The Ministry of Sports Russian Federation Commission Recognizes Mixed Martial Arts as a official sport!

Wed Sep 26, 2012 5:52 am

In the Ministry of Sports in the Russian Federation Commission for the recognition was a mixed martial arts as a sport. MMA alliance of Russia, headed by Fedor Emelianenko and Vadim Finkelstein applied for the recognition of the sport and was officially registered in the development of mixed martial arts and of tournaments in Russia.

We congratulate Fedor and Vadim Finkelstein on this important and significant event for the world of mixed martial arts. This is a historic moment and a big step for the further development of arts and sports in general! 15 years of great and hard work, the organization of more than 150 tournaments around the world rightly led to the popularity and acceptance of this most spectacular sport!

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