

#WOMAN MIXED MARTIAL ARTS FIGHTING RU PROFESSIONAL#
Matches were judged by the referees who previously worked at the professional tournaments M-1 Challenge and M-1 Selection. ĭuring the first year of work of the Russian MMA Union, representatives of more than 50 regions of the Russian Federation entered the Union. Only fighters with no more than three professional fights were allowed to participate. They represented clubs from various regions of the country and all of them had titles in sports not lower than a Candidate for Master of Sport (a title for the athletes in Russia) in a fighting or wrestling kind of sport.

About 180 athletes took part in the competition.
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The first Russian championship in mixed martial arts was held on September 28-30, 2012 in Chekhov, Moscow Oblast. A few months later, on September 27, mixed martial arts was officially recognized in Russia as a kind of sport and entered into the All-Russian Register of Sports. Radmir Gabdullin was elected as the chairman of the All-Russian Collegium of the Referees. Fedor Emelianenko was elected as the president. Also, the goals of the Union are streamlining the structure of the tournaments, preparing the national teams of the Russian Federation for participation at the World, European, and other international championships. The main goals of the Union are to consolidate all the forces associated with the development of the mixed martial arts (MMA) in Russia, to popularize and develop it, to form a united nationwide federation with an extensive network of branches in the regions, to set order to the rules of competitions and the methods of training athletes and referees. 3.2 World and European Championships held by the Russian MMA UnionĪll-Russian public organization “Russian MMA Union” was founded on May 16, 2012.Īs of 2021, the Russian MMA Union includes 80 accredited regional federations in its structure, ensures the holding of the national championships and cups, forms Russian national teams to participate in the World and European championships, represents Russia in the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF), provides refereeing and organizational support for professional MMA tournaments spent in Russia (both by the Russian and international promoters, including UFC). In the first year of its existence, the Russian MMA Union held the national mixed martial arts championship in Chekhov, Moscow Oblast, became a permanent member of the World Mixed Martial Arts Association ( WMMAA) and held the European mixed martial arts Championship in St. It is the main regulator for MMA in the Russian Federation. Union of Mixed Martial Arts "MMA" of Russia (abbreviated as "Russian MMA Union") is an all-Russian public organization, a sports federation engaged in the popularization and development of mixed martial arts as a kind of sport. When you're done, head over and check out the best current UFC women fighters and the oldest fighters in the octagon.Union of Mixed Martial Arts "MMA" of Russia Союз смешанных боевых единоборств «ММА» России Don't see the MMA fighters names you expected? Well, if your favorite female fighter is missing from the list, make sure to add her so she can vie for the top spot. Your votes shape the list - and remember, you are voting on the fighting skills of these famous women, not which one you like the best. Who are the best female MMA fighters in the world? This list of the top MMA fighters who are women seeks to answer that question and rank the greatest female MMA fighters from best to worst based on the votes of MMA fans like you. Mixed martial arts is no joke - these women are ripped! These women of MMA fighting are as tough as they are hard-working, and it's no surprise that female MMA fighters who work out and train for a living would look knock-out gorgeous outside of the ring, so it shouldn't be any surprise either that some of the top MMA girl fighters are also some of the hottest female athletes in America and the rest of the world. This list seeks to determine who the best female MMA fighters are and rank them from best to worst.

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