WATCH: Matt Battachio talks to MMA Promoter Lee Mein about the 2015 Canadian National Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Tryouts, happening this weekend in Lethbridge.
LETHBRIDGE – A lot of athletes pack a punch, but this weekend more than fists are flying at the Servus Sports Centre.
Lethbridge is hosting the 2015 Canadian National Amateur Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Tryouts.
Forty of the country’s best young MMA fighters will compete for a spot on Team Canada.
The winner earns an all-expenses paid trip to the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) World Championships in Las Vegas.
Lethbridge MMA fighter and instructor Lee Mein is promoting the event.
He operates Rumble in the Cage, which is a local MMA organization with multiple events and hundreds of fighters.
The tryouts start Friday and end Sunday, when a national champion is crowned.
“I look at it this way: If you fight three times and you win and then you go to Vegas and you fight three times and you win there, you’ve fought six times in two months. You’re ready to be a pro fighter and you’re ready to make a mark in your career,” said Mein.
Each day the fights start at noon, with men and women from across Canada going toe-to-toe inside the octagon.
Mein says attendees can expect exciting fights, especially when watching the amateurs.
“They’re trying to make a name for themselves and establish their skills.”
Event passes are available ahead of time or tickets can be bought at the door.
With files from Matt Battochio, Global News
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