Brazil's MAC sends Filipe Herculano and Davi Chueng to Pancrase on Nov. 8 as a pilot of its international exchange, part of the planned X3 Fighting League.
What we know
- MAC's Filipe Herculano and Davi Chueng are set to fight on the Pancrase show in Japan on Nov. 8, with no belt at stake.
- The exchange project is called X3 Fighting League: three fighters from each event, and the organization winning at least two of three wins the edition.
- MAC is covering the fighters' travel, lodging, food and expenses, with support from the Rio de Janeiro sports secretariat.
- MAC has an agreement with 247 Fighting and has started talks with Jungle Strike; the goal is five international challenges and three national editions per season.
Brazil's Martial Arts Championship (MAC) is taking part in a new international exchange, sending Filipe Herculano and Davi Chueng to fight on the Pancrase show in Japan on November 8. MAC says the Pancrase appearance is a partial pilot project with no title on the line.
MAC CEO Sandro Leite said the idea is a more sustainable way to expand abroad: rather than staging stand-alone events overseas, organizations would meet in international challenges inside their regular calendars. The project has been named X3 Fighting League. Each event would send three representatives, and the organization that wins at least two of the three fights wins the edition.
MAC is paying travel, lodging, food and expenses for the fighters, with support from the Rio de Janeiro sports secretariat. Besides Pancrase, MAC has an agreement with North America's 247 Fighting and has opened talks with France's Jungle Strike. Its medium-term goal is three national editions and five international challenges per season.
MAC CEO Sandro Leite said the idea is a more sustainable way to expand abroad: rather than staging stand-alone events overseas, organizations would meet in international challenges inside their regular calendars. The project has been named X3 Fighting League. Each event would send three representatives, and the organization that wins at least two of the three fights wins the edition.
MAC is paying travel, lodging, food and expenses for the fighters, with support from the Rio de Janeiro sports secretariat. Besides Pancrase, MAC has an agreement with North America's 247 Fighting and has opened talks with France's Jungle Strike. Its medium-term goal is three national editions and five international challenges per season.
- Summary
- Brazil's MAC sends Filipe Herculano and Davi Chueng to Pancrase on Nov. 8 as a pilot of its international exchange, part of the planned X3 Fighting League.
- Key points (one per line)
- MAC's Filipe Herculano and Davi Chueng fight at Pancrase on Nov. 8 with no belt at stake.
The X3 Fighting League would pit three fighters from each of two events, with the organization winning two of three taking the edition.
MAC already has a deal with 247 Fighting in North America and has begun talks with France's Jungle Strike.
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- Primeiro Round | https://primeiroround.com.br/mac-inicia-intercambio-internacional-com-foco-na-carreira-dos-atletas/
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