Tunisian Wassim defeats Moroccan Diani and wins the African version of "Emirates Warriors"
Tunisian Wassim Hammami won the African version of the "Emirates Warriors" championship for mixed martial arts, after defeating Moroccan Badreddine Diani in the main fight in the middleweight, which was held at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island.
The second African edition (27) of the UAE Warriors series witnessed 13 strong and exciting fights, and the winners were crowned by Fouad Darwish, Chairman of the Organizing Committee and CEO of Palms Sports Company, the event organizer, and was attended by Tariq Al Muhairi, Executive Director of the UAE Muaythai Federation, Secretary General of the Arab Federation and member of the Executive Office of the International Federation.
Hammami defeated his Moroccan rival, Diani, in the first African title in the second round, maintaining his record without losing. In the rest of the fights, the South African winner Jacobs defeated Cameroonian Juaris Dia by strangling the guillotine, and Kevin Omar from Comoros defeated Moroccan Mohamed Amin in light heavyweight for The way to surrender, and in one of the tournament’s surprises, Mona Ftouhi defeated South African Jada Kitley by the judges’ decision in the strawweight after an exciting and intense fight, and Tunisian Yusri Al-Qaroui scored a thrilling victory over Samir Zaidi from Comoros by a tight chokehold.
For his part, the Tunisian Hammami expressed his happiness with the first title in the African Championship and thanked the capital, Abu Dhabi, the organizing committee, and stressed that the title is just a beginning and that he is looking forward to more titles in the future, noting that the fight against Diani was not easy because he is a strong competitor, indicating that he regained his control over The fight after a bad start until he was able to finish it in his favour.
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