Abu Dhabi Warriors Fighting Championship
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| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
| Founded 📆 | 2012 |
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Key people | H.E Abdulmunam Al Hashimi, Chairman of UAEJJF Tareq Al Bahri, UAEJJF Director of Support Services Lubomir Guedjev, Managing Director Peter Ivanov Baltaliyski, Global Operations Coordinator Andrew Pi, Business Strategist and Official representative of ADW in Asia Mazen Tabbara - Assistant Finance Manager Sebastjan Herman, Press Release Executive Cyrus Fees, Ring Announcer |
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| 🌐 Website | http://www.abudhabi-warriors.com/ |
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The Abu Dhabi Warriors Fighting Championship (ADW or AD Warriors) is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi Warriors is part of the UAEJJF (United Arab Emirates Jiu-Jitsu Federation) with Chairman Abdulmunam Al Hashimi.[1] The UAEJJF has taken one step further in the development of martial arts in the UAE by holding the first MMA event under its organization in 2012. Abu Dhabi Warriors aims to support the development of youth and sports in the UAE, but on top of that it endeavours to improve the character of local and international athletes. Abu Dhabi Warriors mission is to reach its audience with different experience, a long lasting and special one.
The Abu Dhabi Warriors inaugural event in 2012[2] was exceptionally well received on its debut. Broadcast live on Abu Dhabi Sports TV and with a delayed recording on one of the world's largest TV networks, Globo TV Brazil, it was breaking new grounds in the Middle East. The event was streamed live over the internet and attracted over 100,000 viewers from 52 different countries all over the globe.
The AD Warriors events are now shown live on Abu Dhabi Sports TV in the United Arab Emirates and streamed live on Abu Dhabi Warriors website.
About[edit]
The Abu Dhabi Warriors will lead by example as they build trust for a brighter future. The path of the Warrior and the challenges of one must be overcome by ones character, and that is what Warriors aims to build using the fighting ring as a bridge. The city with a premier sporting richness that offers such events as the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, Formula-One Etihad Airways Grand Prix, Mubadala World Tennis Championship, ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, million-dollar UAE Jiu-Jitsu World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup and many more World class events was on a brink of holding another magnificent sport event as Abu Dhabi Warriors returned in March 2015.
Abu Dhabi Warriors aims to support the development of youth and sports in the UAE, but on top of that it will endeavour to improve the character of local and international athletes. Respect, honour, commitment and sportsmanship are a vital part of the DNA of a true Warrior and AD Warriors goal is to inspire them to use these values in their everyday lives. AD Warriors mission is to reach our audience with different experience, a long lasting and special one. By increasing the interest in MMA inside UAE, AD Warriors will help with developing fighters on local scale, thus promoting the name of United Arab Emirates in the fighting world. UAE Jiu-Jitsu is involved in teaching Jiu-Jitsu in several Clubs across the country, and will support and promote Martial Arts development to the highest of standards.
History[edit]
Abu Dhabi has been a landmark for Grappling and Jiu-Jitsu for over a decade, and now with the launch of Warriors, will become a landmark for MMA as well. The Abu Dhabi Warriors 1 attracted 3,000 spectators at the ADNEC Exhibition Centre in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Cyrus Fees, an international ring announcer that has been seen on ABC, ESPN and Sky Sports among others, brought his signature phrase, "Knuckle up and throw down!" to the arena in Abu Dhabi where fighters from 16 different countries touched their gloves. Abu Dhabi Warriors 1 hosted an elite roster of referees with hundreds of contests in world's elite promotions. The first head referee of the world's leading organization UFC, John McCarthy, Yuji Shimada who refereed in the best Asian promotions and UK's Grant Waterman.
In the main event, heavyweights Maro Perak (Croatia) and Travis Wiuff (USA) collided in a gruelling three-round battle which saw both fighters have strong moments. America’s Wiuff got the better of the wrestling in many exchanges, and used the control this gave him to go to work, but Perak implemented an effective range of strikes during the bout which saw him to a split decision victory.
Yevgeniy Mahteenko (Ukraine) took the ‘W’ home in the penultimate match-up, outworking Jose Landi (Brazil) in a scrap which never hit the floor. The Ukrainian’s speed and range were the decisive factors and all three judges rendered him the better man.
After a closely contested affair, Kazunori Yokota (Japan) earned a late submission win against Anatoly Safronov (Ukraine). A rear naked choke finished proceedings in the final minute of the last session. A tremendous tussle between (until that date) unbeaten European’s Simone Tessari (Italy) and Benjamin Brinsa (Germany) wowed the audience in Abu Dhabi. Both showed great determination and resolve on top of well-rounded skill sets and heavy ground and pound. Germany’s Brinsa received a unanimous nod from the judges.
