Bahrain MMA
IMMAF World Championships: Team Bahrain
Picture: 2015 IMMAF European Open Bronze medallist Hussein Maki faces off against eventual tournament champion Jake Bond. Selection has been completed for Bahrain’s National MMA team ahead of the 2016 IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA, taking place from Tuesday, July 5 – Sunday, July 10 in Las Vegas, USA. Following multiple try-outs and regional championship events both inside and outside Bahrain over the past several months, the National Team selectors have completed the Bahrain lineup. The single elimination tournament will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center in conjunction with the 5th Annual UFC International Fight Week and Fan Expo, and will be regulated by the United States […]
Bahrain amateurs set to make “national history” at IMMAF European Open
At the IMMAF European Open Championships this month amateur fighters from Bahrain will compete under IMMAF for the first time since the ground breaking launch of KHK MMA, a Bahrain based stable of international and Bahraini fighters financially backed by team founder Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, First Deputy president of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports. KHK team members sponsored by the Sheikh include world champions Jose Torres and Frans Mlambo, who have since made successful professional debuts after claiming amateur gold at the IMMAF World Championships in July. However, KHK is more than just a stable/gym of fighters. Mohammed ‘The Hawk’ Shahid, professional fighter, General Secretary of the Bahrain MMA Federation and […]
