We Love MMA
We Love MMA is a mixed martial arts event series in the German-speaking area organized by together Promotion GmbH.[1]. Since 2010, the organization has held 45 events.
Rules and Weight Divisions
We Love MMA events are regulated by the Grappling and Mixed Martial Arts Association e.V. (GAMMA²). The rules are aligned with the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, which are also used by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Fights normally consist of two 5-minute rounds.
The series features both fights between male[2] and female fighters[3].
The first men's title fight in the middleweight class was between Dustin Stoltzfus and Mario Wittmann[4], with Dustin Stoltzfus emerging victorious to become the first We Love MMA champion.[5] The current welterweight champion is Adrian Zeitner[6], while Kam Gairbekov is holding the lightweight title[7]
History
We Love MMA was founded by Markus Wortmeier (organizer) and Frank Burczinsky (matchmaker)[8][9] The event series started in co-operation with the now-defunct German Free Fight Association (FFA). For that reason Sherdog still lists FFA and We Love MMA together in their fight database, counting 63 events and more than 500 matches.[10] The first six We Love MMA events were all held between 2010 and 2013 in Berlin’s Universal Hall. 2014 saw the first events taking place outside Berlin, in Oberhausen[11], Hamburg, and Stuttgart. After six meetings in Germany in 2015, the series expanded to Austria (Vienna) and Switzerland (Basel) in 2016. Regular venues include arenas in Ludwigshafen, Dresden[12], Hanover and Munich[13] [14]. A total of 45 events have been held so far, with three more scheduled for 2019.[15]
Live Stream and Archive
Since 2017 We Love MMA has provided a live stream with German and English commentators, which is hosted worldwide on various platforms (including German tabloid newspaper Bild's website[16]) and TV channels as well as the We Love MMA website. The archive now contains over 350 videos.
External links
Notes
- ↑ http://www.welovemma.de/impressum/
- ↑ https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/mma/fsk-18/we-love-mma-44-live-bei-bild-wir-sind-die-bild-kaefig-fighter-58881242.bild.html
- ↑ http://www.neuepresse.de/Menschen/Mensch-Hannover/Mixed-Martial-Arts-diese-Frauen-kaempfen-in-Hannover
- ↑ "Boxen - We love MMA präsentiert erstmals einen Titelkampf". 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Kampfsport - We Love MMA: Dustin Stoltzfus schreibt Geschichte". 23 April 2017.
- ↑ KG, VRM GmbH & Co. "MMA: Mainzer Adrian Zeitner holt Titel im Weltergewicht, muss auf Trophäe aber noch warten". www.allgemeine-zeitung.de.
- ↑ "We Love MMA 41: Kam Gairbekov krönt sich zum Champion".
- ↑ http://www.taz.de/!5041327/
- ↑ https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/blutiger-kampfsport--mixed-martial-arts-ist-keine-schlaegerei--3209474
- ↑ Sherdog.com. "We Love MMA (Free Fight Association Germany) Fights, Fight Cards, Videos, Pictures, Events and more". Sherdog.
- ↑ http://www.taz.de/!5049742/
- ↑ "Kampfsport - Live auf ranFIGHTING.de: We Love MMA erobert Dresden". 27 October 2017.
- ↑ https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/sport/kampfsport-blutige-liebe-1.2902964
- ↑ https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/kampfsport-gewuerge-im-kaefig-1.4342001
- ↑ "Vorverkaufsstart für neue We Love MMA Saison 2018/19 - Boxen - Alle News, Tickets, Termine und Ergebnisse aus dem Boxsport". www.boxen.de.
- ↑ "Warum sehe ich Bild.de nicht".
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