The town of Vysoke Tatry played host to the 2024 GAMMA European MMA and Striking MMA Championships, as the rising stars of mixed martial arts competed for medals in Slovakia.
The host nation celebrated three medals on finals day, with Michal Kuzma and Martin Koky claiming Striking MMA gold, while Kuzma and Adam Neupauer picked up silvers in MMA and Striking MMA, respectively as a packed week of competition came to a close with the tournament finals.
It proved to be a big day for Poland, as Iwo Baraniewski took the honours in the men’s -120.2kg division with a unanimous decision victory over Moldova’s Cristian Constantinov, while his teammates Maciej Strzelecki, Karolina Chlobuszewska, Pawel Grzeszczak and Krystyna Cholewa all claimed golds in the MMA championships.
There was a notable rivalry on the day, as Germany’s Lorena Cubero upset Czech favourite Natalie Trikalova to claim Striking MMA gold, only for Trikalova to turn the tables when they faced off in the MMA gold medal bout later in the afternoon.
And another repeat matchup saw Ukraine’s Maksym Mytsko face Latvia’s Farrukh Gafurov in the -56.7kg finals for both MMA and Striking MMA, with Mytsko claiming the gold in both matchups via submission and unanimous decision, respectively.
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GAMMA European MMA Championships: Official results
- Iwo Baraniewski (POL) def. Cristian Constantinov (MDA) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – Seniors Male, -120.2kg
- Daniele Scagliusi (ITA) def. Petru Buzdugan (MDA) via unanimous decision (28-28, 28-28, 28-28, with minus point for Buzdugan due to technical foul) – Seniors Male, -77.1kg
- Dmitrii Ceacusta (MDA) def. Oleg Korsakov (UKR) via TKO – Round 1, 0:47 – Seniors Male, -93kg
- Maciej Strzelecki (POL) def. Nika Bregvadze (GEO) via walkover – Round 1, 3:00 – Seniors Male, -83.9kg
- Natalie Trikalova (CZE) def. Lorena Cubero (GER) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) – Seniors Female, -61.2kg
- Firas Daud (GER) def. Pietro Micelli (ITA) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) – Seniors Male, -70.3 kg
- Karolina Chlobuszewska (POL) def. Samanta Dorchi (LAT) via submission – Round 1, 1:18 – Seniors Female, -56.7kg
- Denis Malikov (AZE) def. Michal Kuzma (SVK) via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28) – Seniors Male, -65.8kg
- Pawel Grzeszczak (POL) def. Denis Mikolajek (CZE) via submission – Round 1, 1:52 – Seniors Male, -61.2kg
- Krystyna Cholewa (POL) def. Sinead Lavin (IRL) via TKO – Round 1, 2:14 – Seniors Female, -52.2kg
- Maksym Mytsko (UKR) def. Farrukh Gafurov (LAT) via submission – Round 3, 2:09 – Seniors Male, -56.7kg
GAMMA European Striking MMA Championships: Official results
- Adam Jakubik (CZE) def. Nika Bredvadze (GEO) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) – Seniors Male, -83.9kg
- Petru Buzdugan (MDA) def. David Velisek (CZE) via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) – Seniors Male, -77.1kg
- Dimitris Skourtis (GRE) def. Oleg Korsakov (UKR) via submission – Round 1, 0:47 – Seniors Male, -93kg
- Aria Azarnoosh (GER) def. Tomas Holecek (CZE) via TKO – Round 2, 2:21 – Seniors Male, -70.3kg
- Lorena Cubero (GER) def. Natalie Trikalova (CZE) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) – Seniors Female, -61.2kg
- Michal Kuzma (SVK) def. Nazari Bedrii (UKR) via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27) – Seniors Male, -65.8kg
- Martin Koky (SVK) def. Adam Neupauer (SVK) via walkover – Round 1, 3:00 – Seniors Male, -61.2kg
- Maksym Mytsko (UKR) def. Farrukh Gafurov (LAT) via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 29-27) – Seniors Male, -56.7kg
