The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation-World Mixed Martial Arts Association Unified Oceania Open Championships Amateur MMA took place at the Gold Cost Recreation Centre in Palm Beach, Australia from March 6-8, 2020. Finishing on top is Team Bahrain with seven medals.
Out of seven medals, three of them were gold, which were won by Mohammed Almemari, Ramazan Gitinov and Murtaza Talha Ali. Two silvers were earned by Abdullah Mubarak and Zubair Gazhiv and two bronzes were won by Abdullah AlYaqoob and Yousif Sayyar.
“This result shows that we are on the right path on the development of these athletes and their pride they show in representing the Kingdom of Bahrain at the highest level is something that we are very proud of,” Bahrain MMA Federation president Mohammed Qamber stated. “We are the number one team in the world and we’ve shown why in Australia.”
Reigning BRAVE Combat Federation Super Lightweight World Champion is Eldar “Khan” Eldarov, 27, of Bahrain is one of the head coaches of the Bahrain National Team and KHK MMA. He was proud of the work done by his athletes.
“These results are the fruit of a lot of hard work,” Eldarov said. “My athletes work harder than anyone else and I’m very happy to see their hard work translated into medals and their pride for Bahrain.”
KHK MMA CEO and BRAVE CF president Mohammed Shahid explained the work done behind the scenes by KHK MMA and His Highness Shaikh Khaled bin Hamad Al Khalifa to put Bahrain in the highest of places on an international platform. Shahid said, “We are very proud of the results shown by KHK MMA athletes.”
“Aside from all the Bahraini fighters winning medals, we also had Muhammad Mokaev shining in his first senior tournament with a gold medal,” Shahid continued. “This shows the vision and hard work of His Highness Shaikh Khaled in putting KHK MMA and the Kingdom of Bahrain at the top of the world in the fastest-growing sport on the plane.”
CONAN Daily 