Mikhail Zayats (Russia) made it five wins in a row against Marcin Elsner (Poland) in light heavyweight action. Showing impressive takedowns against a larger competitor, the Karachev-born athlete got the result he wanted in the second round, as his foe was forced to tap from a tight guillotine choke.
The Abu Dhabi Warriors 2[3] saw some of the world’s best fighters compete in a series of 10 thrilling bouts. The competition’s heavily stacked fight card saw some of the event favorites make MMA history. The evening started with the featherweight clash between Yuan Ye (China) and Yun Ho-Young (South Korea), with Yuan Ye taking top honours after a unanimous decision.
Rene Wollinger (Austria) battled Max Nunes (Sweden) in the middleweight category. Nunes, who is being regarded as one of Europe’s top prospects in the middleweight division, won the fight via TKO in Round 3 with a vicious left knee-left hook combination. David Matosevic (Croatia) challenged Vaso Bakocevic (Montenegro) in the catchweight category, with David Matosevic ceding defeat after Bakocevic ground and pounded him in Round 1. Jesse Ronson (Canada) fought Gadji Zaipulaev (Russia) in the lightweight class and won the fight with one of the slickest moves of the evening. Ronson submitted the Russian with a standing Guillotine choke. Another lightweight class encounter brought UFC veteran Waylon Lowe (USA) and Mateusz Teodorczuk (Poland) face to face, with Waylon Lowe making his mark as the better fighter.
The other middleweight fighters that went to combat were Rodrigo Ribeiro (Brazil) versus Jim Wallhead (United Kingdom), with Jim Wallhead emerging as the dominant force. Wallhead knocked Ribeiro through the ropes with a thunderous punch. Two of the other clashes in the middleweight category between French kickboxing expert Xavier Foupa-Pokam and Moldavian fighter Pavel Doroftei, and Ryuta Sakurai (Japan) and Svetlozar Savov (Bulgaria) brought the crowd to its feet with power-packed endings. Foupa-Pokam and Savov triumphed in these fights.
The highlights of the evening were the heavyweight showdowns between former Strikeforce heavyweight prospect Brett Rogers (USA) and Derrick Mehmen (USA) and Baga Agaev (Russia) versus Mike Kyle (USA). Fans watched in wonder as the MMA superstars punched, kicked and grappled their way to a well-earned victory. Mehmen and Kyle were crowned heavyweight champions as the evening ended. The evening was a clear success with fans eagerly waiting to hear about the prospect of more such fights being held in the UAE.
Rules[edit]
Illegal techniques
The following actions are defined as illegal attacks. A fighter who executes a foul technique shall be penalized a caution (yellow card). A third caution (red card) during the fight shall disqualify the fighter.
- Biting.
- Attacking the face with fingers (eye, nose or mouth).
- Head butting.
- Attacking the groin.
- Pulling hair, ear or nose.
- Direct attacks to the throat with fingers/hands, such as attacking or grabbing the throat.
- Striking the back of the head, the spine, and/or the medulla of his opponent. (The back of the head is the centreline of the head; the side of the head and the area around the ears are not considered as the back of the head).
- Elbow attacks to the head or the face of the opponent in any position.
- Attacking fingers (grabbing three or less fingers is not allowed)
- Intentionally grabbing anything the opponent is wearing (i.e. gloves, fighting costume, supporters, etc).
- Grabbing the ropes and/or hanging the limbs of the body, hand(s), arm(s), leg(s) or feet, over the rope.
- Escaping from the ring during the course of a fight.
- Throwing the opponent outside the ring.
- Exhibition of ill-mannered behaviour or a malicious attitude as a professional fighter against the opponent, referee or spectators.
- Knees to the head of a down opponent.
- Stomps or soccer kicks to the head of a down opponent.
The following techniques are allowed and considered legal.
- Kicks to the face, head are allowed when the opponent is in STANDING position.
- Knees and elbows to the body are permitted in any position.
For more information about the AD Warriors rules visit official website.[4]
Events[edit]
Scheduled events[edit]
| Event | Date | Venue | Location |
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| Abu Dhabi Warriors 3 | October 3, 2015 | IPIC Arena | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Past events[edit]
| # | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location | Broadcast |
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| 2 | Abu Dhabi Warriors 2 | March 26, 2015 | IPIC Arena | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi Sports TV |
| 1 | Abu Dhabi Warriors 1 | November 2, 2012 | ADNEC Exhibition Centre | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi Sports TV |
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