Hamza Alkooheji to face Saudis’s Aziz Jleidan

Manama : The Desert Force Championship Management have stated that the main bout of the Desert Force 22 held under the slogan of “confrontation” will be between the 13th ranked Middle East professional fighter Hamza Alkooheji of the Khalid Hamad Khalifa Mixed Martial Arts (KHK MMA) team of Bahrain and 16th ranked Saudi Arabian fighter Aziz Jleidan to be held on March 7 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports founder of KHK MMA Organization, supports the participation of Alkooheji in this event. He thanked HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King to Charity and Youth Affairs President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee for his support and care of MMA and the advancement of Bahraini sports.

Alkooheji has been preparing for his participation in the championship under the supervision of Russian coaches Eldar Eldarov and Ahmed Rinat. The Desert Force Championship is the first Arab Championship taking place in the Arab world which is aired exclusively on MBC ACTION channel and organised in collaboration with the Desert Force X-Sports stationed in the Middle East.