Bertrand Amoussou-Guenou Explained

Bertrand Amoussou-Guenou
Other Names:Iron-B
Birth Date:29 May 1966
Birth Place:Dakar, Senegal
Residence:Île-de-France, France
Nationality:French
Weight Lb:198
Style:MMA, Judo, Karate, Kickboxing
Stance:Orthodox
Fighting Out Of:Créteil, France
Rank:black belt in Judo
Years Active:1995 - 2004
Mma Kowin:1
Mma Subloss:1
Relatives:Karl Amoussou, brother
Sherdog:1985

Bertrand Amoussou-Guenou (born May 29, 1966) is a retired French mixed martial artist and judoka. He is a trainer for his younger brother Karl of Team Amoussou and, following official recognition of mixed martial arts in France, became the president of the national sanctioning body, the Commission National de Mixed Martial Arts, in January 2008.[1] [2] On 1 October 2013, Amoussou assumed the position of president of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF).[3] [4]

Life and career

Amoussou was born in Dakar, Senegal to a Beninese instructor of judo and karate.[5] [6] At the age of four he moved to France and began his training in judo in January 1977.[5] [7]

Amoussou was a national champion in judo and, as a member of the French national team for ten years,[7] became the bronze medalist (78 kg) at the 1990 European Judo Championships.[8] Amoussou became three-time world champion in Ju-Jitsu Combat (practically an amalgamation of judo and karate) and also trained kickboxing with French full contact karateka Dominique Valera.[7]

In 2004, Amoussou became the first Frenchman to win a Pride Fighting Championship bout.[6] He also served as an ambassador for ju-jitsu at the 2010 SportAccord Combat Games in Beijing.[9]

In 2008 Amoussou became the president of the national sanctioning body, the Commission National de Mixed Martial Arts, which was later to change its name to the Commission Française de Mixed Martial Arts. In October 2013, he ascended to the role of president of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) and oversaw the first IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA in Las Vegas (USA) in June - July 2014.[10]

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center|1-0-1| Rao Rao| TKO (punches)| Pride Bushido 3| |align=center|2|align=center|0:29|Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan||-|Loss|align=center|0-0-1| Mushtaq Abdullah| Submission (rear naked choke)|Brazil Open - '95||align=center|1|align=center|2:33|Brazil|

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ikusa.fr/article.php?sid=1546 Le MMA officialisé en France
  2. http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2008/02/06/432013-combat-libre-tous-les-coups-ou-presque-sont-permis-a-saint-girons.html Combat libre. Tous les coups ou presque sont permis à Saint-Girons
  3. Web site: Bertrand Amoussou new IMMAF president . 2014-11-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140627195445/http://www.immaf.org/2013/08/bertrand-amoussou-new-immaf-president/ . 2014-06-27 .
  4. Web site: MMA FRENCH NATIONAL TEAM SELECTION, THE "BEGINNING OF a BIG STORY" ! | Kombat Sport . 2014-11-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129193243/http://kombatsport.lu/en/detection-equipe-de-france-de-mma-les-premices-dune-grande-histoire/ . 2014-11-29 .
  5. Web site: Le Jujitsu . 2011-11-28 . 2021-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210320060412/https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fjiujitsu.free.fr%2Fv2%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26amp%3Bview%3Darticle%26amp%3Bid%3D97%3Alivres-et-videos%26amp%3Bcatid%3D40%3Agenerale%26amp%3BItemid%3D112&layout=button_count&show_faces=yes&width=450&action=like&font=arial&colorscheme=light&height=65 . dead .
  6. http://www.noomba-sport.com/temoignages/parrains/amoussou/ Interview de Bertrand Amoussou
  7. Web site: Pre-Pride Bushido 3 Interview . 2011-11-28 . 2012-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722163022/http://www.pridefc.com/pride2005/index.php?mainpage=interview&interview_id=18&itemID=192 . dead .
  8. https://archive.today/20130103134659/http://www.judoinside.com/event/view/45/european_championships_frankfurt_1990/ European Championships Frankfurt, 1990, Germany
  9. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-11-24 . 2021-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210320060405/http://taichikungfu.org/?S=NewsView&id=189 . dead .
  10. Web site: IMMAF head optimistic judo's grip loosening, hopeful to finally bring MMA to France. 12 July 2014.