Six-member MMA team departs for Abu Dhabi tomorrow

By Stabroek News On In Sports |
Five of the six athletes (from left to right) who will be heading off to the IMMAF World Championships in the UAE – Webster McRae, Christopher James, Akeem Fraser, Corwin D’Anjou, and Ijaz Cave.
Five of the six athletes (from left to right) who will be heading off to the IMMAF World Championships in the UAE – Webster McRae, Christopher James, Akeem Fraser, Corwin D’Anjou, and Ijaz Cave.

A Guyana Mixed Martial Arts team will depart local shores tomorrow to participate at the prestigious International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Amateur World Championship in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates from January 24th-29th. The six-member team which will represent the Golden Arrowhead, comprises Corwin D’Anjou, Webster McRae, Ijaz Cave, Akeem Fraser, Christopher James and John Campayne.

D’Anjou will compete in the Men’s Welterweight Division (77.1kg), while McRae, Cave, Fraser, James, and Campayne will participate in the Middleweight (83.9kg), Light Heavyweight (93kg), Light Heavyweight (93kg), Heavyweight (120.2kg) and Super Heavyweight (300kg) Divisions respectively.