By Arran East Fightstar Championship 23 is upon us, a stacked card from top to bottom filled with renowned professionals and up-and-coming amateurs from all four corners of the country. Raj Singh and his team at Fightstar Championship are regarded as one of the best on the UK regional scene. […]
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Four medals at the IMMAF World Championships for Team England 
Team England has enjoyed their most successful IMMAF World Championships, securing four medals – one silver and three bronze – in Belgrade, Serbia. Izzy McGaughey won silver in the women’s Lightweight division, narrowly missing out on gold via decision. George Staines won bronze in the male Lightweight division, securing his […]
Molly McCann to Host Fundraising Seminars for EMMAA
UFC Fighter Molly McCann will host two fundraising seminars for EMMAA to support Team England at the IMMAF World Championships in Serbia in February 2023. After the huge success we experienced at the European Championships in September 2022, we have a squad of 21 amateur MMA athletes plus a coaching […]
EMMAA Welcomes Judo Jimmy Wallhead to Coaching Team
EMMAA are extremely excited to announce the addition of Judo Jimmy Wallhead to the EMMAA Coaching Team. Jimmy is the current Interim Cagewarriors Welterweight Champion, Head Coach at HW1 in Loughborough, Judo Black Belt and BJJ Black Belt. He holds a Pro MMA record 33-11 and Pro K1 record of […]
EMMAA announces new affiliate promotion – Full Contact Contender (FCC)
The English Mixed Martial Arts Association is delighted to announce an affiliation with Full Contact Contender (FCC). EMMAA and FCC will work together to ensure appropriate matchmaking, the presence of qualified officials and Cutman teams, medical personnel, cage quality and more. FCC was launched by Adam Teh in 2011. It […]
EMMAA Vice-President Paul Reed Reflects on EMMAA & Team England Performance at IMMAF European Championships
After a bit of downtime after the IMMAF competition due to a number of us bringing home the Italian flu, I thought it would be fitting to spend some time putting together a recap and say a few words of thanks for what was an excellent week for English MMA […]
EMMAA Coaches work with UFC Fighter Jake Hadley ahead of November UFC Bout
EMMAA Head Coach Paul Kelly and EMMAA Coach Vaughan Lee have spent time working with UFC fighter Jake Hadley at MAC Academies this week ahead of his upcoming UFC bout on November 5th in Las Vegas. EMMAA wishes Jake the best of skill, the whole squad is behind you!
EMMAA Partners with UK GPNi to Bring Sports Nutrition Education Platform to Members
EMMAA are incredibly excited to announce that we have partnered with UK GPNi to bring their new and exciting sports nutrition education platform to our members. EMMAA Vice President and Head of Performance Paul Reed said, “GPNI provides an unrivalled education platform certified by the ISSN, the International Society of […]
Marc Goddard Leads Successful IMMAF Referee & Judge Course
Congratulations to all participants who took part in the IMMAF Referee and Judge course led by Marc Goddard over the weekend. The intensive course is taken over two days, culminating in participants sitting an assessment to round off the weekend. Good luck to all who took part, your assessment results […]
EMMAA Welcomes Dan Cassell to Coaching Team
EMMAA is excited to welcome Dan Cassell, Head Coach of Intensity MMA to the EMMAA coaching team. Dan recently cut his teeth with the team at the IMMAF European Championships in Italy and won the respect and support of the coaches and fighters alike. As a fighter and a coach […]