United States Pankration National Championships
November 9th 2008
Santa Ana, California.
One of a kind Custom National Championship Belts will be awarded to all Men's division champions.
Customized National Championships Medals will be awarded in all other division first, second and third place winners.
(Men and Teen/ Junior divisions will have two 3rd place medalists)
Interested Athletes must place in a "qualifying tournament" or apply as a "Wild Card Entry" to earn a spot in the National Championships.
Amateur, non-licensed fighters only
Divisions:
Men ages 18 and older (9 weight classes)
Women ages 14 and older (3 Weight classes)
Male Teens/Juniors ages 14-17 (8 Weight classes)
Kids ages 11-13 (5 Weight classes mixed boys & girls)
Kids ages 8-11 (5 Weight classes mixed boys & girls)
Kids ages 7 and below (3 Weight classes mixed boys & girls)
Men and Teen Weight divisions will each have 16 opening per division.
Women and Kids age and weight divisions will each have 8 openings per division.
All divisions will be first filled by 2008 qualifiers and accepted Wild Card applicants.
All registration forms must be pre-registered and pre-paid, postmarked by Nov. 3, 2008. Additional openings, if any will be announced after Nov. 6, 2008.
QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2008.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
August 23, 2008
Perry's Athletic Training Center – 962 Golden Gate Terr.
Grass Valley, California
Contact Jay Perry @ 530 273-8121 or jayperry77@hotmail.com
Registration Fee: $50 if pre-registered by Aug 9
Divisions for Men, Women and Teens
WISCONSIN
August 23, 2008
Milwaukee Summer fest Grounds
200 N. Harbor Dr
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Divisions for Men, Women, Kids and Teens
Contact Rob Serrano 414 423-6700 E-mail mma@topkick.com
ARIZONA
September 6, 2008
Next Generation MMA -1575 Dover Ave Unit A-108
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Contact Tim Carey @ nextgenerationlhc@yahoo.com
Weigh-Ins: 8 AM day of Event or 6:30 PM on Sept. 5th
Registration Fee: $45
Spectators: $5 -INCLUDES COACHES
Divisions for Men, Women, Teens and Kids
VENTURA – More Details coming soon
October 18 2008
Santa Maria
Contact Mike McDonald @ amaomega@hotmail.com
UTAH
September 20, 2008
LA Boxing – 1640 S. State St, Orem Utah
Weigh in – Sat 7am – 9am
Tournament – Sat 10am – 3 pm
$40 pre-registration
$50 at the door.
Call LA Boxing at 801 765-1BOX or Contact Chuck Costello @ chckcostello@yahoo.com
SAN DIEGO – "Only open to fighters from current participating gyms". See link - Gyms
Location TBA
October 4th 2008
Contact Bill Dean @ billdean17@hotmail.com
SAN BERNARDINO – “Last chance to qualify for the 2008 National Championship's
October 26, 2008
$60 entry fee. $30 if also competing in the Jiu jitsu or No Gi the day before
Los Oso's High School , Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Contact Jeff Frater @ KFSS75@aol.com
PREVIOUS QUALIFIERS:
You must have placed in one of these tournaments to qualify for the National Championships.
Qualifiers DO NOT have to compete in the same age & weight group as they qualified in. 1st – 4th place finalists qualify in advanced/ open divisions or if only one division was available. All other divisions qualify 1st – 3rd place finalist only.
2008 California State Championships - Santa Ana College April 6, 2008
2008 Armed Forces Championships - Camp Pendleton May 17, 2008
2008 National Team Championships – July 26th, All Participants are pre-qualified
2008 World Cup of Martial Arts Pankration – April 11, 2008 Green Bay Wisconsin.
WILD CARD ENTRIES: We will take wild card entries on a case by case basis.
We will consider Wild Card applications in the following order. Those not accepted will receive a full refund. Once a specific division is full we will not accept any Wild Cards.
#1- Live outside a reasonable driving range from any qualifiers.
#2- Competition in your specific division was not available at a Qualifier in your region. This mainly for kids and Women if their divisions were not available in an existing event.
#3- Placed in a 2007 Sanctioned Tournament but was unable to compete in a 2008 event due to injury, deployment or illness.
#4- Any other reason not listed above.
**The only guaranteed way to gain a spot in the National Championships will be through a qualifying tournament. Wild cards are not guaranteed.**
Prior Tournament results with names of all finalists are at this link: (Except Wisconsin events) Results
Registration forms for the 2008 National Championships will soon be available at Fightleague Home
November 9th 2008
Santa Ana, California.
