We love MMA
With 48 events to date, We Love MMA is the largest mixed martial arts series of events in German-speaking countries since 2010 .
Rules and weight classes
We Love MMA events are sanctioned by the Grappling and Mixed Martial Arts Association eV (GAMMA²). The set of rules is based on the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts , which are also used by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Fights typically go over two five-minute rounds.
Dustin Stoltzfus and Mario Wittmann contested the first title fight in the middleweight division , in which Dustin Stoltzfus emerged as the winner and thus the first title holder of We Love MMA. The current welterweight champion is Adrian Zeitner, while Kam Gairbekov holds the lightweight title. A ranking list is kept for each weight class.
Men's
| Weight class | Weight limit | No. 1 in the ranking | Title holder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | up to 120 kg | Ben Adwubi | |
| Light heavyweight | up to 93 kg | Lomali Hutaev | |
| medium weight | up to 84 kg | Tomasz Skrzypek | Dustin Stoltzfus |
| Welterweight | up to 77 kg | Tomasz Sobczak | Adrian Zeitner |
| lightweight | up to 70 kg | Amin Cherkaoui | Came Gairbekov |
| Featherweight | up to 66 kg | Edris Edi Rafigh | |
| Bantamweight | up to 61 kg | Frederico Gutzwiller | |
| Flyweight | up to 57 kg | - |
(As of April 29, 2019)
Ladies
| Weight class | Weight limit | No. 1 in the ranking |
|---|---|---|
| medium weight | up to 84 kg | - |
| Welterweight | up to 77 kg | - |
| lightweight | up to 70 kg | Katharina Albinos |
| Featherweight | up to 66 kg | Katharina Albinos |
| Bantamweight | up to 61 kg | Anna Isabella Hübsch |
| Flyweight | up to 57 kg | Daniela Kortmann |
| Straw weight | up to 52 kg | - |
| Atomic weight | up to 47 kg | - |
(As of April 29, 2019)
history
The first six We Love MMA events took place in the Universal Hall in Berlin from 2010 to 2013 . The series began in cooperation with the 2013 resolution German Free Fight Association (FFA). For this reason, the MMA database Sherdog.com lists FFA and We Love MMA together, with 63 events and more than 500 matches. In 2014 the first events took place outside of Berlin , in Oberhausen , Hamburg and Stuttgart . After six events in Germany in 2015, expansion to Austria (Vienna) and Switzerland (Basel) followed in 2016. The permanent locations also include arenas in Ludwigshafen, Dresden, Hanover and Munich. In 2019 We Love MMA premiered in the Castello in Düsseldorf and in the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken. There have been a total of 48 events so far, with more being planned for 2019 and 2020.
| No. | date | place | arena |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | March 14, 2020 | Munich | Small Olympic Hall |
| 53 | February 29, 2020 | Hanover | Swiss Life Hall |
| 52 | January 18, 2020 | Dusseldorf | Castello Düsseldorf |
| 51 | December 14, 2019 | Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena |
| 50 | 19th October 2019 | Hamburg | Barclaycard Arena |
| 49 | September 28, 2019 | Stuttgart | Carl Benz Arena |
| 48 | May 18, 2019 | Saarbrücken | Saarlandhalle |
| 47 | 23 March 2019 | Dusseldorf | Castello Düsseldorf |
| 46 | February 23, 2019 | Munich | Small Olympic Hall |
| 45 | 2nd February 2019 | Hanover | Swiss Life Hall |
| 44 | December 8, 2018 | Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena |
| 43 | November 24, 2018 | Hamburg | Barclaycard Arena |
| 42 | 20th October 2018 | Dresden | Dresden Exhibition Center |
| 41 | 29th September 2018 | Stuttgart | Carl Benz Arena |
| 40 | 2nd June 2018 | Oberhausen | Koenig-Pilsener-Arena |
| 39 | April 7, 2018 | Ludwigshafen | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle |
