Sick! Russian Reverse Omaplata - 2011 Sambo World Championships :shock:

Vadim Finkelstein: When we were planning first Affliction show came to idea – let`s make Fedor`s fight a title fight. М-1, Strikeforce, and some other organizations entered that alliance – WAMMA. This title neutral, it doesn`t belong to any organization. Of course UFC hasn`t joined it.

Evgani Kogan: "What it means, and what it means for us, is the idea that anyone can fight anyone. ...Eventually everyone is going to fight everyone else. It's going to have to happen. It's inevitable. That's what the WAMMA belt stands for. It stands for the hope for the future that the best people in the world will meet the best people in the world without organizations, without contracts, without all this stuff getting in the way. That's why we hold the WAMMA belt in such importance. ... It stands for an idea. Not only for Fedor but for us."

M-1 Global and his (Fedor's) manager Vadim Finkelstein seem very proud of (the WAMMA belt) to date. While few have seen the title as of late, even fewer even understand its intended purpose or even who or what WAMMA is all about.

WAMMA, or the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts, was created as a sanctioning organization for MMA. WAMMA idealizes many admirable goals, such as "promoting the integrity, legitimacy, and longevity of mixed martial arts" by way of unifying rules and rankings. Additional objectives include investing in the sport by contributing to fighter pension funds, insurance programs, financial education seminars, and referee and judge training. Furthermore, unlike most sanctioning bodies, WAMMA does not charge promoters or tax fighters.

Since its conception WAMMA has faced some sizable obstacles in its quest for a more structured MMA. While it seeks to unify both rules and rankings, doing so requires unified consensus or acceptance of its legitimacy. In other words, all promotions and parties to whom it may concern must recognize their standing. The UFC however, as the dominant promotion in the sport, has not volunteered its recognition. While others such as Affliction, Adrenaline MMA, Strikeforce, Dream, K-1 and M-1 Global has, or had in some cases, cooperated, the UFC has never expressed interest in co-promotion of any kind. Quite a large hurdle if you consider that as of February 2010, over 75 percent of WAMMA's top ranked fighters were contracted by ZUFFA LLC, the parent company of both the UFC and WEC.