International Tournaments

The Association of Martial Arts organizes all international ranked tournaments. There are many international tournaments recognized by the Martial Family and the Emperors. These tournaments have competitors around the world. Each tournament event is organized by a tier list that is ranked based on the amount of points received. The Emperors and the Global Ten help run the AMA tournaments below the Martial Championships, which are organized by the Emperors and the Martial Family.

## S-Tier

S-Tier are the five most important annual martial arts tournaments in the world. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, and have the largest number of participants. Certain Martial Championships have traditional rules. The Martial Championships are the only tournaments the Martial Family attend and personally oversee. S-Tier are Mixed Martial Arts event only. To qualify for a Grand Event, a PMA must be ranked in the top 100 in the world. More than six of the Global Ten attend each of these Events. A PMA who wins all five S-Tiers in one season achieves the AMA Martial Pentad.

### Martial Arts Con

Martial Arts Con is an annual tournament that is held in the beginning of June and takes place in Beijing, China. It is located in the Forbidden City. Martial Arts Con serves as a celebration of Martial Arts and the Martial Gene. It has multiple exhibition matches that have specific martial arts, such as Kendo, Fencing, BJJ, etc. Martial Arts Con also serves as an expo of networking between Martial Artists and enthusiasts. Out of all S-Tiers, Martial Arts Con is considered the most competitive due to China's large amount of high ranked fighters. It is the only tournament in history where only Global Ten members have won.

### Fight Club

This US Major takes place during September. It is known for being the most casual out of the Martial Championships. Fight Club is an annual tournament that takes place in New York, NY. Fight Club is named after the activity of white collar fighting in an unofficial venue. The tournament takes place in a giant abandoned warehouse.

### Imperium

Imperium takes place during mid-January. It takes place in Greece and is considered the largest European event. Imperium takes place in a Colosseum-style venue, paying homage to Gladiator matches.

### Lutadora

Lutadora takes place during March. It is located in Balem, Brazil near the beaches. It is one of two S-Tiers that has an outdoor venue. The Brazilian Major is considered the largest event in South America and the largest in the world.

### King Tut's Legacy

This tournament takes place in November in Cairo, Egypt. It takes place a Pyramid like venue. KTL is the biggest tournament in Africa and the Middle East. KTL is the most recently added S-Tier tournament.

## A-Tier

A-Tier Tournaments take place around the world. They have less attendance than S-Tiers but are more abundant and open to all internationally ranked, thus giving fighters more opportunities per season. There are twenty confirmed A-Tier tournaments around the world. Certain countries host more than one A-Tier in specific cities. Global Ten are not expected to attend every single one and usually participate in the one closest in their region. Thus, less than three of the Global Ten attend, but many top 20 fighters travel to these events. The Emperors help manage A-Tiers in their territories and check to see whether certain tournaments can get this tier level of budget. A-Tiers are usually bundled in series.

* Senior Dans (Japan). Four major tournaments in Japan
* Sun Wukong (China). A major tournament that occurs five times in China during national season.

## B-Tier

Circuits are B-tiered events that take place throughout the year and constantly change locations. There are sixty four Circuit events that take place. Circuits offer the lowest ranking points and prize money. There are open registration tournaments and are usually filled with un-ranked fighters. B-Tiers often intersect with A-Tier and S-Tier events. Generally, the Global Ten and the top 20 do not compete in these tournaments. However, on occasion a top 20 will go to an event that is close to them.

## C-Tier

C-Tiers are the lowest internationally registered tournaments. Usually filled with people ranked over 100, C-Tiers offer no prize money and are used to set rankings. There are one hundred confirmed C-Tiers. C-Tiers are also called locals as they usually have the same fighters attending. C-Tiers are considered lower than National Tournaments.

## List of PMAs with more than ten S-Tier champions

\*Indicates the PMA is still active

**Bold indicates Hall of Fighters member**