Dubai Mixed Martial Arts: FiteSelektor

[PizDoff]

Martial arts: When fans pick fighters

Rohan Alvares, Sports Reporter

The Dubai International and Convention Centre is set to rumble on March 13 as FiteSelektor, the first Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament comes to town.

And Tom Wesselink, the brains behind its birth, is confident the show can ride on the back of Dubai’s growing reputation and explode into a success.

“FiteSelektor is unique in that it is a first in the world. As you know, Dubai has an excellent reputation for being first on many fronts. “We are not only confident that we will be well received in Dubai, we also know that we have been well received,” said Wesselink.

“Take a look at the print media, look at prime time news coverage on Dubai One, Zee TV and City 7."

"People are excited about FiteSelektor and our tickets are selling fast. “Audience participation has never taken place before in the history of the MMA and this is what we are offering the people of Dubai,” he said.

“The big difference and the great thing about FiteSelektor is that the people can make the line-up themselves. The venue will be full of matchmakers, and they will all have their own vision of a fight. They will decide the fate of these fearless fighters; they decide the opponents; they will be in control.”

And with a purse of $75,000 (Dh275,445) up for grabs, Wesselink has told fans to brace themselves for some intense battles inside the ring.

Fight selection

Eight professional fighters have been recruited from around the world. The fights will be voted for by SMS on three occasions.

The first fight is arranged by public vote and after the fight the audience vote again from the six remaining. The second fight takes place, after which the audience votes for the third fight from the remaining four fighters.

Once the third fight takes place, it is clear the final fight between the two remaining fighters is through the process of elimination. n Tickets are available online at www.showbizme.com or call the Showbiz booking hotline Dubai 04-366 2277 and at all Virgin Megastores in UAE.

Mastering mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport. It is a combination of kick boxing and wrestling.

Mixed Martial Artists train vigorously in many fighting styles and concentrate on methods most effective in combat and in the ring.

MMA fighters usually fall into three categories for fight victory: ground fighting, wrestling and striking. The powerful mixture of fighting styles and skills of these MMA artists are reflective of true athletes and make viewing of MMA events, exciting, thrilling and intense.

http://www.xpress4me.com/sport/uae/m.../20006234.html

MMA in the middle east?
You think women will be allowed any time soon?

[Odacon]

I read it as fiteskeletor and had a pic ready, so I'm still going to use it:



Winner by devious scheme!!

[Roidie McDouchebag]

I too read it as "FiteSkeletor", it's an interesting idea.

[Holy Moment]

Audience participation has never taken place before in the history of the MMA and this is what we are offering the people of Dubai

I don't know about this. I've heard about a few crappy KOTC events where fighters bailed and they ended up trying to recruit guys from the audience. But Fiteselektor seems more responsible. Unless the name was a typo and they're actually going to have people fight Skeletor. That's just wack.

[Hedgehogey]

"FiteSelektor" still sounds like a Kraftwerk song.

[ysc87]

Unless the name was a typo and they're actually going to have people fight Skeletor. That's just wack.

Wack? You mean AWESOME.

[Mas]

It probably is FiteSkeletor and Piz just mispelled it.

[ysc87]

It probably is FiteSkeletor and Piz just mispelled it.

Dubai Mixed Martial Arts: Skeletor Resigns



(...Just messing with you, Piz.) :)

[Metsudragon]

Martial arts: When fans pick fighters

MMA in the middle east?
You think women will be allowed any time soon?

Yep, the same day sherdoggers stop heckling :wrestlerb

[Odacon]

Seeing as women have a hard time getting permission to do anything over there, I can't see them in a MMA match anytime soon.