Mixed Martial Arts fighters from across India put together a fantastic show for spectators at Xtreme Akhaada’s WAR 2.0 (Warriors and Ragers 2.0), which was organised in association with Nation Next at Nimbuzz 9 in Nagpur on December 25.

Xtreme Akaada, which is a sports incubator company by businessmen Rohit Buty and Vishesh Agrawal and martial arts professional Deepak Udair, aims at promoting the sport of MMA at a national level while giving MMA fighters a chance to showcase their skills and potential.

WAR 2.0 witnessed 26 professional MMA fighters from cities like Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Nagpur, Goa, etc., battle it out in 18 fights. The fights were full contact combat organised in accordance with the Unified Mixed Martial Arts rules and regulations. With the superior production quality and extreme bouts, Xtreme Akhaada’s WAR 2.0 managed to give city spectators something, which they never saw before!

Speaking about the success of WAR 2.0, Rohit Buty said: “We are overwhelmed with the success of W.A.R 2.0 and the way people of Nagpur responded to it. By promoting this sport, we have successfully curated a very niche audience, which wants to see our Fight Nights frequently as well as a very loyal following of fighters and fans across India. As promised, we delivered one of the most premier MMA events across India. The next step is to take W.A.R to ? Raipur, Pune, Nashik, Goa, Mumbai and Delhi. We already have an exciting lineup prepared for these cities. By the end of 2022, we intend to start a Fight League in which we shall be creating inter-city teams and auctioning the best players in the country to compete.”

An excited team of Xtreme Akhaada after the completion of WAR 2.0 in Nagpur?

Vishesh Agrawal, who took care of the production of the event, said: “In terms of production of the event, we held nothing back. We created a custom arena especially designed for this event and the spectators greatly appreciated our special effects of sound, lights and pyrotechnics. For about 3-4 hours the entire audience was engrossed watching the live MMA fights and enjoying our hospitality. We are happy to have hosted the who’s who of Nagpur at our event as we catered to a very limited crowd by invitation only. We would like to thank our exclusive media partner Nation Next and our ZIM Laboratories, Bluewheel Capital, Monster Energy, Varunam Multispecialty Hospital, Maddtowns Sports & Restrobar and Dewars Highball Soda Water for associating with us and making this event a grand success.”

Speaking about the fighters, Deepak Udair said: “All the competing fighters were professional athletes who have been training for many years and have vast experience. While all the fights were a delight to watch, the fights of Lionel Hupping, Abdul Rahim, Ashish Rawat, Vikas Singh, Shoaib Khan, Sara Noori, Dileep L R and Sutupa Das took the event to extreme! MMA is a dangerous sport and I am delighted to see the plethora of talent that India has. The energy, aggression, spirit and determination of all the fighters was electrifying and all of them gave their everything in every round of the fight. At WAR, we always ensure that all the competing fighters are medically vetted, insured and certified to compete as well as protected by our team of competent doctors. An ambulance is always at the venue to ensure that all participants are safe and not harmed in any way. “