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#TBT: Late takedown propels Rahimi past Rashidov

Thursday, May 26, 2022 - 13:29 By Eric Olanowski

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COSIER-VEVEY, Switzerland (May 26) --- #TBT: Rahimi’s late takedown propels him past Rashidov Fellow world champions and Olympic bronze medalists Hassan RAHIMI ?? and Gadzhimurad RASHIDOV (RWF) went toe-to-toe at the 2016 Freestyle World Cup in Los Angeles, ??.

Rahimi, the 2013 world champ and Rio Olympic bronze medalist grabbed a takedown with less than 15 seconds left and downed Rashidov, the 2019 world champion and Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist, 3-3.

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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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