Which countries are bringing the biggest teams to #MMAYouthWorlds2019? As it stands: U.S. (34) 🇺🇸 Ireland (28) 🇮🇪 Ukraine (27) 🇺🇦 England (26) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Russia (25) 🇷🇺 Kazakhstan (24) 🇰🇿 Italy (20) 🇮🇹 Follow the event on My Next Match.

Keeping an eye on the new guy at 265.

🗣 IMMAF - WMMAA Director of Regulatory Affairs Marc Goddard speaks about the necessity for a safe, recognised and established platform in MMA to nurture athlete and sport development.

POLL - What content do you want to see (or see more of) on official IMMAF - WMMAA social media channels. #YouDecide

French #MMA athletes triumph following Sport Minister’s promise of regulation 🇫🇷 Read more 👉 immaf.org/french-mma-ath…

How is MMA changing the lives of youths around the world? In preparation for the #MMAYouthWorlds2019 this weekend, we visited 12 Gauge MMA in Stockport, England to see first hand!

Our next youth team in focus, MMASA KZN 🇿🇦 Five of South Africa's most promising young talents will compete at this weekend's Youth MMA World Championships. You can follow all the latest updates on our social channels 👍

😱 You never know who you might see at an IMMAF - WMMAA event... IMMAF President Kerrith Brown pictured with ONE Championship's Christian Lee and Angela Lee here supporting youth MMA as part of Team USA! 🇺🇸 Keep following for updates from #MMAYouthWorlds2019

Team South Africa are here at the #MMAYouthWorlds2019. An incredible opportunity for U18s to compete in regulated, international MMA competition for the first time ever! 👊

⚡️ It’s a groundbreaking event in mixed martial arts with Italy playing hosts to the first ever Youth MMA World Championships. Host nation‘s Vito Paolillo discusses the championship’s legacy and future impact. Read more about the #MMAYouthWorlds2019 👉 bit.ly/336YHF7

Registration day is officially complete! Now we turn our attention to tomorrow where the action kicks-off at 9:00am local time. Make sure to follow our social channels for all the latest updates 👊 #MMAYouthWorlds2019

We're proud to be partnered with the best equipment providers in combat sports, Green Hill Sports 👊 Thank you to Green Hill for kitting out 253 athletes at #MMAYouthWorlds2019

Positive meetings this week in France 🇫🇷 about the legalisation of #MMA . Great to meet with ⁦Patrick Vignal⁩ & other politicians moving things forward, with the ⁦IMMAF⁩ CEO & other stakeholders

2015 feels like such a long time ago! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Congratulations Jack 'Tank' Shore on getting the win in your UFC debut 👏

Proud to be part of Gauteng EMS!

Today we're filming with Jr World Champion Megan Morris for an upcoming IMMAF documentary. Stay tuned.

Want to know what success on IMMAF can lead to? This weekend, a number of former medalists secured impressive victories on major international shows! bit.ly/2n9S6JX

🇦🇺 The brand new IMMAF International Cutman Course is coming to Gold Coast, Australia on October 12th, which will be conducted by IMMAF course tutors Peter Allan and Peter Hickmott. Information coming soon 👉 IMMAF.org

As we approach the IMMAF - WMMAA Technical Seminar, we highlight some topical technical talking points. Q: With MMA continuing to grow in popularity and more people wanting to train the sport, how should coaches approach mixed ability groups? Give us your opinion ⬇️

🇫🇷 A recent IMMAF MMA Coaches Licensing Course took place in Paris, France, the same week where combat sports federations submitted their bids to adopt MMA, as part of Sports Minister Roxana Mărăcineanu’s plan to fast-track the legalisation of the sport. immaf.org/coaches-prepar…