| 38 | February 24, 2018 | Munich | Small Olympic Hall |
| 37 | January 27, 2018 | Hanover | Swiss Life Hall |
| 36 | December 16, 2017 | Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena |
| 35 | 2nd December 2017 | Basel | St. Jakobshalle |
| 34 | 18th November 2017 | Hamburg | Barclaycard Arena |
| 33 | October 28, 2017 | Dresden | Messe Dresden Hall 1 |
| 32 | 23 September 2017 | Stuttgart | Carl Benz Arena |
| 31 | May 13, 2017 | Oberhausen | Koenig-Pilsener-Arena |
| 30th | April 22, 2017 | Ludwigshafen | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle |
| 29 | 18th February 2017 | Munich | Small Olympic Hall |
| 28 | January 28, 2017 | Hanover | Swiss Life Hall |
| 27 | December 10, 2016 | Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena |
| 26th | November 26, 2016 | Basel | St. Jakobshalle |
| 25th | 5th November 2016 | Dresden | Messe Dresden Hall 1 |
| 24 | 15th October 2016 | Hamburg | Barclaycard Arena |
| 23 | September 24, 2016 | Stuttgart | Carl Benz Arena |
| 22nd | 4th June 2016 | Vienna | City Hall Hall F. |
| 21st | April 23, 2016 | Ludwigshafen | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle |
| 20th | March 12, 2016 | Munich | Small Olympic Hall |
| 19th | 20th February 2016 | Hanover | Swiss Life Hall |
| 18th | January 23, 2016 | Oberhausen | Koenig-Pilsener-Arena |
| 17th | November 28, 2015 | Stuttgart | Carl Benz Arena |
| 16 | October 10, 2015 | Hamburg | Barclaycard Arena |
| 15th | July 04, 2015 | Berlin | Tempodrom |
| 14th | April 25, 2015 | Dresden | Messe Dresden Hall 1 |
| 13 | March 14, 2015 | Hanover | Swiss Life Hall |
| 12 | January 31, 2015 | Oberhausen | Koenig-Pilsener-Arena |
| 11 | 20th December 2014 | Berlin | Universal Hall |
| 10 | November 08, 2014 | Stuttgart | Carl Benz Arena |
| 9 | September 27, 2014 | Hamburg | O2 World |
| 8th | June 7, 2014 | Berlin | Tempodrom |
| 7th | 1st of February 2014 | Oberhausen | Koenig-Pilsener-Arena |
| 6th | December 14, 2013 | Berlin | Universal Hall |
| 5 | March 6, 2013 | Berlin | Universal Hall |
| 4th | December 15, 2012 | Berlin | Universal Hall |
| 3 | May 12, 2012 | Berlin | Universal Hall |
| 2 | December 17, 2011 | Berlin | Universal Hall |
| 1 | December 18, 2010 | Berlin | Universal Hall |
Livestream and archive
We Love MMA has been offering a live stream with German and English commentators since 2017, which can be seen on various channels and platforms around the world. In the summer of 2018, BILD joined in to support We love MMA live. In addition to editorial activities, the We Love MMA events are broadcast live via BILDplus in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. You can also follow “We love MMA” live on various platforms in the USA, France and other countries. Ring TV is the streaming and pay-per-view expert for martial arts in France. Eleven Sports is the partner in Belgium and throughout Asia. In all other countries, access is possible via other platforms.
The media library of the last events now includes over 450 videos.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.welovemma.de/regelwerk/ , Regelwerk ( Memento from September 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Adrian-Zeitner-232035
- ↑ https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Kam-Gairbekov-184093
- ↑ http://www.welovemma.de/ranking/
- ↑ https://www.gnp1.de/allgemein/verbindungen/news/we-love-mma-41-kam-gairbekov-kroent-sich-zum-champion/
- ↑ http://www.welovemma.de/ranking/
- ↑ http://www.welovemma.de/ranking/
- ↑ https://www.sherdog.com/organizations/We-Love-MMA-Free-Fight-Association-Germany-219
- ↑ a b https://www.wz.de/nrw/duesseldorf/kaefig-kaempfer-kommen-nach-duesseldorf_aid-24426587