Global MMA accolade for kingdom

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TEAM Bahrain, responsible for organising a number of mixed martial arts (MMA) championships and events, won the 2025 Outstanding Work Award at the 2026 International MMA…

MMA – TEAM Bahrain, responsible for organising a number of mixed martial arts (MMA) championships and events, won the 2025 Outstanding Work Award at the 2026 International MMA Federation (IMMAF) Awards, held on the sidelines of the recently concluded 2026 IMMAF World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia.

The accolade recognises the team’s work in organising major MMA championships during 2025 under the leadership of IMMAF board member and Bahrain MMA Federation president Mohammed Qamber.

Qambar expressed appreciation for the support of Supreme Council for Youth and Sports first deputy chairman, General Sports Authority (GSA) chairman, and Bahrain Olympic Committee president Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and the continued oversight of GSA deputy chairman and Bahrain Combat Sports Council president Shaikh Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa.

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