BTT at Naga CT
JJ Purifory competed at the NAGA Hartford tournament on June 29th and placed second in his division.
Congratulations JJ!
BTT Boston Summer BBQ
On June 29th BTT Boston had its annual summer BBQ.
This year is was graciously hosted by Lis Marques and Maria Yanakakis.
It was a fun day where we were all able to hang out off the mats.
Thank you to everyone for coming and we look forward to the next one!
Aniss Hajjajy Wins Desert Force MMA World Championship
Brazilian Top Team Boston Aniss Hajjajy won the title at 170lbs. This was Aniss second fight at Desert Force and Professors João Amaral and Daniel Gazoni flew to Jordan to coach.
Facing the dangerous egyptian Amr Wahmann, Aniss fought very smart and after a kick, took the opponent down and quickly got Amr’s back working the punches until the ref stopped the fight.
Hard work, dedication and a commitment to a strict training regiment paid off for Aniss Hajjajy
A new Desert Force Welterweight was born!
Desert Force is a dominant Middle East Professional MMA brand that brings the best talent in the region competing against each other to become champions. It was first launched back in 2010 in Amman, Jordan.
In 2011, Desert Force launched the “Elimination Series”, a single-elimination tournament for Arabs MMA fighters competing to become the first regional MMA title holders in 5 weight classes. Participants countries included: KSA , Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.
Congratulations Aniss!!!
Watch Aniss Hajjajy’s victory at the Desert Force
Great Results at the World Championships in California
Congratulations to everyone from BTT that participated in the World Championships that was held in Long Beach, California the first weekend on June.
This is the biggest tournament of the year and regardless of the result, just stepping on those mats and competing is a great accomplishment.
Our local talent that competed was Bruno Amaral, Nathalia Azoff, Ariel Axelrod-Hahn, Aniss Hajjajy, and Renan Borges.
They all fought very well and Nathalia and Ariel were able to bring home third place medals back home.
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