K-1 KHAN: How is your feeling to participate in KHAN?
Ahmed: I'm very happy to get this opportunity to fight in k-1 KHAN.

K-1 KHAN: Have you ever heard about your opponent?
Ahmed: I saw only one video of his fight on youtube.com. My managers sent link to me 3 weeks ago and there are only 2 rounds.

K-1 KHAN: How is your feeling to participate in KHAN?
Najmeddin: It’s a great honor to join in such a famous and well respected event. I feel flattered as it is very known that only high standard professionals join in k-1 khan events.

On July 16th Dubai Fight Academy held a press conference in Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina. The press conference was arranged and coordinated by PR specialists from octOpus - creative and revolutionary thinking advertising company working on Dubai market.

DUBAI OPEN KARATE CUP 2007

Under patronage of H.H. Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoom Bin Rashid Al Maktoom

16^th – 21^st JULY 2007 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

ITINERARY AND SCHEDULE

JULY 16, 2007
All-day Check-in

Malik Omarov, Vladimir Burdun and Stanislav Bukhlov were guests on the celebration of anniversary of Dubai bikers’ club - Black Eagle. Around one hundred bikers from different UAE clubs were hanging on the beach of the brand new Fudjairah Rotana Resort & Spa. The place was decorated with big ice figures depicting eagles and motorbikes. Harley Davidson riders cheered at the sight of Muaythai fighter - Malik Omarov whose fight they witnessed few weeks ago during War on the Shore Muaythai event at the Le Meridien Mina Seyahi.

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Dubai Open Karate Cup 2007 Today, during the meeting in Al Shabab club U.A.E. National Karate Federation and Dubai Fight Academy promotion group have set up the organizing committee for Dubai Open Karate Cup 2007. The event will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 16th-21th July 2007 and will include competition for Individual and Team Kata, Individual (-55, -60, -65, -70, -75, -80, +80, open) and Team Kumite as well as seminars. Al Shabab sport club will host the competition that will last for three days.

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On Wednesday 25th of April 2007 H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Saeed bin Thani Al-Maktoum visited martial arts section in Al Shabab sport club. Mohammed Abbas showed to the young member of Ruling Family sport facilities of Al Shabab club where sportsmen are training taekwondo, karate, boxing and Muaythai.

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On April 20th 2007 Dubai Fight Academy organized Muaythai Event War on the Shore-2, officially sanctioned by World Muaythai Council. The amphitheatre at the Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina was packed to bursting point. Damas Group sponsored War on the Shore-2 professional event. Also great support the organizers received from the venue of the event – Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina. Pasan Taparak (Consul – General of Thailand) attended the event with other Thai officials.

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Today Dubai Fight Academy held first press conference regarding upcoming Thai Boxing Event - War on the Shore-2. Six Dubai fighters were present at the Le Meridien Mina Seyahi press conference hall: Abdallah Abou Hamdan, Malik Omarov, George Micouris, Najmeddin Al Haddad, Mohammed Sanad and Ahmed Saadi. The event will take place on Friday, 20th of April 2007 at the Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina. Six matches are scheduled for the fight night.

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Amateur Muaythai continues to go from strength to strength. An important meeting was held in Brussels with all 13 Olympic and GAISF recognised martial arts in attendance to discuss the possibility of organising the first ever World Martial Art Games. All leaders agreed to stage these games, and Muaythai will be one of the disciplines featured alongside boxing, taekwondo, judo, wrestling, karate etc.