The winner of the duel will later obtain an exclusive contract from the UFC.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Jeka Saragih will face Indian fighter Anshul Jubli at Last road to the UFC which took place at Fight Night at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (US) on Saturday (4/2/2023) local time. The winner of the duel will later obtain an exclusive contract from the UFC.
The fighter from Simalungun, North Sumatra, continues to prepare for a crucial match to secure an exclusive contract to compete in the world’s premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. This prestigious fight will be broadcast live by Mola as the UFC broadcast rights holder.
Mirwan Suwarso, as Mola’s representative said, as a form of Mola’s full support for the achievements Jeka Saragih who was able to bring Indonesia’s name to the international MMA event, Mola offers free access to watch the Jeka Saragih vs Anshul Jubli match by simply logging into the Mola app.
“Seeing Jeka Saragih’s high commitment, discipline and progress in his efforts to win a UFC contract and become a world-class fighter, we have no hesitation in continuing to provide Jeka with support and join in the fight to supporting factors that can lead him to become a professional fighter,” Mirwan said in his statement on Tuesday (31/1/2023). “We also invite all Indonesians to give positive support to Jeka Saragih in the Final Road to UFC.”
Apart from this, Mola is also working with the Indonesian Martial Arts Committee (KOBI) to prepare a martial arts sports ecosystem through the MMA Fight Academy program which aims to discover the potential of young Indonesian fighters and prepare them to become Jeka Saragih’s successor.
Through auditions held in Bali, 13 young fighters from all over Indonesia were selected in December 2022. Later, the fighters will go to the United States and meet other audition fighters in England and the States -United.
“They will receive intensive training from the same coaching staff as Jeka Saragih’s coaching staff to prepare for the Final Road to UFC at San Diego training camp,” Mirwan said.
