IMMAF

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• At the 2017 IMMAF World Championships in Bahrain, Danni McCormack reached the semi-finals with Kieran Clark and Alan McCormack in her corner before John Kavanagh and her brother arrived.

  The Auld Triangle: Danni McCormack Retirement Special

• Danni McCormack did not fight in Ireland as an amateur; she got amateur experience in England and through two IMMAF tournaments.

  The Auld Triangle: Danni McCormack Retirement Special

• Danni McCormack believes fewer Irish fighters enter IMMAF now because the competition is much harder than in her day.

  The Auld Triangle: Danni McCormack Retirement Special

• Relentless youth wrestler Adrian works at SuperValu to pay his own way to IMMAF events while still under 18.

  The Auld Triangle: Danni McCormack Retirement Special

• Danni McCormack worries Relentless female fighters who win IMMAF gold medals may still fail to get UFC contracts, repeating her own pathway frustration.

  The Auld Triangle: Danni McCormack Retirement Special

• The IMMAF European Championships run from 14 to 23 February in Belgrade with Irish youth, junior, and senior teams competing.

  The Auld Triangle Episode 78: McGregor/Hughes Fallout, IÚR FC & IMMAF's Preview

• Quil predicts Ireland will win about seven or eight medals across the junior and senior IMMAF divisions in Belgrade.

  The Auld Triangle Episode 78: McGregor/Hughes Fallout, IÚR FC & IMMAF's Preview

• I'm going to say seven, seven or eight medals across junior and senior.

  The Auld Triangle Episode 78: McGregor/Hughes Fallout, IÚR FC & IMMAF's Preview

• Emil Ponch represented the MMA PSA team at IMMAF and won a European bronze medal and a world silver medal.

  The Auld Triangle Episode 75: The 2025 Irish MMA Draft!

• Quil drafted Nadine Abbott Bissett of Team Rhino, a former IMMAF world champion at atomweight returning after having a baby.

  The Auld Triangle Episode 75: The 2025 Irish MMA Draft!

• He would have won a European bronze medal and a world silver medal as well.

  The Auld Triangle Episode 75: The 2025 Irish MMA Draft!

• Danni McCormack said about 75 kids were at the Irish cadet squad in December 2024 and a large team is going to the IMMAF Europeans in mid-February 2025.

  The Auld Triangle Episode 74: 2024 Irish MMA Review Special (13 Guests!)

• Amy Scully is a two-time IMMAF world champion.

  The Auld Triangle Episode 71: Amy Scully

• At the start of 2022, Nadine Abba picked up a gold medal at the IMMAF tournament.

  The Auld Triangle: Episode 23 - 2022 Irish MMA Year in Review

• Kyle Sullivan picked up a junior flyweight silver medal at the 2022 IMMAF tournament.

  The Auld Triangle: Episode 23 - 2022 Irish MMA Year in Review

• Paul Buckley picked up the men's middleweight medal at the 2022 IMMAF tournament.

  The Auld Triangle: Episode 23 - 2022 Irish MMA Year in Review

• Eva Cruz picked up a women's junior flyweight medal at the 2022 IMMAF tournament.

  The Auld Triangle: Episode 23 - 2022 Irish MMA Year in Review

• Ireland did not lose any fighters to score at the 2022 IMMAF tournament.

  The Auld Triangle: Episode 23 - 2022 Irish MMA Year in Review

• Sean Sheen believes amateur MMA in Ireland is at a pinnacle and has room to grow further even without legalization.

  The Auld Triangle: Episode 23 - 2022 Irish MMA Year in Review

• Sean Sheen thinks John Kavanagh brought SBG Ireland toward IMMAF, giving Ireland a head start versus some countries.

  The Auld Triangle: Episode 23 - 2022 Irish MMA Year in Review

• If you are going to the IMMAFs you should be representing Ireland to win a gold medal absolutely.

  The Auld Triangle: Episode 23 - 2022 Irish MMA Year in Review

• Danny Corr expects youth World Championships around August and Ireland plans to send a full team to the Four Nations in July.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 9 with Danny Corr & Omran Chaaban

• Andy Young wants Joseph Beck to follow the IMMAF route toward European and world amateur championships.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 8 with Andy "Taz" Young

• MMA is not recognized as an official sport in Ireland.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 8 with Andy "Taz" Young

• Andy Stevenson wants the podcast to provide legitimate sports coverage of MMA in Ireland rather than only cheerleading.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 8 with Andy "Taz" Young

• Quil deara disagrees that the current amateur crop has been stunted and says Irish amateur MMA is thriving.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 8 with Andy "Taz" Young

• What I want to achieve out of this podcast is legitimate sports coverage of MMA in Ireland.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 8 with Andy "Taz" Young

• Lee Hammond won an IMMAF amateur world title during his amateur career.

