Mumbai 7th March 2017: The extremely popular MMA event, ‘XFF MMA Fight Night 4’ entered in its fourth edition held recently. The event which was held at Khar Gymkhana was presented by the ‘Xtreme Fight federation’. The new sport which has been gaining popularity in India found itself in the centre of two big ticket Bollywood releases last year, Sultan and Brother.
XFF MMA Fight Night, which has seen its audience base expanding with each passing edition, witnessed a turnout of more than 1000 people this time. Parmeet Sethi, Mimoh and Founder & CEO of Mouthshut.com, Faisal Farooqui were spotted at the event. Interestingly, Bollywood film star, Tiger Shroff who is known for his smooth Martial Art skills on the big screen had his motherAyesha Shroff and sister Krishna Shroff gracing the event too.
There were 12 fights which took place. Interestingly, this edition also featured three fantastic female fighters. The fight between Ali and Raza was the main attraction of the night, where people just poured in to watch their heroes fight it out live in front of them, as cheers came in from all corners of the place supporting their own heroes.
‘Xtreme Fight federation’ is giving the people a new way of entertaining themselves in a country which has always been obsessed with sports. The event has been providing an outlet for aspiring fighters to bleed it out in the ring, attracting participants from unexpected quarters of life, such ascollege students as well as members of the corporate world. Bollywood stars Vidyut Jamwal& Tiger Shroff have also gone through rigorous training at the XFF & are professionally successful.
Vikrammraj Singh, partner at XFF, quoted “We are glad to see such an outstanding and overwhelming response coming in from all over the country, slow but steady. This is a relatively new sport in India and watching the new generation take such a huge interest in the MMA has been heartwarming. The Xtreme Fight Federation has provided an outlet to all fitness freaks and fans of the Martial Arts, no matter what their professional background, to finally take a dive and pursue their passionate interest in the MMA.”
XFF, which was established in 2003 as a full-service training organization with specially designed facilities has come a long way. The Xtreme Fight Federation has various forms of fights covered, which includes Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Wrestling and Boxing
The XFF, which is the first and only multi branch MMA dojo in Mumbai, is full of highly skilled Mixed Martial Artists. The owner of Xtreme Fight Federation (XFF), Mr Shafiq-ur-Rehman, himself is called “Super Kick” due to his bending-back kicks and his ability to turn them into match winning knockouts. The winner of the oldest international MMA tournament "WTC", which was open to Indian fighters, he is also responsible for bringing Kickboxing and MMA sport to the heart of Mumbai. Shafiq has successfully defended his title from 2006 all the way up to 2010. A Taekwondo black belt with an undisputed national champ title for a decade in a row, Shafiq is a 3 time International Kick Boxing Champ and gold medalist. Having successfully created a lot of pro fighters at XFF, he is the man they all look upto when it comes to technique
XFF welcomes fighters from different cities to come & showcase their fighting skills at their fight night events. MMA has changed the face of combat fighting by distilling the most effective aspects of ancient Martial Art forms from around the globe and creating a single powerful training regime that is based on fundamental principles from ancient art forms through group classes and personal training. Not only do help their clients improve their health and physical well-being, but they also equip them with techniques in self-defense and self-discipline, enabling them to achieve their fitness goals.