The Emirates Warriors Mixed Martial Arts Championship competitions will begin tomorrow, Friday, which will be held over two days at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center “ADNEC” through the 49th Arab and African edition, and the 50th international (golden) edition, with the participation of 48 male and female fighters from all over the world, competing in 24 bouts. Strong, while the two versions include 5 titles.
The competitions in the Arab and African versions witness 49, 12 fights, with the participation of 24 male and female fighters, while the international “50” golden edition will be held on Saturday, and witness 12 fights, with the participation of 24 fighters.
The tournament organizing committee revealed the details of the event during the press conference for the event, which was held at the Shangarella Hotel, Abu Dhabi, in the presence of Sheikh Hamdan bin Saeed bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Secretary General of the Emirates Wrestling Federation, Yaqoub Al Saadi, Director of Abu Dhabi Sports Channels, and Fouad Darwish, CEO of Palms Sports Company and President. The organizing committee and an elite group of mixed martial arts champions.
The first day (Arabic and African versions) will witness the expected fight between the Palestinian champion Rani Saada and the South African Cedric Dweck, as well as between the Kuwaiti Abdullah Al-Boushahri and the Cameroonian Jarwis Dia, in addition to the participation of the Iraqi Hussein Salem, the Lebanese Ali Yazbek, the Egyptian Mahmoud Atef, and the Senegalese Babakar. Niaj, in the rest of the fights.
The 50th (golden) edition will be held on Saturday, where 3 champions in 3 different categories are expected to be crowned, namely the flyweight between Yamato Fujita from Japan against Iago Ribeiro from Brazil, followed by the competition for the middleweight title in the main joint fight between Shakban Al-Khasouf from Russia, against… Tahir Abdaliyev from Azerbaijan.
The activities of the 50th edition will conclude with a featherweight fight between Samuel Park from Sweden and the Jordanian “Emirates Warriors” star Ali Al Qaisi.
Fouad Darwish, CEO of Palms Sports Company, confirmed that the tournament has been able, over the past years, to confirm its position and attract fans from various countries of the world, in light of the remarkable development it has witnessed since its establishment.
He said: Since the responsibility for organizing the tournament was transferred to Palms Sports Company, we have worked to dedicate our expertise and resources to support the event, and we have reached a prestigious position, in light of the remarkable development of mixed martial arts tournaments at all levels.
He added: We are only a few hours away from the start of the 50th edition of the tournament, which makes us announce the harvest of the past period, which witnessed the holding of 523 fights, in which 798 fighters from 100 nationalities participated, in addition to 43 fights for championship titles in various categories and weights.
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