Kooheji leaves for Jordan

Manama

Bahrain professional fighter Hamza Kooheji of team Khalid bin Hamad Mixed Martial Arts (KHK MMA) leaves today for Jordan after completing his training programme for the MMA Championship "Desert Force 17" at the Al Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena in Amman on Monday.
Kooheji is set to take on Jordanian fighter Ghalib Harahsheh following a weigh-in tomorrow and is a member of the Khalid bin Hamad Mixed Martial Arts (KHK MMA) team supported by His Majesty the King to Charity and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth
and Sports and President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa and the First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports President of the Bahrain Athletics Association, Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
A total of 26 fighters from around the Middle Eastern region are set to battle it out for honours on Monday.