Bahrain-based Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Sports (KHK Sports) and boxing promotion MTK Global have joined forces to bring combat sports to new heights in the Middle East.

“It’s an exciting time for combat sports globally. The partnership with MTK Global is the way forward to getting closer to making the vision of His Highness Sheikh Khalid into a reality,” said KHK Sports chief executive officer and Brave Combat Federation president Mohammed Shahid in a media statement.