The 2026 UWW European MMA Championships Concluded in Yerevan

On May 30 and 31, Yerevan hosted the first-ever European MMA Championships under the auspices of UWW (United World Wrestling). The competitions were held among U20 athletes, as well as senior men and women.

Athletes from 10 countries competed in the Armenian capital: Armenia, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Georgia.

Team Russia confidently won all four team standings. Russian athletes claimed all four gold medals in the U20 women’s division, four gold medals out of seven among U20 men, four gold medals out of eight among senior women, and six gold medals out of nine among senior men.

Team Armenia did not win any gold medals at the home tournament, but Armenian athletes claimed a large number of medals of lower value. In particular, among senior men, Armenia’s representatives won one silver and three bronze medals, while in the youth divisions they won six bronze medals and one silver.

Results of the 2026 UWW European MMA Championships

Senior Men

57 kg — 5 participants
Ilya Rayu (Russia)
Artem Mirgorodsky (Russia)
Bogdan Cherny (Ukraine) and Stanislav Dremlyuga (Ukraine)

62 kg — 7 participants
David Gasandekov (Russia)
Alexandru Stanca (Moldova)
Narek Goginyan (Armenia) and Roder Morad (Sweden)
6th place: Hayk Margaryan (Armenia)

66 kg — 6 participants
Khavid Dakaev (Russia)
Mykhailo Kazymertchuk (Ukraine)
Melkon Melkonyan (Armenia) and Arsen Naslyan (Poland)
5th place: Samvel Palyan (Russia)
6th place: Narek Muradyan (Armenia)

71 kg — 8 participants
Safar Ramazanov (Russia)
Vladyslav Zinchenko (Ukraine)
Gheorghe Pavlov (Moldova) and Zograb Ohanyan (Russia)

77 kg — 9 participants
Ivan Kurelaru (Ukraine)
Gheorghe Balaur (Moldova)
Ivan Kulak (Belarus)
5th place: Nahapet Ekizyan (Armenia)
7th place: Seryozha Grigoryan (Armenia)

Gayrbek Dalgatov (Russia) was among the medalists but was disqualified.

84 kg — 7 participants
Ivan Podrugin (Russia)
Aleksey Stryzhko (Ukraine)
Seryozha Harutyunyan (Armenia) and Mikhail Bolganov (Russia)

93 kg — 7 participants
Artem Zhuravlev (Belarus)
Makhmud Makhmudov (Russia)
Ali Khodeib (Germany) and Daniel Gorea (Moldova)

100 kg — 2 participants
Said Gutaev (Russia)
Misha Dilanyan (Armenia)

130 kg — 5 participants
Liviu Maluda (Moldova)
Alexander Stepovoy (Russia)
Alexander Khodakov (Ukraine) and Mykhailo Kapitsky (Ukraine)

Men’s Team Standings
Russia — 190 points
Ukraine — 125
Moldova — 95
Armenia — 75
Belarus — 40

Senior Women

50 kg — 4 participants
Anna Khyria (Ukraine)
Darya Romanova (Russia)
Lisa Domas (Sweden) and Anna Bezhenar (Ukraine)

53 kg — 5 participants
Nova Bergman (Sweden)
Darya Krapivina (Russia)
Evelina Floryak (Ukraine) and Arpine Mnatsakanyan (Armenia)

57 kg — 6 participants
Karolina Chlobuszewska (Poland)
Veronika Vykhvaten (Russia)
Yulia Ostroverkhova (Russia) and Yoya Juan Hiemstra (Netherlands)

61 kg — 3 participants
Veronika Sushina (Russia)
Yana Melnychuk (Ukraine)
Aleksandra Chivileva (Russia)

65 kg — 3 participants
Khalida Timofeeva (Russia)
Yulia Melnychuk (Ukraine)
Natalya Lopatina (Russia)

70 kg — 4 participants
Anna Ershova (Russia)
Sofia Zhenevska (Ukraine)
Ekaterina Zimina (Russia) and Snezhana Morar (Ukraine)

75 kg — 3 participants
Kateryna Korma (Ukraine)
Violeta Romashnova (Russia)
Dana Drozhzhina (Russia)

90 kg — 2 participants
Alina Glushchenko (Russia)
Agapi Harutyunyan (Armenia)

Women’s Team Standings
Russia — 180 points
Ukraine — 135
Sweden — 40
Armenia — 35
Poland — 25

Men U20

57 kg — 8 participants
Chayan Mongush (Russia)
Albert Hovhannisyan (Russia)
Alexander Andreev (Russia) and Jivan Arakelyan (Armenia)

62 kg — 7 participants
Egor Tarasenko (Ukraine)
Vanik Sargsyan (Armenia)
Arslan Magomedov (Russia) and Ivan Kora (Belarus)

66 kg — 7 participants
Maksym Shevchenko (Ukraine)
Ilya Svyatun (Ukraine)
Karlen Gevorgyan (Armenia) and Nikita Likhtin (Russia)

71 kg — 9 participants
Olivier Przerwa (Poland)
Aleksey Bolbochan (Ukraine)
Gagik Sahakyan (Armenia) and Ivan Gurbanov (Russia)

77 kg — 6 participants
Aliskhan Dudurgov (Russia)
Mukhamadjon Davlyatov (Russia)
Bogdan Bechko (Ukraine) and Said Shakhbiev (Russia)

84 kg — 6 participants
Kyryl Kyseliov (Ukraine)
Akhmat Makoev (Russia)
Manoa Herb (Germany) and Albert Harutyunyan (Armenia)

93 kg — 6 participants
Viktor Sheenko (Russia)
Ion Sili (Moldova)
Svyatoslav Zolotov (Russia) and Erik Grigoryan (Armenia)

100 kg — 5 participants
Daud Itsaraev (Russia)
Yevgeny Muradov (Ukraine)
Anton Mazaev (Russia) and Samvel Atikyan (Armenia)

U20 Men’s Team Standings
Russia — 165 points
Ukraine — 139
Armenia — 120
Poland — 33
Belarus — 24

Women U20

50 kg — 3 participants
Ksenia Shiplikina (Russia)
Alina Naidina (Russia)
Mane Yenokyan (Armenia)

53 kg — 2 participants
Elmira Gallyamova (Russia)
Violeta Potapovich (Russia)

57 kg — 3 participants
Olesya Krasilnikova (Russia)
Diana Parfenova (Russia)
Ksenia Aksyubina (Russia)

61 kg — 4 participants
Ksenia Fedoseeva (Russia)
Antonina Zhilko (Poland)
Taugi Khondkaryan (Armenia) and Anna Glushak (Russia)

U20 Women’s Team Standings
Russia — 100 points
Armenia — 30
Poland — 20

Earlier, the European Championships in pankration and grappling also concluded in Yerevan.