In The Magnificent Dubai at Intercontinental Hotel in Festival City, The Next and Most Important Step so Far is going to be called “REX DESERTI “That in Latin language means “King of The Desert“.
For this important card we choose worldwide famous fighters, with the thrilling method of the 4 man tournament, that will see 4 warriors contending the Centurion Belt all in One Night!
This Form of Championship is a Brand of our President Mr.Gallo who was the first to introduce this kind of entertainment back in 2007 with an even more challenging 8 man tournament a really extreme Event!
Now days in the Centurion Era he re-proposed with a lot of success, the challenging race to the belt among 4 fierce fighters. The Tournament will start with the semi-finals in the first 2 matches of the evening, the winners will have some time to rest because the main event is going to be the Final, that will Crown the king of the division with our hand Made Centurion FC Belt. In Case some of the fighters will get injured during the first match and can’t continue to the final, the loser of first match will join the final, so the show is a real last man Standing!
Also in this event we will have a K1 Match in the cage with our own rules a single 10 minutes round with no breaks!
The Weight system will remain the Natural Walking Weight for the fighters, so we will check weight every morning including fight day, to ensure fighters health and better performance by the athletes.
The Arena is Waiting so let’s see our Featured Fights for this amazing evening:
THE 4 Man Tournament
The Warriors for this Thrilling event will be:
Jakhongir Jumaev 8-3 UZB
Abdulatip Magomedov 7-0 RUS
Nikolay Grozdev 5-1 IRE
Gerson Pereira 12-9 BRA
The set up weight is 74 kg and will be held in 2 different days including fight day .Our First Semi Final will feature
Jumaev Vs Magomedov
The Uzbek is a submission artist with a various range of finishing, skilled with a good boxing, he has 3 of his 8 victories by KO. He is coming from 2 consecutive losses and want to invert the trend in the most important match of his career so far. The opponent Magomedov is for sure one of the favorites for the final win, with the best score among all participants, the Russian also has very heavy hands, and literally smash his opponents, his last match was in 2021, and could not miss the chance to participate in our great event because he wants his first belt!
Grozdev VS Pereira
The Second semi Final will face Nikolay “Slick Nick” Grozdev to the Brazilian Pereira, for sure the SBG Fighter has shown his value and skills in our 2 past Belgrade Centurion Events, with 2 finishes in the first round both by submission, he has a world class wrestling and heavy strikes and he is set for a spot in the Final, but to earn that spot he must defeat the tricky Gerson “Billaboy” Pereira a jiu-jitsu fighter, very popular in UAE that comes from experiences in Top promotions like BRAVE ,where he held his last 2 matches, he will give everything to get the win and try to be the category Champion.
All is Set Up, we will need only the cage to give the final judgement, so sit down relax and enjoy the show!
Mohammad Mutie 1-1 UAE VS Walid Saad 1-2 EGY
the Palestinian Gorilla VS Matrix
It would almost sound like the title of a Hollywood film, but instead it will be the first match after the long-awaited semi-finals of the tournament. Both fighters are trainers in two highly respected gyms in Dubai, Mutie in addition to his great explosiveness and excellent jiu-jitsu and boxing has the distinction of coming out dressed as a Gorilla! On the other side Walid Saad is called matrix because of his ability to dodge blows just like in the film! it will be a striking match with some twists and turns, and we will be there to enjoy the show.
Jleana Valentino 1-1 ITA VS Haidy Ahmed 1-1 EGY
Nikita! What a Fighter! The Italian Jleana Valentino makes her second appearance at Centurion, after her convincing victory in Malta, penalised by an eye poke in the first exchange, she nevertheless battled for 3 rounds, demonstrating excellent striking and wrestling, she loves a challenge and loves to fight. The K1 World Champion wants a Spot and Glory also in the MMA World , this will be her first time fighting in Dubai, she will have to Face Haidy Ahmed. he 20-year-old Egyptian is a prospect not to be underestimated
She has excellent wrestling and takedowns but finds her nature in striking where she can be dangerous and has scored a few knockouts already, she will have the advantage of playing to the crowd in her favour and she wants to make up for her first career defeat in her last match, so Haidy is a solid opponent who is difficult to knock out.
Bakhromjon Ruziev 1-0 UZB VS Mohamed Mamdooh 4-2 EGY
Ruziev is one of the Main Prospects in The Uzbek MMA world, he Trains in UAE with top names in the world, already famous in his country, he made his Pro Debut in UAE Warriors last September with a Victory, for his debut in the cage of Centurion he will surely want to impress against a solid opponent, the Egyptian Mamdooh, who arrives at Centurion after his most important victory in his career at the UAE Warriors last year, also gifted with excellent wrestling, almost all of his fights have ended by decision, which shows his stamina and cardio, not an easy opponent for anyone. We'll see who comes out on Top.
Ouadia Tergui 8-6 ITA VS Lukas Cruz 8-2 BRA
Ouadia Tergui currently has the fastest knockout in Centurion's history, just 7 seconds! A quick revenge, he has settled his scores, and now he is ready for another incredible fight, when he fights the energy in the arena is electrifying! His opponent this time will be Brazilian Lukas Cruz, known as "favelas", just 21 years old and already very experienced with a great record of 7-2, many won by knockout. It will be a real battle in grand style!
Mohamed Abdou 3-0 EGY VS Eyad Jaouni 2-0 PAL
This will be the only K1 match of the evening,
For this extraordinary event, we will have extraordinary rules, and therefore the match will last only one round of 10 minutes without any breaks or interruptions. A challenge not only technical but also very exhausting physically, which will test the endurance of our contenders. We will face the Egyptian Mohamed Adbou and the home champion Eyad Jauoni. They are both undefeated and with a similar record so it will be 10 minutes of pure adrenaline where every prediction can be disappointed.
Eduardo Souza 15-5-1 BRA VS Alexandre Ribeiro 19-10-1 BRA
Our co-main event of the evening, which without the grand final of the four Man tournament, could easily be a great main event!
An all-Brazilian clash between the schools of Manaus and Sao Paulo where we will soon be with Centurion in May! Eduardo Souza needs no introduction, his nickname 'Maquina da Dor' says it all: 'Pain Machine'!
A great record developed in the best Brazilian tournaments including the legendary Jungle Fight.
His Opponent The Manaus Legend Alexandre "Lelek" Ribeiro is a Well Rounded Fighter with a lot of experience with 30 professional Fights, he prefer striking coming from Nova União famous all over the World for Jose Aldo And His Amazing Stand Up Game. Most of his KO came from punches and he Wants to Shine Among The Stars Of Dubai.
We Wait for you in the Thrill of an amazing night of fights, In The City of Wonders Dubai, In Our VIP Area in any part of the Arena or, in our website www.centurion-fc.com where you can see the full event from your home or in your mobile phone wherever you will be.
We Are Ready, See You In The Arena.
"Who Will Be The King of The Desert?"
We Are Legion.