  SBG Ireland Prospect Lee Hammond Talks Bellator Debut, Amateur Career, World Champion Goals and More

• Lee Hammond had about 20 amateur fights and competed at multiple IMMAF tournaments, sometimes fighting four times in one week.

  SBG Ireland Prospect Lee Hammond Talks Bellator Debut, Amateur Career, World Champion Goals and More

• Team Ireland finished sixth overall at the recent IMMAF World Championships in Abu Dhabi.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 2 with Liam-Óg Griffin & Nadine Abbott-Bissett

• Nadine Abbott-Bissett won IMMAF atomweight gold after beating a Kazakh opponent in the quarterfinal, an Indian opponent by TKO in the semifinal, and winning a close final.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 2 with Liam-Óg Griffin & Nadine Abbott-Bissett

• Irish medal winners at the IMMAF World Championships included Nadine Abbott-Bissett (gold, women's atomweight), Adam White, Kyo Sullivan (silver, women's junior flyweight), Paul Bley (bronze, men's middleweight), and Aidan Cruising (bronze).

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 2 with Liam-Óg Griffin & Nadine Abbott-Bissett

• Max Ly performed strongly in the junior category at the IMMAF World Championships before a shoulder injury ended his tournament.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 2 with Liam-Óg Griffin & Nadine Abbott-Bissett

• Liam-Óg Griffin said Team Ireland's sixth-place IMMAF finish came despite about two years of lockdowns and disrupted squad training.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 2 with Liam-Óg Griffin & Nadine Abbott-Bissett

• Liam-Óg Griffin said Ireland plans to run inter-country challenge cups with about four other European nations before future European championships and world championships.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 2 with Liam-Óg Griffin & Nadine Abbott-Bissett

• Liam-Óg Griffin said rival nations such as Russia, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan had centralized multi-week training camps before the IMMAF World Championships while Irish athletes were largely self-funded.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 2 with Liam-Óg Griffin & Nadine Abbott-Bissett

• Liam-Óg Griffin said the Irish IMMAF National Championships will run on 18, 19, and 20 February with daily weigh-ins, medicals, and an IMMAF-style tournament format.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 2 with Liam-Óg Griffin & Nadine Abbott-Bissett

• Liam-Óg Griffin said Super Cup and European IMMAF teams will be picked from the Irish national championships, with senior gold medalists in seven divisions going to the Super Cup in Bahrain.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 2 with Liam-Óg Griffin & Nadine Abbott-Bissett

• Liam-Óg Griffin said Ireland was invited to the IMMAF Super Cup because it remains among the top six nations after a decade of Irish IMMAF participation.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 2 with Liam-Óg Griffin & Nadine Abbott-Bissett

• Nadine Abbott-Bissett said she had not fought since 2019 before the IMMAF World Championships and vomited before her first bout before winning dominantly.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 2 with Liam-Óg Griffin & Nadine Abbott-Bissett

• Nadine Abbott-Bissett said she took the back in all three IMMAF World Championship fights using a move she had trained in recent months.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 2 with Liam-Óg Griffin & Nadine Abbott-Bissett

• To finish sixth overall on that medals table is amazing considering we've had two years of lockdowns.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 2 with Liam-Óg Griffin & Nadine Abbott-Bissett

• J Harris is a former junior IMMAF world champion making a eagerly anticipated professional debut against Kieran Mulholland.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• The IMMAF World Championships are set for January 24–29 at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena in Abu Dhabi.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• IMMAF youth categories are for fighters under 18, junior is 18 to under 21, and senior is 18 plus with no upper age cap.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• About 15 different gym affiliations are on the Team Ireland roster heading to the IMMAF World Championships.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• Kyo Sullivan won junior gold at the IMMAF World Cup after medaling as a youth.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• Max L won a youth IMMAF world championship last year before tearing up the Irish amateur scene.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• Ireland received an invite to the IMMAF World Super Cup and was ranked sixth among top teams.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• COVID disrupted IMMAF squad sessions, leaving the 2022 Team Ireland group more fragmented than in prior years.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• Tim Morphy and Danny Corr are in weekly meetings with Sport Ireland and IMMAF on recognition.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• Sport Ireland recognition would not automatically fund sending large IMMAF teams abroad.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• The inaugural IMMAF national championships in Ireland are planned for later in 2022 and fighters can sign up now.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• Andy Ryan expects the Team Ireland women's squad to be the ones to watch at the Abu Dhabi world championships.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• Andy Ryan says the 2022 men's Team Ireland roster is relatively novice compared with past years when experienced fighters like Lee Hammond and J Harris had already moved on.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• Shauna Bannon won IMMAF World Cup gold in 2021 and is moving to the professional ranks in 2022.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• We ranked six, that's unbelievable.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• Even if we do get recognition, no one's going to give us any money.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan

• All the girls, all the ladies team — they're the ones to watch this time.

  The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Ryan