Fight Nation Championship to Hold Upcoming Event in Ancient Roman Amphitheater

Gladiators Return to the Arena ⚔️ #FNC12 this Saturday | Pula Arena 🇭🇷 pic.twitter.com/t0nuX1WqPp

— FNC (@FNCmma) August 28, 2023

In the ongoing feud between billionaire tech moguls, Elon Musk has floated the idea about fighting Mark Zuckerberg at the Colosseum in Rome. Fight Nation Championship, the largest mixed martial arts promotion in Croatia and the Balkans, is taking that notion one step further – albeit at a different location.

FNC 12 will take place on Saturday at Pula Arena, an ancient amphitheater built some 2,000 years ago by the Romans, who used it for ancient gladiatorial battles. The arena is located in the Croatian coastal town of Pula and is one of the few amphitheaters of its kind remaining in the world.

FNC is headlined by a heavyweight title clash between Ivan Vitasovic and Michal Andryszak, while Matej Batinic will square off against Gadzhimurad Khebdeev for the promotion’s inaugural light heavyweight crown in the evening’s co-main event. The event is available on pay-per-view at FNC.tv.

Vitasovic is in the midst of a five-bout winning streak – including three straight under the FNC banner. Most recently, the 31-year-old Croatian defeated Geronimo dos Santos via first-round doctor stoppage at FNC 7 last September.

Andryszak, a Poland native with experience in KSW and Absolute Championshp Berkut, will be making his FNC debut. The 31-year-old enters the matchup with Vitasovic on a three-bout winning streak in which he has finished all of his opponents inside of a minute.

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