Muay Thai Grand Prix 8 Fight Card Posted on May 10, 2017 By Angela Chang MTGP is a UK-based promotion and has featured local and international talent on their show. Sanctioned by the World Muaythai Council, they’re bringing traditional Muay Thai to Athens, Greece on May 20, 2017.The event will have a 4-man tournament. The fighters will weigh in at 67 kg and will fight 3 x 3 rounds. The participants of the tournament are:Nikos Grantzidis Thanasis Koukoufikis Alexandros Maragkakis Giorgos MoustakisThe only confirmed female bout will be between Sofia Teskou and Elpida Nasiopoulou. The fight will be at 60 kg and they will fight 3 x 3 rounds.Muay Thai Fight Card Sofia Teskou (GR) vs Elpida Nasiopoulou @ 60 kg Alexander Milos (GR) vs Emmanuel Diakam (GR) @ 80 kg Alexandros Vasileiadis (GR) vs Louis Marcoulias (GR) @ 72 kg Dimitris Chiotis (GR) vs Marley Zwanenberg (UK) @ 77 kg – KGP Title Fight Kostas Sarkiris (GR) vs Elias Melikides (GR) @ 59 kg – WMC Youth Nat’l Title Giorgos Papoutsakis (GR) vs Igkli Nako (GR) @ 60 kg Dimos Asimakopoulos (GR) vs Koudelski (UA) @ 67 kg Alexandros Arvanitis (GR) vs Ryan Li (UK) @ 80 kg4-man tournament: Nikos Grantzidis (GR) Thanasis Koukoufikis (GR) Alexandros Maragkakis (GR) Giorgos Moustakis (GR) News athensmtgp8muay thai grand prixnews
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