Bertrand Amoussou-Guenou (born May 29, 1966) is a retired French

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ka. He is a trainer for his younger brother

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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. On 1 October 2013, Amoussou assumed the position of president of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF).

Life and career

Amoussou was born in

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ese instructor of judo and

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.Interview de Bertrand Amoussou
at Noomba SPORT At the age of four he moved to France and began his training in judo in January 1977. Amoussou was a national champion in judo and, as a member of the French national team for ten years, became the bronze medalist (78 kg) at the 1990 European Judo Championships. Amoussou became three-time world champion in ''Ju-Jitsu Combat'' (practically an amalgamation of judo and karate) and also trained

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

Mixed martial arts record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amoussou-Guenou, Bertrand 1966 births Living people French male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Mixed martial artists utilizing karate Mixed martial artists utilizing kickboxing French male judoka Mixed martial arts trainers French sportspeople of Beninese descent Senegalese emigrants to France Sportspeople from Dakar Black French sportspeople 20th-century French sportsmen