MMA pro bags first win

Kuwait City

Russian Professional fighter Eldar Eldarov from Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Mixed Martial Arts (KHK MMA) Pro Team defeated American fighter Tanner “The Hammer” Saracen in the second round of the 77kg category of the Gladiator Fighting International Championship organised by GFC Company in collaboration with Wawan Protein Establishment at Al Safir Hotel in Kuwait.

“I am ready for everything, for striking, for jiu jitsu, for wrestling, I am ready to fight! My strategy is to stop him and get him with hard punches,” he said before the match. The experienced Russian was true to his word, as he finished the bout in just two rounds. Eldarov forced the victory after getting the verdict of the judge using the strangulation method.

First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport (SCYS) HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa extended his sincere congratulations to the Kingdom’s leadership on the victory adding the successes are the fruitful outcome of the leadership’s constant interest in supporting the youth and sport movement.

He also credited the victory to Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) President HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa for the success of sport sector in Bahrain, noting that his plans and strategies to develop Bahraini sport have contributed to the Kingdom’s accomplishments at various sports
gatherings.

Shaikh Khalid also praised the outstanding performance of Eldarov and the efforts of the technical and administrative staff of the KHK MMA team. A total of 16 fighters fought in eight bouts during the
championship.

The KHK MMA team, formed under the leadership of Shaikh Khalid last month, celebrated its maiden win with this match – its first ever participation in an international competition.