Team Bahrain optimistic to maintain MMA’s top slot at home

MANAMA: Through the tireless work of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa and everyone associated with KHK MMA and the Bahrain National MMA Team, the Kingdom has risen to the number one spot in the world of mixed martial arts during 2019. However, the IMMAF World Championships will give rival competition a chance to catch up and take Bahrain’s crown.
The good news is that Team Bahrain will have home-field advantage as the 2019 IMMAF Worlds will take place during BRAVE International Combat Week, at the Khalifa Sports City Arena, in Isa Town, between November 10th and November 16th.
In total, Team Bahrain will have 22 athletes in the Senior divisions, and six in the Juniors. Several medalists from last year will try to repeat and better themselves to push Bahrain towards the maintenance of the number-one ranking. 
Pasha Kharkhachaev will lead Team Bahrain at the Super Heavyweight division, with the reigning amateur world champion looking to make it double gold and cement himself as the best amateur athlete in the world, pound for pound. He will be accompanied by the likes of Abdulla Mubarak, Isa Alameeri, Abdulrahman Alhasan, Abdulla Yaqoob, among other stars of tomorrow that will look to give Team Bahrain the edge necessary to maintain top spot.