German MMA Championship

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
German MMA Championship

logo
legal form H&A Event Management GmbH
founding 2009
Seat Gelsenkirchen , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
management
  • Özhan Altintas
  • Deniz Haciabdurrahmanoglu
  • Kayhan Altintas
Branch Mixed martial arts
Website german-mma.com

German MMA Championship ( GMC ) is a German mixed martial arts organization. In 2013, 2014 and 2015, the GMC 4, GMC 5 and GMC 7 events received the GnP Award for the best national event, and in 2013 and 2015 they also received the national best organizer of the year. In addition, GMC is the springboard for many German fighters to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the world's largest mixed martial arts organization.

history

The first event, "GMC1 The Beginning", of the German MMA Championship took place on May 29, 2010 in the Ruhrstadt Arena in Herne. Main bout winner Carlos Eduardo Rocha was signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship shortly after the bout . GMC 1 was held in a boxing ring.

In the same year, the second event, "GMC2 Continued", took place on October 9, 2010 at the same location and offered the first two title fights in GMC history, as well as a specially developed octagonal ring. In the welterweight title fight Christian Eckerlin won against the current Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Piotr Hallman. In the light heavyweight division, the later Bellator Fighting Championships fighter Jonas Billstein was able to prevail against Matthias Schuck via TKO.

After a break of almost three years, GMC returned with the event "GMC 3 Cage Time" on February 16, 2013 in the Ruhrstadt Arena in Herne and fought for the first time in an octagon. The main fight of the evening, the title fight in the heavyweight division, was carried out by Andreas Kraniotakes and Björn Schmiedberg , who are known throughout Europe , and none of the fighters could prevail even after 5 rounds.

With “GMC 4 Next Level”, the German MMA Championship set new standards for German mixed martial arts events on July 6, 2013 in the Eis Arena Herne . The fights were fought in an octagon according to the original Ultimate Fighting Championship dimensions and the fighter walk-in was supported by fog and pyrotechnics. The fights were broadcast live in the cabins for all fighters.

On September 13, 2014, the German MMA Championship changed location for the first time and hosted “GMC 5” in the Europahalle Castrop-Rauxel.

Since then, GMC has usually hosted two events per year.

regulate

With the “Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts”, the German MMA Championship uses the same set of rules as the Ultimate Fighting Championship .

Round

The fights go over 3 rounds of 5 minutes each with a ring break of 1 minute each. Title fights go over 5 rounds of 5 minutes each, also with a 1-minute ring break after each round.

Weight classes

The Unified Rules used by GMC know nine different weight classes .

  • Flyweight: 125 and less lb (57 and less kg)
  • Bantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg)
  • Featherweight: 136 to 145 lb (61 to 66 kg)
  • Lightweight: 145 to 155 lb (67 to 71 kg)
  • Welterweight: 155 to 170 lb (71 to 78 kg)
  • Middleweight: 170 to 185 lb (78 to 85 kg)
  • Light Heavyweight: 185 to 205 lb (85 to 94 kg)
  • Heavyweight: 205 to 265 lb (94 to 120 kg)
  • Super Heavyweight: over 265 lb (over 120 kg)

Cage

Hall picture of GMC 4
GMC octagon

The fighting area at GMC has the shape of an octagon ( octagon ) with a diameter of 9.75 m. Instead of ring ropes, the fighting area is limited by a chain link fence . The fence is designed to protect the fighters from falling off the fighting area. In addition, it opens up further tactical possibilities, as you can lean on it (in clinch and ground combat) - but the fighters are not allowed to hold on to it.

Title holder

Current title holders

The GMC title holders in the various weight classes:

Men's

GMC heavyweight belt
Weight class Weight limit Title holder since Defenses
Heavyweight 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg ) GermanyGermany Andreas Kraniotakes July 6, 2013 (GMC 4 Next Level) 0
Light heavyweight 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg ) GermanyGermany Stephan Puetz November 7, 2015 (GMC 7) 0
medium weight 171 to 185 lb (77 to 84 kg ) GermanyGermany Christian Eckerlin April 18, 2015 (GMC 6) 0
Welterweight 156 to 170 lb (70 to 77 kg ) GermanyGermany Kerim Engizek July 6, 2013 (GMC 4 Next Level) 0
lightweight 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg ) NetherlandsNetherlands Djamil Chan April 18, 2015 (GMC 6) 1
Featherweight 136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 kg ) GermanyGermany Lom Ali Eskjiew July 6, 2013 (GMC 4 Next Level) 0
Bantamweight 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg ) FranceFrance Taylor Lapilus November 7, 2015 (GMC 7) 0

Events

event date place Hall
GMC 1 The Beginning 2010. May 29 GermanyGermany Herne Ruhrstadt Arena
GMC 2 - Continued 2010. Oct. 9 GermanyGermany Herne Ruhrstadt Arena
GMC 3 - Cage Time 2013. Feb. 16 GermanyGermany Herne Ruhrstadt Arena
GMC 4 - Next Level 2013. July 06 GermanyGermany Herne Ice arena
GMC 5 2014 Sep 13 GermanyGermany Castrop-Rauxel Europahalle
GMC 6 2015. Apr. 18 GermanyGermany Castrop-Rauxel Europahalle
GMC 7 2015. Nov. 07 GermanyGermany Castrop-Rauxel Europahalle
GMC 8 2016. Apr. 16 GermanyGermany Castrop-Rauxel Europahalle

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GnP Awards 2013: National event of the year. Ground and Pound . Groundandpound.de. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ GnP Awards 2014: National event of the year. Ground and Pound . Groundandpound.de. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ GnP Awards 2015: National event of the year. Ground and Pound . Groundandpound.de. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ GnP Awards 2013: Best national organizer. MMA DE / CH / AT. Ground and Pound . Groundandpound.de. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ GnP Awards 2015: Best national organizer . Groundandpound.de. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ GMC 1: A Custom Made Debut GroundandPound . Groundandpound.de. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  7. ↑ GMC 2 brief results . Groundandpound.de. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ GMC 3 causes a bang . Groundandpound.de. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ GMC 4: Results of the German MMA Championship . Groundandpound.de. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  10. ↑ GMC 5: Top fights on Saturday in Castrop-Rauxel . Groundandpound.de. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ Title bearer - german-mma.de ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , official website. Retrieved March 26, 2015.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / german-mma.de
  12. ^ GMC 1 The Beginning . Sherdog.com. May 29, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  13. ↑ GMC 2 - Continued . Sherdog.com. October 9, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  14. ↑ GMC 3 - Cage Time . Sherdog.com. February 16, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  15. ↑ GMC 4 - Next Level . Sherdog.com. July 6, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  16. ↑ GMC 5 . Sherdog.com. September 13, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2015.