The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has announced via press release that athletes from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at the MMA Supercup. Press release reads as follows:
IMMAF SUSPENDS THE RUSSIAN MMA UNION & BELARUSIAN MMA FEDERATION
RUSSIAN TEAM BARRED FROM MMA SUPERCUP
[London. 1 March 2022] The board of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation has taken the decision to suspend the membership of the Russian MMA Union (RMMAU) and the Federation of Hand-to-Hand Fighting & MMA of Belarus.
In doing so, IMMAF unites with international sport in boycotting Russia and Belarus in response to the nations’ attack on Ukraine.