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Amateur MMA World Championships 2025 Schedule

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 06:05 By United World Wrestling Press

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NOVI SAD, Serbia (August 27) -- The first-ever Amateur MMA World Championships under United World Wrestling will be held in Novi Sad from October 16 to 19.

The competition will be held in SPENS, Novi Sad on three mats in Men's and Women's categories. The weight classes will be:

Men's: 57kg, 62kg, 66kg, 71kg, 77kg, 84kg, 93kg, 100kg and 130kg
Women's: 50kg, 53kg, 57kg, 61kg, 65kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg and 90kg

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The tournament will held across three days with finals on day two and three. For details of the schedule click here.

For registrations, UWW urges athletes to go through the country national federations and apply through UWW Athena.

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Obituary

Former European Championships Medalist Zsanett Nemeth Passes Away at 32

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 - 15:15 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (June 24) -- Zsanett NEMETH (HUN), a former European Championships medalist, passed away on Tuesday in Sofia, Bulgaria, at the age of 32.

A silver medalist at the 2017 European Championships and bronze medalist in 2019, Nemeth also won gold at the 2011 U17 World Championships, becoming the first Hungarian woman wrestler to achieve the feat.

Born in Veszprém, Hungary, Nemeth represented her country at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in the women's 75kg weight category.

United World Wrestling mourns the passing of Zsanett Nemeth and extends its deepest condolences to her family and loved ones.