MMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OPEN 2026

MMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OPEN 2026

(all age groups)

Sunday, December 6, 2026

ROME, via Fiume Giallo 47 (PALATORRINO)

NEWS:

·     TOP MMA FIGHTERS TITLES WITH PRIZES UP TO 1,500 EUROS: https://mma-italia.it/regolamento-top-mma-fighters/

·     RICH PRIZES FOR TEAMS.

·     WRESTLING FOR MMA (STANDING GRAPPLING): https://mma-italia.it/wrestling-for-mma/

·     STRIKING FOR MMA (KICK LIGHT): https://mma-italia.it/striking-for-mma/

·     On weight control:

·     Athletes who fight in full contact with blows to the head must only show an identity document and a competitive medical certificate;

·     All other athletes must show only an identity document.

·     The protections that athletes must wear can be of any brand.

·     Match duration: Top MMA Fighters and MMA Junior Absolute : 2 round x 3 minutes + Extra Round in case Of draw; all other tournaments: 1 round x 3 minutes.

THE COMPETITION WILL BE HELD WITH 3 MMA CAGES TO GIVE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ATHLETES THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIGHT IN A CAGE.

Open MMA, WRESTLING FOR MMA and STRIKING FOR MMA competition open to all athletes, Italians and foreigners (including non-residents in Italy), over 4 years of age (only Italians or foreigners regularly resident in Italy can participate in the TOP MMA FIGHTERS tournament).

Athletes must be amateurs (i.e. they must never have competed in a pro match in a combat sport).

All proceeds from the race will be used for prize money for the Teams and Athletes.

CASH PRIZES FOR TEAMS

PRIZE MONEY FOR TEAMS: MINIMUM 1,500 EURO – MAXIMUM 3,000 EURO.

The top 5 teams will win the following cash prizes:

WITH LESS THAN 700 ENTRIES - PRIZE MONEY OF 1,500 EUROS :

-      600 euros to the first classified team;

-      400 euros to the second placed team;

-      250 euros to the third-placed team;

-      150 euros to the fourth-placed team;

-      100 euros to the fifth-placed team.

WITH MORE THAN 700 ENTRIES  - PRIZE MONEY OF 3,000 EUROS :

-      1,200 euros to the first classified team;

-      800 euros to the second-placed team;

-      500 euros to the third-placed team;

-      300 euros to the fourth-placed team;

-      200 euros to the fifth-placed team.

REGISTRATIONS

Athletes can register for one , two or three disciplines (MMA – STRIKING FOR MMA – WRESTLING FOR MMA).

Registration on smoothcomp by SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 (registration for the race will close early if the maximum number of participants is reached).

Registration fees for each discipline to be paid on smoothcomp :

·     by SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER: 25 euros (20 euros for under 16s; 10 euros discount for those who register for two disciplines; 20 euros discount for those who register for three disciplines) ;

·     by SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER: 35 euros (30 euros for under 16s; 10 euros discount for those who register for two disciplines; 20 euros discount for those who register for three disciplines) ;

At the weigh-in during the competition, anyone who does not fall within the weight category will be disqualified.

To participate in the competition, sports clubs must register on smoothcomp - https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/192-add-academy-add-affiliation

Coaches must check that their athletes have correctly entered their sports club into smoothcomp ( correcting any errors after the race will not result in changes to the race rankings ).

Trainer's Guide: https://support.smoothcomp.com/collection/24-for-coaches

FREE REGISTRATION FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEES

MMA ITALIA offers free membership and competition registration to Ukrainian refugee athletes with an Italian tax code (even if temporary). Sports clubs with Ukrainian refugee athletes interested in participating in the competition are invited to contact info@mma-italia.it to request free competition registration.

With this initiative, MMA ITALIA expresses its solidarity with the Ukrainian people who are victims of an unjustified and brutal attack.

REGISTRATION CHANGES

By MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, athletes can move independently on smoothcomp ( instructions on how to move: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel ).

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1ST, athletes who are alone in a category or who are in a category with all athletes from the same sports club, can request to be moved by sending an email to info@mma-italia.it (emails sent before TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1ST will not be considered).

Athletes who have requested to be moved and their coaches must verify that the moves have been made correctly on smoothcomp .

Athletes alone in their category may decide not to travel and instead show up at the competition venue to be awarded the gold medal after passing the weigh-in.

PUBLICATION OF BRACKETS

The athletes' brackets , with the estimated times of their first matches, will be published on smoothcomp on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 and cannot be changed during the competition.

