IMMAF 2017 World Championships Coverage

In what will be the first time Bahrain will see a female MMA fights, 53 women athletes from across 22 countries will competing for the IMMAF World Championship. Five champions will be crown in a six day tournament November 11-16.

Two countries will be sending representatives for the first time as Tunisia and the host country Bahrain will have athletes taking part.

The US has one lone representative in bantamweightFotini Kandris.

The fight sill be streamed on the Bahrain tv app. We will have results throughout the week.

Strawweight

Opening Round

• Naipunya Sunil (India) vs.Hannah Dawson (New Zealand)

Quarterfinals

• Raluca Dinescu (Romania) vs.Sunil/Dawson winner
• Sara Cova (Mexico) vs.Aeilish O Hanlon (Ireland)
• Anna Astvik (Sweden) vs.Emily Badmaev (Ireland)
• Ayan Tursyn (Kazakhstan) vs.Hend Rezk (Bahrain)

Semi-finals

• tbd vs. tbd
• tbd vs. tbd

Finals

• tbd vs. tbd

Flyweight

Opening Round

• Saloni Avhad (India) vs.Gulmira Nugmanova (Kazakhstan)
• Alish Smith (Australia) vs.Ghita Iulia Luiza (Romania)
• Dee Begley (Ireland) vs.Michele Oliveira (Brazil)
• Nishigandha Rao (India) vs.Daria Sloviashchenkova (Russia)
• Danni Neilan (Ireland) vs.Abidi Mariem (Tunisia)

Quarterfinals

• Anette sterberg (Finland) vs. tbd
• Alexandra Kovacs (Hungary) vs. tbd
• Ilaria Norcia (Italy) vs. tbd

Semi-finals

• tbd vs. tbd
• tbd vs. tbd

Finals

• tbd vs. tbd

Bantamweight

Quarterfinals

• Karolina Hulkko (Finland) vs.Kyla De Vries (South Africa)
• Arziko Bregu (Italy) vs.Joanne Doyle (United Kingdom)
• Chamia Chabbi (Finland) vs.Fotini Kandris (USA)

Semi-finals

• Manon Fiorot (France)vs. tbd
• tbd vs. tbd

Finals

• tbd vs. tbd

Featherweight

Quarterfinals

• Fabiana Giampa (Italy) vs.Lama Nassar (Lebanon)

Semi-finals

• Courtney McCrudden (Northern Ireland) vs. .Nicole Schnalzer (Austria)
• Nora Nagy (Hungary) vs. Giampa/Nassar winner

Finals

• tbd vs. tbd

Lightweight

Quarterfinals

• Kaycee Blake (United Kingdom) vs.Divya Nagaraj (India)
• Izabel Hristova (Bulgaria) vs.Julia Dorny (Germany)

Semi-finals

• Fatema Bureshaid (Bahrain) vs. tbd
• Gase Sanita (New Zealand)vs. tbd

Finals

• tbd vs. tbd