In what will be the first time Bahrain will see a female MMA fights, 53 women athletes from across 22 countries will competing for the IMMAF World Championship. Five champions will be crown in a six day tournament November 11-19.
Two countries will be sending representatives for the first time as Tunisia and the host country Bahrain will have athletes taking part.
The US has one lone representative in bantamweight Fotini Kandris.
The fight sill be streamed on the Bahrain tv app. We will have results throughout the week.
Strawweight
Opening Round
- Hannah Dawson (New Zealand) def. Naipunya Sunil (India) by TKO 1:21 round 2
Quarterfinals
- Hannah Dawson (New Zealand) def. Raluca Dinescu (Romania) by unanimous decision
- Sara Cova (Mexico) def. Aeilish O Hanlon (Ireland) by unanimous decision
- Anna Astvik (Sweden) def. Emily Badmaev (Ireland) by unanimous decision
- Ayan Tursyn (Kazakhstan) def. Hend Rezk (Bahrain) by unaimous decision
Semi-finals
- Hannah Dawson (New Zealand) def. Sara Cova (Mexico) by unanimous decision
- Anna Astvik (Sweden) def. Ayan Tursyn (Kazakhstan) by unanimous decision
Finals
- Anna Astvik (Sweden) def. Hannah Dawson (New Zealand) by unanimous decision
Flyweight
Opening Round
- Gulmira Nugmanova (Kazakhstan) def. Saloni Avhad (India) by TKO 2:25 round 2
- Ghita Iulia Luiza (Romania) def. Alish Smith (Australia) by unanimous decision
- Michele Oliveira (Brazil) def. Dee Begley (Ireland) by TKO 1:01 round 1
- Nishigandha Rao (India) def. Daria Sloviashchenkova (Russia) by split decision
- Danni Neilan (Ireland) def. Abidi Mariem (Tunisia) by unanimous decision
Quarterfinals
- Alexandra Kovacs (Hungary) def. Gulmira Nugmanova (Kazakhstan) by TKO 1:03 round 1
- Michele Oliveira (Brazil) def. Ghita Iulia Luiza (Romania) by arm triangle choke 2:59 round 2
- Anette Österberg (Finland) def. Nishigandha Rao (India) by TKO 0:59 round 2
- Danni Neilan (Ireland) def. Ilaria Norcia (Italy) by unanimous decision
Semi-finals
- Michele Oliveira (Brazil) def. Alexandra Kovacs (Hungary) by unanimous decision
- Danni Neilan (Ireland) def. Anette Österberg (Finland) by split decision
Finals
- Michele Oliveira (Brazil) def.. Danni Neilan (Ireland) by unanimous decision
Bantamweight
Quarterfinals
- Karolina Hulkko (Finland) def. Kyla De Vries (South Africa) by unanimous decision
- Joanne Doyle (United Kingdom) def. Arziko Bregu (Italy) by armbar 2:36 round 2
- Chamia Chabbi (Finland) def. Fotini Kandris (USA) by unanimous decision
Semi-finals
- Manon Fiorot (France) def. Karolina Hulkko (Finland) by unanimous decision
- Chamia Chabbi (Finland) def. Joanne Doyle (United Kingdom) by unanimous decision
Finals
- Manon Fiorot (France) def. Chamia Chabbi (Finland) by unanimous decision
Featherweight
Quarterfinals
- Fabiana Giampa (Italy) def. Lama Nassar (Lebanon) by by unanimous decision
Semi-finals
- Courtney McCrudden (Northern Ireland) def. Nicole Schnalzer (Austria) by TKO 0:10 round 1
- Fabiana Giampa (Italy) def. Nora Nagy (Hungary) by split decision
Finals
- Fabiana Giampa (Italy) def. Courtney McCrudden (Northern Ireland) by split decision
Lightweight
Quarterfinals
- Kaycee Blake (United Kingdom) def. Divya Nagaraj (India) by TKO 1:43 round 1
- Julia Dorny (Germany) def. Izabel Hristova (Bulgaria) by unaimous decision
Semi-finals
- Kaycee Blake (United Kingdom) def. Fatema Bureshaid (Bahrain) by TKO round 1
- Gase Sanita (New Zealand) def. Julia Dorny (Germany) by split decision
Finals
- Gase Sanita (New Zealand) def. Kaycee Blake (United Kingdom) by armbar 1:27 round 1