KANO KIMONOS EVENT T-SHIRT

The event t-shirt, at the KANO KIMONOS stand during the competition, is offered free of charge to the first 50 athletes to register and is sold to the public at the following prices: one t-shirt 15 euros, two t-shirts 25 euros.

Athletes entitled to the free t-shirt must collect it at the stand by 1 p.m.

ENTRY OF ATHLETES AND COACHES

Athletes registered for the competition and their coaches must wear sportswear and must access the sports hall from the entrance on the ground floor reserved for them.

To go from the ground floor to the first floor (where the bar is) Athletes and Coaches must use the internal stairs of the building and cannot access it from the public entrance on the first floor.

WEIGHT CONTROL

The weigh-in opens at 8am and closes at 12pm.

Athletes can carry out the weigh-in whenever they want but they must do it strictly at least one hour before the start time of their first match indicated on smoothcomp (please note that the times indicated on smoothcomp are estimated times that vary frequently during the competition because they are updated in real time based on the duration of previous matches).

At weigh-in, athletes must:

·       to exhibit aIDENTITY DOCUMENT (athletes participating in the TOP MMA FIGHTER tournament are required to show an Italian identity document);

·       only those who fight in full contact with blows to the head must also show the B5 MEDICAL CERTIFICATE of suitability for competitive activity;

·       Only females over 16 years of age competing in full contact are required to present a negative PREGNANCY TEST dated no more than 14 days prior to the competition.

Athletes must weigh in wearing a rashguard /t-shirt (Top Fighters tournament athletes weigh in bare-chested) and competition shorts .

Minors must be accompanied by an adult at the weigh-in.

Athletes who weigh in at a weight check that is higher than the limit for their weight category will be disqualified (no weight tolerance will be granted).

Athletes who, after passing the weigh-in, are alone in their weight category, must immediately go to the podium area and ask the Area Manager to be awarded .

After the closure of each weigh-in, athletes who did not show up for the weigh-in are removed from the brackets .

After passing the weigh-in, athletes must check that the green dot appears next to their name on smoothcomp (if the red dot appears, they must immediately return to the weigh-in and ask to be checked because they cannot participate in the race with a red dot).

PRE-RACE MEDICAL EXAMINATION

Only adult athletes who fight in full contact with blows to the head must undergo a pre -competition medical examination during the weigh-in .

COMPETITION PROCESS

Approximate start time of the race: 10am.

are invited to bring to the competition venue smartphones and/or tablets in good working order and with a fully charged battery because they will have to independently access smoothcomp (site or app ) to check the start times of their matches and the cage/mat where they will have to show up to fight.

For this reason, after the weigh-in, athletes must constantly check the estimated start times of their matches on smoothcomp , which often vary because during the competition they are updated in real time based on the duration of previous matches, and the cage/ mat where they will fight (IMPORTANT: athletes are NOT called to the cage/mat via loudspeaker).

Ten minutes before the start time of their match , as indicated on smoothcomp , the athletes must enter the competition area (with fighting protections worn and accompanied by their coach) and present themselves at the exact cage/mat ( Mat ) indicated on smoothcomp where they are to compete in the match, positioning themselves on the correct side of the Match Official at the table and remaining silently waiting (in the competition area it is strictly forbidden to incite and advise other athletes while they are fighting).

In MMA, the athlete on top of the bracket must wear a predominantly red rashguard . The athlete on bottom of the bracket must wear a predominantly blue rashguard .

In MMA Wrestling, the athlete who is at the top of the bracket must wear the red ankle brace on his right ankle, which is provided by the referee at the table. The athlete wearing the red ankle brace must return it to the table after the match.

In STRIKING FOR MMA, the athlete who is at the top of the bracket must present himself in the competition area with red tape applied to close his gloves.

The athlete who is above in the bracket must position himself on the left arm side of the Official at the table, the athlete who is below in the bracket must position himself on the right arm side of the Official at the table.

At the end of the match preceding the one they are due to compete in, the athletes must present themselves to the referee at the table, declare their last name and first name and ask for permission to enter the cage/go onto the mat to fight.

Any athlete who does not present himself at the table to the referee at the end of the match preceding the one he is due to compete in, or who has not yet undergone the weigh-in, will be disqualified .

After finishing their match, athletes must immediately exit the competition area.

In the event of multiple full-contact matches involving blows to the head, athletes must be examined by the competition doctor before each match following the first one they have competed in.

