Sweden prepares to make it big in Bahrain

Manama : Sweden will send a team of athletes to participate in the 2017 Brave International Combat Week.

Amateur fighters will take part in the IMMAF World Championships while in the professional level, Erik Carlsson will represent the nation at Brave 9: The Kingdom of Champions.

Erik Carlsson will be facing Ahmed Amir from Egypt. Carlsson became a quick favourite for the promotion after a dominating victory by viciously knocking out Gadzhimusa Gaziev with a knee to the body at Brave 6: Kazakhstan. Erik who is from Gothenburg, Sweden trains out of Frolunda Kampsportcenter.

“Sweden has achieved growth in the sport of mixed martial arts just like Bahrain. We are doing best in professional level as well as in amateur level. We have huge expectations from 2017 Brave International Combat Week. Also such sporting events promote cultural exchange and economic development. In Brave, I am scheduled to fight a tough opponent, but I am confident about my victory. In no way he will have a victory over me. It will be a moment to cherish, fighting in the biggest promotion in the region.”

Sweden, the seventh-richest country in the world in terms of GDP per capita and a high standard of living, ranks first in the global amateur Mixed Martial Arts.