“Today I call on the Irish Mixed Martial Arts Association (IMMAA) to do the right thing.” Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, has accused leading figures in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Ireland of “deliberately dragging their feet” on the establishment of appropriate governance and safety standards in the sport. Ross’ comments come in […]

8 years ago

Bound to be an emotional evening for all involved. The first MMA event since the tragic passing of fighter João Carvalho will take place in Dublin this Friday as WCFC 5 arrives in The Wright Venue, Swords. During the course of the week, there has been some fitting tributes paid to the Portguese MMA fighter who tragically died as a […]

10 years ago

Sport Ireland have this evening released a statement on investigations in to the death of João Carvalho, as well as its relationship with MMA in Ireland. João Carvalho fought Irish MMA fighter Charlie Ward during Saturday’s Total Extreme Fighting event which took place in Tallaght. 20 minutes after having been knocked out, he fell ill and […]

10 years ago

“It is a sad time to be a fighter and a fight fan.” Conor McGregor has paid tribute to Joao Carvalho, the Portguese MMA fighter who died as a result of injuries sustained at the Total Extreme Fighting Event at the National Stadium in Dublin on Saturday night. McGregor, who was in attendance at the […]

10 years ago

The Portuguese fighter died from injuries sustained at an event in Dublin on Saturday night. A crowdfunding page has been set up to raise money for the family of Joao Carvalho, the Portuguese MMA fighter who died as a result of injuries sustained at an MMA event in Dublin on Saturday night. Carvalho’s representatives, The […]

10 years ago