A veteran within the regulatory aspect of Combined Martial Arts, Guilherme Bravo took on the essential position of Head of Refereeing on the 2024 IMMAF European Championships held in Serbia from March 29 to April 6, and has now been appointed as the brand new Director of IMMAF Regulatory Affairs.
In his new position, Bravo will align IMMAF occasions group with worldwide MMA protocols and elevate them to a world-class normal. He’s additionally tasked with overseeing the coaching of officers, instructors, and leaders for occasions, updating referee protocols and enhancing judging processes.
Empowered by his invaluable expertise of officiating around the globe, Bravo took up the obligations of overseeing and educating the officers who got here from around the globe to be a part of the European Championships and is now in prime place to proceed his work all through the complete IMMAF system.
After the occasion, reflecting on the depth of the IMMAF European Championships, Bravo described the ambiance as each “loopy and superb,” notably noting the frenetic tempo of the primary day, which featured a staggering 90 fights.
IMMAF has been altering the panorama of MMA officiating for years now and Bravo expressed enthusiasm for the group’s distinctive capability to coach officers from numerous areas worldwide.
“An important side of the IMMAF ecosystem is the truth that the work that we do reverberates around the globe. Prior to now, we had only a few judges and referees giving programs, and they might at all times be restricted to their very own areas. However via IMMAF, you possibly can educate younger referees and judges from around the globe. As soon as they’re again of their international locations, they will take these classes and apply them in a sensible approach in addition to ultimately with the ability to educate them as effectively’’.
Whereas concluding, Bravo burdened the significance of getting referees and judges undergo the expertise of officiating on a platform like IMMAF.
“The IMMAF supplies a studying platform not only for younger, newbie fighters, however for judges and referees as effectively. You possibly can see how a lot distinction it makes for them, as soon as they get known as into massive skilled reveals. Once they put the time in officiating IMMAF bouts, it supplies them with invaluable expertise that they will carry via the skilled ranks and make the game larger due to that’’.
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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