Austria's fighter shines at MMA-EM: medals for bravery!

Austria's fighter shines at MMA-EM: medals for bravery!

Belgrad, Serbien - This year's European MMA European Championship in Belgrade was a spectacular highlight for Austria. In the Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, 858 fighters from all over Europe met, including three talented Austrian athletes who caused a sensation. Particularly noteworthy is Elias Erber from the Graz fundamental gym, who won the silver medal through impressive achievements in the feather weight category (-66 kg). He had to take his only defeat in the final against Ukrainian Milan Nikolenk when he defeated him by submission, as krone.at reported.

Another highlight came from Imran Zulic, an outstanding super heavyweight from the Champions Gym of the Ettl Bros. with a proud 1.90 meters and 109 kilos he competed against the Georgian Lekso Sabanadze in the semi -finals. After an exciting fight, a controversial Split Decision decided on third place for Zulic. Gerhard Ettl, a pioneer of the Austrian MMA, was disappointed with the decisions of the judges and emphasized that the performance of his fighters would have earned the victory internationally. Brother Michael Ettl, also a size in the MMA area, is known for its important role in the development of martial arts in Austria, such as mma-verband.at explained.

spectacular appearances and early failures

The services of the Austrian fighters were not only shaped by success, but also by early defeats. Anas Hamdaoui, who drew attention to himself in the first round with a spectacular KO, surprisingly resigned against the Portuguese Alexandre Rita in the quarter -finals. Despite these setbacks, the athletes of Gerhard Ettl impressively demonstrated the high level in MMA, Austria, making a sign of the future development of this sport in the Alpine Republic