Desert Force Al Academiya kicked off its historic First Season on MBC Action with 2 episodes featuring an elimination round where losers go home and winners join the house!
32 men squared off in the tournament’s opening round, and fans were treated to a variety of finishes from these Lightweight and Welterweight hopefuls. Featuring quick submissions, knockouts, and closely contested decisions, episode one/two adequately set the stage for a successful season of Desert Force “Al Academiya”.
Lightweights:
- Silvester Saba
(LEBANON) - Ali Alhadi
(IRAQ) - Paul Alam (LEBANON)
- Bandar Yazan
(KSA) - Mahmoud Saeed
(EGYPT) - Elie el Rayyis (LEBANON)
- Omar Omaish
(JORDAN) - Bassel Narmouq (JORDAN)
Welterweights:
- Mohammad Boukhris
(ALGERIA) - Mohamed Aldawansy (EGYPT)
- Ahmad Saeb (IRAQ)
- Mohamed Triki
(MOROCCO) - Ezzeldine Belhaj (MOROCCO)
- Mohamed Ghorabi (LEBANON)
- Ahmed Ali (EGYPT)
- TBA
(TBA)
After evaluating the talent cage side, coaches Mohammad Fakhreddine and Hashem Arkhagha will go to work and pick their squads for the upcoming tournament. Stay Tuned for next weeks Episode to see who’s the 16th fighter that will join the crew and who will be on each team this Season!
