Twenty female fighters from 15 countries are tentatively set to compete in Vegas to become world champions.
The International MMA Federation World Amateur Championships will take place July 6 – July 11 at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas. Tuff-n-uff will be the host promotion for the event. The country qualifying tournaments have concluded and a list of potential fighters are currently being vetted.
Our news editor MarQ Piocos has been contributing to IMMAF’s expert panel that advises on applicants Pro/Am statuses, as part of the tournament qualification process. Competitor eligibility is also subject to review by UMMAF, the commission and promoter in the USA before the list can be finalized.
At present, Team USA has the most representatives with four, with Team Sweden having three.
Here is the current list of female participants (subject to change):
Team Canada
- Jamie Herrington
Team Finland
- Minna Grusander
Team France
- Lucie Bertaud
Team Germany
- Julia Dorny
Team Ireland
- Sinead Kavanagh
Team Italy
- Micol Segni Di
Team Jordan
- Lina Fayyad
Team Lebanon
- Joanna Salameh
Team New Zealand
- Sarah Archer
Team Poland
- Magdalena Zuchowska
Team Romania
- Raluca Dinescu
Team South Africa
- Natalie Ausmeier
Team Sweden
- Anja Saxmark
- Lisa Engelke
- Gabriella Ringblom
United Kingdom
- Amy Omara
Team USA
- Codie Wareham
- Kimberly Defiori
- Lindsey Lawrence
- Paige Best
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