HEXAGONE MMA has announced two championship bouts for its seventh event, taking place at the Arena Futuroscope in Poitiers, France on March 11 in a first for the region.
Walter “The Sniper” Gahadza (19-7) is to face Aymard “Barakuda” Guih (16-13-1) for the HEXAGONE MMA welterweight title.
With 19 wins and 7 losses across a 12-year MMA career, Gahadza has a history of delivering first-round finishes via both submission and strikes.
Guih returns for his third bout for HEXAGONE MMA with a record of 16 wins and 13 losses, and 10 years on the international circuit. He has clocked up a good run of victories by submission, as well as showing the grit to dominate over the distance.
In the second championship match of the night, France’s Samantha Jean-Francois (6-6) will defend her strawweight title against Brazil’s Andressa Araujo (6-1). Jean-Francois won the belt at Hexagone MMA 4 via first-round submission.
MORE FIGHT CARD INFORMATION
The full fight card for Hexagone MMA 7 is to be announced at a press conference on Thursday, February 16 at the Arena Futuroscope.
HEXAGONE MMA EVENTS CALENDAR
Other HEXAGONE MMA events announced for 2023 so far are as follows, in France:
- March 11: Hexagone MMA 7 at Arena Futuroscope in Poitiers, France
- June 3: Hexagone MMA 8 at the Arenes de Beziers in Beziers, France
- June 17: Hexagone MMA 9 at the Reims Arena in Reims, France
- July 28: Hexagone MMA 10 at the ancient theater of Orange in Orange, France
The second half of the year will see HEXAGONE MMA return to the international stage, following successful debuts in UAE and Germany in 2022.
