SPORT Local MMA athlete Kyle Mayocchi to take on the world’s best in Serbia

Maria Girgenti

MIXED martial arts athlete Kyle Mayocchi from Fusion Fight and Fitness Innisfail gained selection and will represent team Australia at the IMMAF World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, from February 11 - 17.

Kyle’s father, Daryl, is again part of the Australian coaching team, following on from last year’s IMMAF World Championships in Abu Dhabi.

He is looking forward to another fantastic overseas experience, learning heaps from watching other countries fight, communicating with their coaches and exchanging ideas.

Kyle Mayocchi is one of 14 in the Australian squad, competing in the Male Junior Lightweight division.

Among the standouts in the Australian squad of 14 is Parmley, the experienced light heavyweight who enjoyed an active 2022, competing at the World Championships, MMA Super Cup and IMMAFA South Pacific Championships.

Parmley is joined by fellow Australian teammate Kyle Mayocchi whose brother, Brodie, retained his undefeated record and created history when he became Australia’s first-ever IMMAF gold medallist at the IMMAF Youth World Championships in Abu Dhabi last August.

Mayocchi, one of the top athletes in the Male Junior Lightweight division, could make it two gold medals for the Mayocchi family in the space of seven months.

Senior Women

Faine Mesquita Pereira - Flyweight (56.7kg)

Alice Jackson - Lightweight (70.3kg)

Senior Men

Zachary Gregson - Flyweight (56.7kg)

Daniel Mitchell - Bantamweight (61.2kg)

Ryan Bishop - Lightweight (70.3kg)

Kaan Husmek - Welterweight (77.1kg)

Andrew Stanway - Middleweight (83.9kg)

Auryn Parmley - Light Heavyweight (93kg)

Sonny Kirisome - Heavyweight (120.2kg)

Male Junior (18-21 years)

Jake Piper - Featherweight (65.8kg)

Kyle Mayocchi - Lightweight (70.3kg)

Basri Demirel - Lightweight (70.3kg)

Ismail Elcheikh - Light Heavyweight (93kg)

Samir Ali - Super Heavyweight (120.2kg)

Coaching team:

Brian Ebersole - Head Coach

Team coaches:

Craig Jehn

Renato Subotic

Ryan Dunstan

Daryl Mayocchi

This amateur tournament, hosted by the Serbian MMA Federation, will see the Senior and Junior Championships take place from 12 February at the Stark Arena in Novi Beograd (Belgrade), Serbia, a modern multipurpose venue.

All three Oceania federations, Australia, New Zealand and French Polynesia, will compete at the championships.