Costa Rica unbeatable in weekend fight competition
Saturday, July 25th, 2009Costa Rican fighters snatched all three international mixed martial arts (MMA) titles that were up for grabs in stunning style at Fite Nite’s Night of Champions on Saturday at the Villa Olímpica in the southern San José district of Desamparados.
Of the event’s 13 fights, which included boxing and MMA – a full contact combat sport that allows a variety of martial arts and other fighting techniques – the final three gave six Latin American fighters a shot at hoisting the prized gold Fite Nite belt above their head and wearing it proudly out of the ring.
In the first of the night’s championship fights, Costa Rica’s Ludwing Salazar squared off against Elton Brown from Panama in the 170 pound weight class. Brown dominated the first round with strong upper-body clinches and ferocious fist assaults. (more…)
