Excitement is building ahead of this year’s Airlie Beach Fight Night where Mixed Martial Art (MMA) fighters will go head-to-head in combat, jeered on by the cheers of hundreds of supporters that are expected to attend the event.
Due to be held at the Whitsunday PCYC in six weeks’ time, tickets are selling fast for the upcoming Fight Night with VIP seating already sold out.
Dan Zealand, from Whitsunday Martial Arts is one of the organisers of the event.
“We are super excited!” he said.
“We often have to travel to compete and when we told them we had the opportunity to fight in front of the home crowd, it really picked everyone up.”
Among the local talent competing at this year’s Fight Night is Ian Dreadlox.
“He’s been training for a few years now and is always up for a challenge,” said Dan.
“Recently he’s been training harder than I’ve ever seen him before!”
Long-time fighter Blair Frew will also be fighting on the night.
Having won many battles over the years, Blair has decided to make his last ever fight in front of his home crowd.
“This will be his last amateur fight so it will be a bit of a send-off,” said Dan.
“He’s been training really hard, and he wants to go out with a bang!”
On the night, local fighters will clash with competitors from as far north as Cairns and as far south as Brisbane, with one competitor coming from Victoria.
WHAT: Airlie Beach Fight Night
WHERE: Whitsunday PCYC
WHEN: Saturday, September 23
TICKETS: Available through WMA Facebook page
Ian Dreadlox will be going up against Jedd Fogg at Airlie Beach Fight Night. Photo supplied
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