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Two Bulgarians with gold from Mixed Martial Arts World Championship, Bahrain

Photo: Desant MMA sporting club

Two Bulgarian competitors won gold medals at the Mixed Martial Arts World Championship, held in Bahrain. Delyan Georgiev took the gold in the up to 65.8 kg category, after having won with 2:1 votes of the judges versus Joel Arolainen from Finland. Atanas Svisov brought the second gold medal in the up to 120.2 kg category. The unanimous decision of the jury came after a match with Marcin Kalata from Poland.



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