, so i have him down as 0-0, even though i have watched one of his fights.

And the registrations still coming in slowly - up to 250 now. The Fw, Lw & Ww categories are full now. I won't update first post, will just post a full list wheni do my preview to it next month.