Issue 153

April 2017

For three years, the IMMAF’s world amateur championships were part of UFC International Fight Week. But in 2017 they headed to the Middle East. Why?

Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, a member of the royal family who’s passionate about the sport and 2-0 as an amateur.

His family’s net worth is in the billions too, so he should have a few bucks to make it a grand old event too.

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