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Derrick Lewis, Blagoy Ivanov Bulgaria has one representative at “UFC 244.” He is Blagoy "Baga" Ivanov (Благой Иванов), 33. Hailing from Sofia, Bulgaria, Ivanov is competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship for the fourth time. The Bulgarian mixed martial artist is one of the 24 MMA fighters on the “UFC 244” fight card , which features 12 MMA bouts. The UFC will hold “UFC 244” at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States on November 2, 2019. In the ninth bout of the evening, Ivanov will compete in the heavyweight division against Derrick "The Black Beast" Lewis, 34, of Houston, Texas, USA. Born in Sofia on October 9, 1986, Ivanov is a black belt in judo and an international masters of sports in Sambo. In 2008, he won the Combat Sambo World Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia. As an MMA fighter, Ivanov has been competing professionally since 2007. He competed in Bellator MMA from 2011 to 2014. Ivanov made his UFC debut at

  Giorgio Petrosyan, Chatri Sityodtong, Samy Sana (©ONE Championship) Fighting out of Gorizia, Italy, Giorgio “The Doctor” Petrosyan, 33, won the inaugural ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Championship. The Armenian-Italian kickboxer defeated Samy “AK47” Sana, 30, of France and Algeria at “ONE: Century 世紀” in Tokyo, Japan. “ONE: Century 世紀” was the second ONE Championship event held in Japan and marked the martial arts organization’s 100th live event. The combat sports event had two parts with 11 bouts each. Featuring mixed martial arts, Muay Thai and kickboxing matches, “ONE: Century 世紀” took place at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on October 12, 2019. In the seventh bout of the second part, Sana and Petrosyan battled it out in the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix final. Hailing from Gorizia, Italy, Petrosyan represents Team Petrosyan. Sana is based in Paris, France and is training out of Phenix Muay Thai Paris and Venum Training Camp Thailand. Atsus

  KHK World Championship belt Christophe "Hulk" Vandijck, 34, Belgium has a chance to become the inaugural KHK World Champion. He is the only fighter from Belgium in the shortlist of mixed martial artists released by Brave Combat Federation and Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa Mixed Martial Arts. Brave CF and KHK MMA will hold the first ever KHK World Championship in Bahrain on November 15, 2019. The bouts will be on the card of “Brave 29,” which is part of the Brave International Combat Week. A one-night, four-men, open weight MMA tournament, KHK World Championship will award a US$ 100,000 check to the winner. He will be the first ever holder of the KHK World Championship belt, which is made of 6.2kg of gold. Originally, Brave CF and KHK MMA planned to shortlist only 10 MMA fighters as participants of the inaugural KHK World Championship. However, the organizations extended the list and included 15 MMA fighters including Vandijck. Born on July 5, 1985 in Brussels, Be

  KHK World Championship belt Ole "Iron Fist" Laursen, 42, has a chance to become the inaugural KHK World Champion. He is the only fighter from Denmark in the shortlist of mixed martial artists released by Brave Combat Federation and Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa Mixed Martial Arts. Brave CF and KHK MMA will hold the first ever KHK World Championship in Bahrain on November 15, 2019. The bouts will be on the card of “Brave 29,” which is part of the Brave International Combat Week. The KHK World Championship is open to all weight classes and all MMA promotions. The winner will receive US$ 100,000 along with the KHK World Championship belt, which is made of 6.2kg of gold. Originally, Brave CF and KHK MMA planned to shortlist only 10 MMA fighters as participants of the inaugural KHK World Championship. However, the organizations extended the list and included 15 MMA fighters including Laursen. Born in the Philippines on August 21, 1977 to a Danish father and a Spanish-

  KHK World Championship belt Dutch-Surinamese mixed martial artist Gilbert "The Hurricane" Yvel, 43, can become the inaugural KHK World Champion. He is the only fighter from the Netherlands in the shortlist of MMA fighters released by Brave Combat Federation and Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa Mixed Martial Arts. Open to all weight classes and all MMA promotions, the KHK World Championship will award the winner with US$ 100,000 with a belt  made of 6.2kg of gold. The bouts are on the card of “Brave 29" taking place in Bahrain on November 15, 2019 as part of the Brave International Combat Week. Only 10 spots were initially reserved for the shortlist. But after the overwhelming response from hundreds of applicants, the list was extended to 15 MMA fighters including Yvel. Born on June 30, 1976 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Yvel is of Surinamese descent and a Brazilian jiu-jitsu purple belt. He has been competing professionally as an MMA fighter since 1997. The Dutch-

  KHK World Championship belt Azamat "The Professional" Murzakanov, 30, and Alexander "Red Devil" Emelianenko, 38, are both eyeing for the inaugural KHK World Championship title. Both fighting out of Russia, they were included in the shortlist of mixed martial artists released by Brave Combat Federation and Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa Mixed Martial Arts. Open to all weight classes and all MMA promotions, the KHK World Championship will be part of the Brave International Combat Week. The winner will take home US$ 100,000 and a belt  made of 6.2kg of gold. The bouts are on the card of “Brave 29," which will take place in Bahrain on November 15, 2019. Only 10 spots were initially reserved for the shortlist but after the overwhelming response from hundreds of applicants, the list was extended to 15 MMA fighters including Emelianenko and Murzakanov. Born in Stary Oskol, Russia on August 2, 1981, Emelianenko is a three-time world Combat Sambo champion in t