A. Silva and F. Mayweather would fight next Saturday (Photo: Montage/Super Fights)
Sad news for the world of martial arts. The Global Titan Fighting boxing event, which would take place in Dubai (UAE), this Saturday (14), and would be attended by Anderson Silva and Floyd Mayweather was postponed. The reason was the death of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the country, which happened this Friday (13). A new date for the event will be communicated later (see the full event note below).
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At the age of 73, Sheikh Khalifa passed away this Friday, of causes still unknown. The country will observe official mourning for 40 days, with the flag being raised at half-mast during the period. All events in the country have been suspended or postponed. The president was the half-brother of Sheikh Mansour, president of the English football team, Manchester City.
The event global titans Fighting would feature four boxing exhibition matches and would be held on the iconic helipad of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. In the main fight, the legend of the noble art Floyd Mayweather would face Don Moore. In the second most important fight of the night, the former UFC champion Anderson Silva would face his compatriot Bruno 'Caveira' Machado.
Check out the full statement from Global Titan Fighting below
“We are deeply saddened by the announcement of the passing of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, earlier this afternoon.
Sheikh Khalifa was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the 16th ruler of the Emirates of Abu Dhabi. He assumed the Federal Constitutional Authority as President of the United Arab Emirates and became the governor of the Emirates of Abu Dhabi on 3 November 2004, succeeding his late father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who died on 2 November 2004. 40. Due to the passing of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE will enter the official fighting period in the next XNUMX days.
Due to our deep respect and due to this unforeseen circumstance of force majeure, the event global titans Dubai, which was scheduled to take place on May 14th at the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah has been postponed until further notice with a new date to be announced soon. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and assure fans that this spectacular event will take place in the future.
From all staff and partners of Global Titans Fight Series Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan during this difficult time and the people of the UAE.
With all respect, global titans Organizers LLL”.
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