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Israel’s MMA national team finalized after 14 championship bouts
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First reported by N12 · Jun 24, 2026
What happened
Israel’s MMA federation crowned 14 national champions at finals in Southern Sharon on Tuesday night. The winners will represent Israel at next year’s European and world championships. Yigal Danos and Yotam Glend took the featured titles.
- 0114 title fights produced 14 Israeli MMA champions.
- 02The champions will represent Israel at European and world events next year.
- 03Yigal Danos beat Lihau Harari in the 70 kg main event.
- 04Yotam Glend won the 52 kg title in a close split decision.
- 05Several champions retained titles with knockouts, submissions, and unanimous decisions.
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