One of a kind Custom National Championship Belts will be awarded to all Men's division champions.
Customized National Championships Medals will be awarded in all other division first, second and third place winners.
(Men and Teen/ Junior divisions will have two 3rd place medalists)
Interested Athletes must place in a "qualifying tournament" or apply as a "Wild Card Entry" to earn a spot in the National Championships.
Amateur, non-licensed fighters only
Divisions:
Men ages 18 and older (9 weight classes)
Women ages 14 and older (3 Weight classes)
Male Teens/Juniors ages 14-17 (8 Weight classes)
Kids ages 11-13 (5 Weight classes mixed boys & girls)
Kids ages 8-11 (5 Weight classes mixed boys & girls)
Kids ages 7 and below (3 Weight classes mixed boys & girls)
Men and Teen Weight divisions will each have 16 opening per division.
Women and Kids age and weight divisions will each have 8 openings per division.
All divisions will be first filled by 2008 qualifiers and accepted Wild Card applicants.
All registration forms must be pre-registered and pre-paid, postmarked by Nov. 3, 2008. Additional openings, if any will be announced after Nov. 6, 2008.
QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2008.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
August 23, 2008
Perry's Athletic Training Center – 962 Golden Gate Terr.
Grass Valley, California
Contact Jay Perry @ 530 273-8121 or jayperry77@hotmail.com
Registration Fee: $50 if pre-registered by Aug 9
Divisions for Men, Women and Teens
WISCONSIN
August 23, 2008
Milwaukee Summer fest Grounds
200 N. Harbor Dr
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Divisions for Men, Women, Kids and Teens
Contact Rob Serrano 414 423-6700 E-mail mma@topkick.com
ARIZONA
September 6, 2008
Next Generation MMA -1575 Dover Ave Unit A-108
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Contact Tim Carey @ nextgenerationlhc@yahoo.com
Weigh-Ins: 8 AM day of Event or 6:30 PM on Sept. 5th
Registration Fee: $45
Spectators: $5 -INCLUDES COACHES
Divisions for Men, Women, Teens and Kids
VENTURA – More Details coming soon
October 18 2008
Santa Maria
Contact Mike McDonald @ amaomega@hotmail.com
UTAH
September 20, 2008
LA Boxing – 1640 S. State St, Orem Utah
Weigh in – Sat 7am – 9am
Tournament – Sat 10am – 3 pm
$40 pre-registration
$50 at the door.
Call LA Boxing at 801 765-1BOX or Contact Chuck Costello @ chckcostello@yahoo.com
SAN DIEGO – "Only open to fighters from current participating gyms". See link - Gyms
Location TBA
October 4th 2008
Contact Bill Dean @ billdean17@hotmail.com
SAN BERNARDINO – “Last chance to qualify for the 2008 National Championship's
October 26, 2008
$60 entry fee. $30 if also competing in the Jiu jitsu or No Gi the day before
Los Oso's High School , Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Contact Jeff Frater @ KFSS75@aol.com
PREVIOUS QUALIFIERS:
You must have placed in one of these tournaments to qualify for the National Championships.
Qualifiers DO NOT have to compete in the same age & weight group as they qualified in. 1st – 4th place finalists qualify in advanced/ open divisions or if only one division was available. All other divisions qualify 1st – 3rd place finalist only.
2008 California State Championships - Santa Ana College April 6, 2008
2008 Armed Forces Championships - Camp Pendleton May 17, 2008
2008 National Team Championships – July 26th, All Participants are pre-qualified
2008 World Cup of Martial Arts Pankration – April 11, 2008 Green Bay Wisconsin.
WILD CARD ENTRIES: We will take wild card entries on a case by case basis.
We will consider Wild Card applications in the following order. Those not accepted will receive a full refund. Once a specific division is full we will not accept any Wild Cards.
#1- Live outside a reasonable driving range from any qualifiers.
#2- Competition in your specific division was not available at a Qualifier in your region. This mainly for kids and Women if their divisions were not available in an existing event.
#3- Placed in a 2007 Sanctioned Tournament but was unable to compete in a 2008 event due to injury, deployment or illness.
#4- Any other reason not listed above.
**The only guaranteed way to gain a spot in the National Championships will be through a qualifying tournament. Wild cards are not guaranteed.**
Prior Tournament results with names of all finalists are at this link: (Except Wisconsin events) Results
Registration forms for the 2008 National Championships will soon be available at Fightleague Home