(PRESS RELEASE) -- After much speculation it was revealed at BAMMA 23: Night Of Champions, that BAMMA's entrant into the Rizin Fighting Grand Prix 8-Man tournament in Japan on New Years Eve is Mark Godbeer.
BAMMA Heavyweight Champion Godbeer said "This was too good an opportunity to say no to and a huge honour that BAMMA selected me to represent the Promotion and the UK in the tournament. Tell the others in the tournament 'Godbeer is coming'."
You can follow Mark 'The Hand Of' Godbeer on Twitter @TheHandOf @BAMMA
About BAMMA
BAMMA, Europe's Leading Mixed Martial Arts Entertainment Brand, is the home for elite fighters from around the world. Launched in 2009 and drawing unrivalled domestic viewing figures, the UK based promotion continues to showcase the most exciting and entertaining fights, between the toughest and most skilled competitors the sport has to offer.
ABOUT LONSDALE:
Firmly established as the leading brand of fight sports equipment and clothing, Lonsdale is steeped in over 50 years of fight history. From humble London origins the Lonsdale brand quickly became the hallmark of both boxing and MMA champions throughout the world, with its legendary quality and authenticity. It is no coincidence fights legends Tom ‘Kong’ Watson, Muhammad Ali, “Marvellous” Marvin Hagler, Lennox Lewis, MikeTyson, Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton have all trained and fought in Lonsdale.
ABOUT SPORTSDIRECT.COM:
SportsDirect.com was founded as a single store in Maidenhead as Mike Ashley Sports in 1982 and has now grown to become not only the UK’s largest sports retailer, but the UK’s number one sports retailer. TheSportsDirect.com retail group currently has over 470 stores including SportsDirect.com, Field and Trek, Hargreaves Sports, Gilesports and Donnay International stores. We also have stores in Ireland, Belgium, France, Portugal, Holland and Slovenia.
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For further information on the SportsDirect.com retail group, visit the SportsDirect.com Corporate site.
ABOUT Safe MMA:
SAFE MMA is a voluntary medical advisory body established to improve the safety of MMA fighters in the UK and is housed at 76 Harley Street in London. Under the Safe MMA banner, the medical centre provides a secure, centralised and confidential database for fighter medical records; and coordinates affordable, standardised blood and medical tests for all registered fighters. Member promotions commit to only using professional fighters that have been medically cleared by Safe MMA doctors. Additionally, member promotions provide pre and post-fight medical examinations for fighters at events. All medical data is submitted along with advisory suspensions to Safe MMA. For more information visit www.safemma.co.uk