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		<title>Desert Force&#8217;s plans in Jordan</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Jordan – overseen by His Highness Prince Hussein Mirza, nephew of His Majesty King Abdullah II – is linked to the National Olympic Committee. The federation is one of the most active in the region, installing Jiu-Jitsu and MMA in a number of military and civilian institutions. Besides fomenting the practice&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_36416" style="width: 590px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Desert-Jordania.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-36416" class="size-full wp-image-36416" title="Desert Jordania" src="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Desert-Jordania1.jpg" alt="" width="580" height="386" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-36416" class="wp-caption-text">Arifa, presenter for Desert Force / Photo: publicity</p></div>
<p>The Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Jordan – overseen by His Highness Prince Hussein Mirza, nephew of His Majesty King Abdullah II – is linked to the National Olympic Committee. The federation is one of the most active in the region, installing Jiu-Jitsu and MMA in a number of military and civilian institutions.</p>
<p>Besides fomenting the practice of martial arts in the country, it is now providing incentive for such practice in the greater Arab community. Spearheading this project is black belt Zaid Mirza, who had a quick chat with GRACIEMAG.com following the second installment of Desert Force, an event produced by X-Sports Management, a company promoting major sporting events in the Middle East.</p>
<p><strong>What is your assessment of this tournament promoting athletes from the Arab world?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Zaid Mirza: </strong>We put DFC together in order to scout Arab talent. We always have superfights with foreigners where belts are on the line, to add an air of professionalism for the spectators, but the point is to launch Arab talent. One of the aims is to professionalize our athletes to one day catapult them into major events like the UFC, Strikeforce or Shooto.</p>
<p>In the first installment half the fights were between Arab fighters. This time there were ten fights and eight of them were between Arab fighters. The more popular the event becomes, the greater the likelihood of the fights being of a high technical level. The idea is to produce eight events next year and twelve the year after. From what we&#8217;ve seen so far, there&#8217;s no lack of talent in the Arab world!</p>
<p><strong>How many countries does the event reach today?</strong></p>
<p>We now have a partnership with a satellite TV channel, Roya TV, which reaches forty countries across the planet. We&#8217;re looking to popularize the show in 22 Arab nations, as well as Turkey and Iran for their geographic and cultural proximity to the Arab world. We plan to bring in fighters from those countries and even open the tournament up to fighters of Arab backgrounds in Europe, where there&#8217;s a large community. These past two installments were broadcast and next year they&#8217;ll be shown on the air live. The third installment is set for July and the next after that, September; always promoting regional talent. We also innovated by having a female presenter, Jordan&#8217;s Arifa Bseiso, who announces the fights and interviews the fighters afterwards.</p>
<p><strong>How about Jiu-Jitsu, what do you have brewing on that front?</strong></p>
<p>For October, we&#8217;re putting together the inaugural Arab Cup, in the same mold as DFC. That is, it will be a tournament geared towards the Arab world. Jiu-Jitsu is going through extraordinary growth in the region and Jordan has been exhibiting a high level. We want to be a focal point providing incentive to other countries in the region. The Arab Emirates is to be congratulated for spearheading the sport through their initiatives, and we want to help too. We&#8217;re also working in neighboring nations to launch history&#8217;s first Arab Federation. It would be a huge stride in growing and developing the sport in the region. We&#8217;re also drumming up an out-of-this-world worldwide event for the end of the year, called Grapplers Hold&#8217;em.</p>The post <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/desert-forces-plans-in-jordan/">Desert Force’s plans in Jordan</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.graciemag.com">Graciemag</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>Os planos para o Desert Force na Jordânia</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A Federação de Jiu-Jitsu da Jordânia, cujo líder é sua alteza príncipe Hussein Mirza, sobrinho do rei Abdullah II, é vinculada ao Comitê Olimpico Nacional. A Federação é umas das mais ativas na região, implantando o Jiu-Jitsu e o MMA em diversos órgãos militares e civis. Além de fomentar a prática das artes marciais no&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_36416-2" style="width: 590px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Desert-Jordania.jpg"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-36416-2" class="size-full wp-image-36416" title="Desert Jordania" src="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Desert-Jordania.jpg" alt="" width="580" height="386" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-36416-2" class="wp-caption-text">Arifa, a apresentadora do Desert Force. Foto: Divulgação.</p></div>
<p>A Federação de Jiu-Jitsu da Jordânia, cujo líder é sua alteza príncipe Hussein Mirza, sobrinho do rei Abdullah II, é vinculada ao Comitê Olimpico Nacional. A Federação é umas das mais ativas na região, implantando o Jiu-Jitsu e o MMA em diversos órgãos militares e civis.</p>
<p>Além de fomentar a prática das artes marciais no país, ela busca, agora, incentivar as modalidades dentro da comunidade árabe. À frente desse projeto está o faixa-preta Zaid Mirza, que falou rapidamente com o GRACIEMAG.com após a segunda edição do Desert Force, evento produzido pela X-Sports Management, produtora de grandes eventos esportivos no Oriente Médio.</p>
<p><strong>Qual sua avaliação desse torneio direcionado aos atletas do mundo árabe?</strong></p>
<p>Zaid Mirza: Criamos o DFC no intuito de garimparmos talentos entre os árabes. Sempre teremos superlutas com estrangeiros, valendo cinturões, para dar um ar de profissionalismo para os espectadores, porém o foco é lançarmos talentos entre os árabes. Uma das ideias é profissionalizar nossos atletas para que um dia subam no cage de eventos grandes como UFC, Strikeforce e Shooto.</p>
<p>Na primeira edição, metade das lutas foi entre árabes. Nesta agora, das dez lutas, oito foram entre árabes. Quanto mais popular o evento, maior a possibilidade de lutas de alto nível técnico. A ideia é produzirmos oito eventos no ano que vem, e 12 eventos no segundo ano.  Pelo que vimos, material humano do mundo árabe não faltará!</p>
<p><strong>O evento chega a quantos países hoje?</strong></p>
<p>Hoje temos parceria com o canal de satélite aberto Roya TV, que atinge mais de 40 países no planeta. Nossa busca é pela popularização do show nos 22 países árabes, e Turquia e Irã por suas proximidades geográficas e culturais com o mundo árabe. Pretendemos trazer lutadores desses países, e ainda abrir o torneio para lutadores de origem árabe da Europa, onde a comunidade é grande. Essas duas edições foram televisionadas e ano que vem disponibilizaremos os eventos ao vivo. A terceira edição será em julho, e a outra em setembro, sempre promovendo lutadores regionais. Também inovamos com uma apresentadora mulher, a jordaniana Arifa Bseiso, que anuncia e entrevista os lutadores após os combates.</p>
<p><strong>Quanto ao Jiu-Jitsu, quais são os seus planos?</strong></p>
<p>Em outubro organizaremos a primeira Arab Cup, nos mesmos moldes do DFC. Ou seja, um torneio direcionado para o mundo árabe. Existe um crescimento extraordinário do Jiu-Jitsu nesta região e a Jordânia tem apresentado um alto nível. Queremos ser um polo incentivador para outros países da região. Os Emirados Árabes estão de parabéns por liderar o esporte com suas iniciativas, e nós queremos ajudar também. Também estamos trabalhando com países vizinhos para lançarmos a primeira Federação Árabe da história. Seria um passo muito grande para o crescimento e desenvolvimento do esporte na região.  Estamos também bolando um evento mundial fora-de-série no fim deste ano ainda, o Grapplers Hold’em.</p>The post <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/os-planos-para-o-desert-force-na-jordania/">Os planos para o Desert Force na Jordânia</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.graciemag.com">Graciemag</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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