Over 76 Nigerian fighters will immediately start their journey into the well-known AFC World Collection in Lagos. The occasion that’s happening on the Teslim Balogun Stadium will see the fighters compete for the subsequent 4 days within the AFC World Collection, based by visionary entrepreneur Raad Aswani.
The AFC World Collection has develop into the primary personal promotion in African historical past to be formally recognised as a continental rating floor for Combined Martial Arts (MMA).
Talking on the Teslim Balogun Stadium yesterday throughout a press convention to herald the occasion, Aswani stated: “It’s the first time, as Africa is constructing a single, verified MMA rating system. This milestone occasion firmly locations Africa on the worldwide fight sports activities map.”
Based on him, the AFC World Collection got here into Nigeria by the AFC’s collaboration with the African Combined Martial Arts Confederation (AMMAC), and was endorsed by the Nigerian Combined Martial Arts Federation (NMMAF), the Nationwide Sports activities Fee (NSC) and the Lagos State Sports activities Fee (LSSC).
He acknowledged that champions within the varied bouts can be honoured by NSC Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko and Director Normal, Bukola Olopade, personally on the finish of the occasion.
“It’s a highly effective sign of presidency management standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Africa’s subsequent era of athletes,” Aswani acknowledged. Talking additional, Aswani stated that the AFC World Collection will function a unifying issue for federations, academies, and promotions to feed in verified bouts.
“By aligning with NMMAF, AMMAC, and IMMAF requirements, the AFC World Collection ensures African fighters will not be simply spectators on this journey; they’re contenders on the worldwide stage.
“This occasion in Lagos is open for beginner fighters and is a platform that evokes gyms, fighters, and nations to compete more durable whereas offering worldwide scouts and regulators with credible verification,” Aswani additional defined.
Additionally talking on the occasion, the president of MMA in Nigeria, Henry George, stated that all the things wanted to make the occasion profitable has been put in place, simply as Lagos State authorities’s consultant, Dr Oluyomi Oluwasanmi, additionally assured of a easy occasion. He counseled Aswani for his large steps to date.
One of many rising stars within the career, United States-based Saqid Yusuf, stated he got here to Lagos to provide the younger fighters the encouragement they should excel within the sport.
In the meantime, the Indoor Sports activities Corridor of Teslim Balogun Stadium is already sporting a brand new search for the occasion. Stage employees had been seen placing ending touches to the ring contained in the complicated yesterday.
