From handball, basketball, gymnastics, tennis, judo, Celtic wrestling, table tennis, BMX, boxing, etc. Since its opening in 2014, the Brest Arena, of which Brest Bretagne Handball is the resident club, has continued to increase its sporting offerings. On June 1, as part of its development plans, it will host an MMA gala for the first time and the organizers are aiming for a full house, i.e. more than 5,000 people. Director of the venue, Annaïg Arnal-Roussel explains that “the attractiveness of the room and the past events that we were able to hold led to this meeting”. The success of the first three editions of United Fight Night (Muay-thai, K-1 rules and kick-boxing) in mind, a gala which will not take place in 2024, “because we are more focused on the tenth anniversary of the room. For MMA, we are not at all producers of the event, unlike the UFN, insists Arnal-Roussel. It’s an official sport, so I have no value judgment on MMA, even if we have taken all the guarantees to maintain a good image of the Arena. The ticketing is off to a very good start, in fact.”
The French men’s basketball team for a qualifying match for the Euro in February, MMA in June: should we expect other new developments in 2024? “We are trying to have variety, and a third sport should arrive in 2024, when everything is well confirmed,” announces Arnal-Roussel. All year round, we try to secure national or international events.” Futsal is being eyed, for example: “Yes, we are very interested in it,” she continues. We are in discussions with the federations but these are long-term issues which cannot be decided overnight.” Recent world champion, the French women’s handball team is soon expected in the Brest hall.
2023-12-28 06:02:13
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