With UFC behind IMMAF, federation president outlines growth plan, Olympic potential

STOCKHOLM – While UFC officials on Thursday continued their promotion for this weekend’s UFC on FUEL TV 2 event, the wold’s largest MMA organization also took a moment to publicly support the efforts of the newly launched International Mixed Martial Ar…

STOCKHOLM – While UFC officials on Thursday continued their promotion for this weekend’s UFC on FUEL TV 2 event, the wold’s largest MMA organization also took a moment to publicly support the efforts of the newly launched International Mixed Martial Arts Federation.

The new federation, which seeks to organize the amateur ranks of MMA around the globe in an effort to eventually bring the sport to the Olympics, officially launched early Thursday morning.

UFC exec Marshall Zelaznik praised the new organization for its efforts, and MMAjunkie.com took part in a Q&A session with IMMAF president August Wallen.