Athletes who withdraw from the competition for any reason must notify the Official at their cage/mat table.

It is strictly forbidden to consume food and drinks inside the competition area.

It is strictly forbidden to step onto the tatami with shoes on.

COMPETITION REGULATIONS

MMA:   https://mma-italia.it/mma/

WRESTLING FOR MMA: https://mma-italia.it/wrestling-for-mma/

STRIKING FOR MMA: https://mma-italia.it/striking-for-mma/

In the corners of the fighting athletes, there can be a maximum of two coaches in matches that take place in the cage, and only one coach in matches that take place on the mat.

Corner coaches, under penalty of disqualification, must remain seated on their chairs for the entire duration of the match, without excessively giving advice or encouragement, and without touching the cage.

In cage matches, both coaches can enter the cage during recovery time between rounds but must be without shoes.

Minor athletes must have an adult coach on their corner.

AWARDS

At the end of the finals in each weight category, the top four athletes (first, second, and two-thirds) must immediately proceed to the podium area and ask the podium area manager to receive their awards (athletes are not called to the podium). Only athletes receiving awards are permitted in the podium area.

TEAM RANKING

The Team Ranking is drawn up based on the athletes' results, assigning the following points:

·     TOP MMA FIGHTERS: 125 points to the 1st placed athlete, 50 points to the 2nd placed athlete, 25 points to the 3rd placed athletes (+ 15 points for each match fought and won; + 5 points for each KO or TKO or submission);

·     MMA Junior Absolute and Youth Absolute: 50 points to the 1st placed athlete, 20 points to the 2nd placed athlete, 10 points to the 3rd placed athletes (+ 6 points for each match fought and won; + 2 points for each KO or TKO or submission);

·     in all other tournaments (including WRESTLING FOR MMA and STRIKING FOR MMA): 25 points to the 1st placed athlete, 10 points to the 2nd placed athlete, 5 points to the 3rd placed athletes (+ 3 points for each match fought and won and + 1 point for each KO or TKO or submission).

·     1 point for each athlete for participating in each tournament(If an athlete is the only one registered in a weight category, he does not earn points; if an athlete wins a category without fighting, due to no-shows by his opponents, he earns points).

RESPONSIBILITY OF SPORTS CLUBS AND ATHLETES

By registering for the race, athletes declare that they have submitted a valid medical certificate of fitness for competitive activity to the President of their sports club to participate in the race.

The Presidents and Technical Instructors of Sports Clubs are responsible for the medical fitness of their athletes for competitive activity and for maintaining the relevant medical certificate.

ASC AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS (EPS RECOGNIZED BY CONI)

For information , contact WhatsApp at 333-3323289. Athletes registered for the race will receive free ASC membership .

REFUND POLICY

The following is our refund policy.

Only athletes who meet one of the following conditions:

-      on the day of the competition they are alone in their weight category and do not show up on the podium to be awarded the gold medal;

-      are injured and have not regained physical fitness to participate in the race and send the Hospital Medical Certificate;

On the MONDAY following the race, participants can request, by sending an email to info@mma-italia.it , to receive a coupon for the amount paid for the race registration, minus 2 euros for administrative costs, and valid for one year, which can be used to register for a future race of the same organizer ( requests sent before or after the MONDAY following the race will not be taken into consideration ).

Instructions for using the coupon: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/272-how-to-use-a-coupon-code

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MMA ITALIA is the only Italian organization dedicated exclusively to the sport of MMA.

MMA ITALIA is the only Italian MMA organization that awards the best athletes and teams with generous cash prizes.

MMA ITALIA is the heir of FIGMMA, the first Italian Federation that managed MMA.

TOP MMA FIGHTERS: Prize of up to 1,500 euros for the winners of each weight category of the TOP MMA FIGHTERS tournament of the two matches in Rome (on December 6, 2026 and April 11, 2027).

THE DISCIPLINES OF MMA ITALIA:

• MMA (full and light contact)
• Wrestling for MMA (Standing Grappling)
• Striking for MMA (Kick Light)

MMA ITALIA offers simple, fast and very low-cost procedures for:

• affiliation of sports clubs to the ASC (Eps of CONI) and registration with the RASD;
• membership of athletes to the ASC;
• Snaq Technicians ;
• recognition of Belts and Ranks;
• sponsorship of events.

Info: 333-3323289

Race calendar: https://mma-italia.it/calendario-gare/

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