Bahrain-based Brave Combat Federation last night confirmed that fighters from 11 nations will be taking part in the first international mixed martial arts event to be held in Saudi Arabia on Friday.
The event will be held under the patronage of Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa at the King Abdullah Sports City Indoor Sports Hall in Jeddah.
It will be broadcast live on Abu Dhabi Sports.
In 2018, Brave held events in six nations - Indonesia, Morocco, Colombia, Pakistan, South Africa and now Saudi Arabia.
The main event in Jeddah will be headlined by Jeremy Kennedy of Canada and Marat Magomedov of Russia.
Magomedov represents the KHK MMA Fight Team established by Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
Another iconic fight will be a clash between Hamza Kooheji of Bahrain and Yayong Wang of China.
“Brave Combat Federation has bought global attention to the Kingdom of Bahrain by strengthening the sport of mixed martial arts around the world and especially developing the sport in the region,” said Brave president Mohammed
Shahid.
“The platform is creating a global eco-system for the sport of mixed martial arts as well as attracting more upcoming athletes to embrace the sport with a passion.
“We are bringing nations together to destinations which never had a base for the sport previously,” added Shahid.
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Meanwhile, Samy Al Jamal, the veteran coach from Jordan who trained multiple superstars including reigning Brave Combat Federation welterweight world champion Jarrah Al Selawe, has praised the initiatives by the Kingdom of
Bahrain and the global support for the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.
This year marked an iconic year for Jordanian athletes as Al Selawe became the first in his country to be crowned as a world champion in a global MMA organisation.
This was followed by Abdul Kareem Al Selwady, who spent the majority of his life in Jordan, as he conquered the lightweight world championship after dominating Lucas Mineiro in their bout.
At Brave 20, Ali Qaisi and Jalal Al Daaja outclassed their respective opponents to claim two more wins for Jordan.
Al Jamal is one of the highest-ranked Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belters of an Arab origin. As a competitor, he has many accomplishments, among them being gold medallist in the 2014 World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship, silver
medallist in 2014 IBJJF Pan-Am Jiu-Jitsu Championship, two-gold medal winner in 2014 Munich Winter IBJJF Open International Championship, and champion in European IBJJF Open Championship in 2014 and 2013.
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