On July 9, the Paris la Défense Arena will host a Hexagon MMA fight for the first time, (acronym in English for Mixed martial arts, Editor’s note). This discipline, authorized in France since February 2020, saw its first fight take place on French soil on October 8, 2020.
If sanitary conditions allow, the July 9 fight will welcome many spectators, as the government-imposed gauges will be lifted, subject to the sanitary pass. Information on ticketing and public reception will be announced on June 9 on the Paris la Défense Arena site.
MMA is a combat sport that has grown significantly over the past twenty years. It gets organized in a cage and “Brings together several disciplines such as boxing, kickbowing, muay thai, wrestling, judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, We learn from the press release from Paris la Défense (the public body in charge of managing the business district, Editor’s note). The fights are played in the form of a championship and can be won by submission of the opponent, KO, technical KO, abandonment, or decision of the judges. “
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