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- Balkan Champions to face Kazakhstan in the Quarter-Finals
- 'Not a Dark horse team', says Head Coach. 'More like a Unicorn'.
The Balkan Champions are set to face Team Kazakhstan at the MMA SuperCup in Bahrain on 9, 10 and 12 March 2022, broadcast on immaf.tv .
Organised by BRAVE as part of BRAVE International Combat Week, the MMA SuperCup presents the 6 strongest, national amateur MMA teams in the world, according to the IMMAF World Amateur MMA rankings plus 2 wildcard teams. The teams will be facing off to determine the greatest nation(s) in MMA and for the opportunity to win cash prizes of US$100,000, US$75,000 and US$50,000 for first to third place respectively. The prize money is intended to fund the development of the next generation of MMA athletes in the winning nations through their IMMAF affiliated national federations.
Billed as the 'dark horse' of the tournament, the Balkans 'wildcard' team features Slovenian IMMAF World Cup Bronze Medallist Miha Frlic in the Heavyweight division with a cohort of Serbian athletes who have all championed at either national or international level in MMA and combat sports. The Balkan Champions will face world #3 ranking Kazakhstan in the opening quarter-finals in 9 bouts across 9 weight categories. Team Kazakhstan boasts numerous IMMAF world and continental champions and medallists, including rising stars Ayan Tursyn and Bagdat Zhubanysh . Its line-up for the SuperCup is yet to be announced.
The Balkan Champions roster includes the following athletes with accolades as reported by the team:
Men:
● Bantamweight (135lbs): Vojo Katanovic, Serbia
MMA Leagues Serbia 2nd; Karate Black Belt and National Champion; ADCC Tuzla 2nd
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