Chairman Moon Jung-hong welcomes the confirmation of the official event of the 2026 Asian Games in mixed martial arts
Feb 24, 2025
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The Korea MMA General Association (Chairman Moon Jung-hong) welcomed the adoption of MMA events at the Asian Games. There could be no more welcome news for the Korea MMA General Association, which has continued international activities such as the Asian Championship and international referee training held at AMMA, a member organization of the OCA (Asia Olympic Council).
Chairman Chung Moon-hong said, `AMMA Chairman Gordon Tang, who has prepared a lot so far, has had a hard time. Secretary-General Kim Geum-cheon, Secretary-General Kim Sung-tae, and Judge Yang Seo-woo, who worked hard in Korea, also suffered a lot. Son Jin-ho and Bae Dong-hyun have participated in the Asian Championships consistently for several years. I am also grateful to Jeon Wook-jin and others."
The Korea MMA General Association has been working as the Korea MMA Federation for two years by integrating WFSO (World Martial Arts Sports Association) and UKC (UNITED KOREA COMBAT) on July 25, 2023, but WFSO decided to go its own way as of January 2025, and changed its name and was reborn as the Korea MMA General Association.
All national and international referees who participated in all Asian championships and international refereeing education hosted by AMMA from 2023 to 2024 have also moved to the Korea MMA General Association to prepare for the Asian Games.
The Korea MMA General Association dispatched Kim Sung-tae, Yang Seo-woo, and Jeon Wook-jin to AMMA International Judgment Training for 6 nights and 7 days from August 11, 2023. Four international judges, Park Joon-yong, were born for the first time in Korea. At the 1st AMMA Asian Championships from August 18 to 20, 2023, with four judges, the Korean MMA national team, including women's team Park Han-bin, men's Lee Sang-kyun, Chun Seung-moo, Kim Ha-joon, Son Jin-ho, Jin Sung-hoon, Bae Dong-hyun, Choi Eun-seok, and Kim Sung-tae, participated, and referee Yang Seo-woo won the best referee award, and Park Han-bin won the women's best player award. Jin Sung-hoon won the silver medal, while Son Jin-ho, Lee Sang-kyun, Bae Dong-hyun, and Kim Ha-joon won the bronze medal.
Four international referees, including Kim Sung-tae, Yang Seo-woo, Jeon Sung-won and Seo Hye-rin, participated in the 2nd AMMA Championship held from July 6 to 13 last year. From 2023 to 2024, the number of international referees increased to a total of six, with Park Seo-young, who played for the national team, winning silver medals and Lee Bo-mi and Kim Ha-jin winning bronze medals, respectively. Yang Seo-woo, the international referee, won the grand prize.
At the Manila MMA Open held on October 10 last year, international referees Yang Seo-woo, Jeon Sung-won, and Seo Hye-rin were dispatched, and referee Yang Seo-woo was invited as an international referee education instructor to promote national prestige.
As above, from 2023 to the present, the Korea MMA General Association has consistently participated in international competitions with a total of six international referees and 20 national athletes.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
