\n\tABU DHABI: Preparations are complete for the ninth edition of the UAE National MMA Championship, which will take place on July 11 and 12 at Shabab Al-Ahli Club in Dubai.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe event will bring together more than 300 athletes representing top clubs and academies from across the UAE.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe championship carries added significance as it takes place just weeks before the UAE National Team competes at the IMMAF Youth World Championships in August. This makes it a key opportunity to assess athletes\u2019 technical, physical and mental readiness while raising the level of competition.<\/p>\n
\n\tSaturday\u2019s program will feature the Youth D (10-11 years), Youth C (12-13 years) and Youth B (14-15 years) divisions, while Sunday\u2019s competitions include the Youth A (16-17 years) and Adults (18 years and above) divisions.<\/p>\n
\n\tMohammed Bin Dalmouj Al-Dhaheri, UAE Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts Federation board member, said: \u201cThe ninth edition of the championship comes at an important time, just weeks before the UAE National Team competes at the IMMAF Youth World Championships in August. It gives our athletes a valuable opportunity to compete at a high level and assess their readiness ahead of one of the biggest events of the year.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cWe are committed to providing a clear pathway for athlete development, from local competitions through to the international stage. This championship allows our technical staff to evaluate athletes\u2019 performances, build their confidence and prepare them for the challenges of competing against the world’s best.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tAL-Dhaheri added the participation of more than 300 athletes reflected the continued growth of mixed martial arts across all age groups in the UAE. He reaffirmed the federation\u2019s commitment to youth development as the foundation for building national teams capable of competing internationally and raising the UAE flag on the world stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ABU DHABI: Preparations are complete for the ninth edition of the UAE National MMA Championship, which will take…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":786916,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-786915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786915\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/786916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}