A man arrested following the death of rising MMA fighter Fau Vake has pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter. Vake was hospitalised after a brawl erupted on Symonds Street in May last year. He was in critical care and underwent......

The beauty and pain of martial arts is that no matter how hard or how often you train, you will never be perfect. Not only is there always a skill to better master, but there will also always be someone else who is better at something you’re......

The New Zealand fight community is celebrating following a monumental win on an international stage for a Kiwi fighter. Fergus Jenkins competed in the 2021 IMMAF World Championships at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena in Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi. "Sixteen......

From the moment she flew out from her homeland New Zealand to attend the European Championships in Russia, the second half of 2021 for IMMAF Rising Star Michelle Montague became a 'whirlwind’. The reigning IMMAF Lightweight World Champion......

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation is proud to announce that it has been awarded WADA Code signatory status by the World Anti-Doping Agency, becoming the first organisation to do so under the revised Policy for Acceptance of New Signatories......

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation invites its top eight ranked national teams to enter athletes for the 2021 IMMAF World Championships. Priority online registration opened on Monday, November 28. Hosted by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu......

In its ongoing quest for the safe regulation of amateur MMA, the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation is pleased to announce the relaunch of its licensing course for Cutmen and Cutwomen. The course consists of theoretical and practical elements,......

Sara Jóźwiak was 15 when, while shopping with her mother, an aggressive man blocked her way home. The situation then escalated when he pulled out a knife, and threatened passersby. With the help of two other men, Sara managed to take......

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation is rescheduling its 2021 IMMAF World Championships to Abu Dhabi from January 24 to January 29, 2022. This follows the earlier cancellation of the event (due to the pandemic), which was......

Hard-hitting Brit dynamo Sam “The Future” Patterson is days away from his pivotal lightweight clash against promotional newcomer and hometown favorite Kamil Magomedov at BRAVE CF 55 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia on November 6. Though Patterson......