Brave Combat Federation News: Al-Selwady is busy helping Hurricane Harvey survivors

Abdul Kareem Al-Selwady from Brave Combat Federation is in news for his initiative to help Hurricane Harvey survivors. Abdul Kareem Al-Selwady, is currently training at Fortis MMA in Dallas, Texas leading to his upcoming fight in Brave Combat Federation.

Under head coach Sayif Saud, Selwady blossomed into one of Brave’s biggest stars, with two promotional wins. According to Al-Selwady, Saud’s leadership motivated members of the gym to help others in need at the nearby town.

"Coach Sayif is the one who started this movement and Fortis MMA is like a family gym. When Coach says something we all do it. It’s not a place to just train and come home. Everyone there cares about each other, and we also care for the people of Houston and want them to be safe. Personally, Houston has been very good to me, I have a lot of friends there and I know a lot of good people that live there. So now that it is been hit with Hurricane Harvey, everyone at Fortis MMA is lending a hand in helping our brothers in Houston. We’re doing a food drive, and picking up food and clothes along the way to give to people in need, so that’s kind of our way of going in there and helping out in the way we can”, says Al-Selwady.

However, Fortis MMA is also going a step further. According to Kareem-Abdul, fighters from Houston that have found themselves without a gym to train for upcoming fights. They were invited to train at Dallas free of charge.

“MMA fighters fight for a living. If they can’t train, they can’t fight, they’re not working. So we’re offering a place to come stay and train at Fortis MMA. Especially for jiu-jitsu and MMA training. Fortis MMA is very supportive of everyone affected by Hurricane Harvey and we’re just trying to help out”, said Abdul, who is training towards his upcoming fight at Brave Combat Federation.

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