Bahrain open MMA, boxing begin today

Manama : Bahrain Open Mixed Martial Arts and Boxing Championship will begin today at the Khalifa Sport City Hall. 

BMMAF is organising the event, under the patronage of HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Honourary President of Bahrain Mixed Martial Arts Federation, in cooperation with the Khalid bin Hamad Mixed Martial Arts. 

Commenting on the championships, Colonel Khalid Abdulaziz Al-Khayat, President of BMMAF, Head of the Championship’s Organising Committee, confirmed that the event comes within the calendar year will witness three championships. 

“Through its programmes, the federation seeks to implement the vision of Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, which is based on the creation of an ideal environment to encourage and push Bahraini youth to practice mixed martial arts and formation of teams for international competition,” said Al Khayat said.

He added: “The championship is the first of the Federation’s official championships since its formation last June, and aims to give local fighters the opportunity to highlight their energies and combat abilities, which serves to achieve the main objective of choosing distinguished fighters to join the national team in order to prepare for upcoming international events, particularly the national MMA team at the World Amateur Championship to be hosted by Bahrain in November this year.”

The Organising Committee has set the dates for the Mixed Martial Arts and Boxing competition. The boxing competition will be held today with the official weight examination held from 9am to 11am and the competition launching at 4pm. Tomorrow the Mixed Martial Arts Competition will be held, with the official weight examination from 9am to 11am and competitions starting at 4 pm.

Under the directives of Shaikh Khalid, the committee decided to allow free entry to the public to attend the fights, which will be hosted at the Khalifa Sport City Hall.