Warrior’s Dream Series 8: Thengal Ranjan vs Arun Bisht headlines

24 May 2024

Warrior’s Dream Series is back with Warrior’s Dream Series 8 this weekend. The event, which happens on May 25 and May 26 at the Fit and Fight Club in Nerul, Navi Mumbai will feature some exciting fights across BJJ, K1, Amateur MMA and Professional MMA.

The main card, which happens on May 26 evening, will be headlined by the Flyweight contest between Thengal Ranjan and Arun Bisht. Thengal will be making his promotional debut at the event when Arun will be returning to Warrior’s Dream Series after his main event showdown against Manthan Rane back at Warrior’s Dream Series 4.

Elsewhere, the co-main event will see an international showdown as India’s Lakhi Das, who secured an impressive win at Warrior’s Dream Series 7 fights Veronika of Czech Republic in a Women’s Flyweight contest. 

Siddharth Kothapalli will be looking for a quick turnaround following his loss to Ganesh Raj at Warrior’s Dream Series 7 when he takes on Indian Combat Sports Academy’s Waheeb Wakeel who is returning to the promotion after his impressive win at Warrior’s Dream Series Pune against Chaitanya Dive. 

Another international fight on the card will see India’s Shahid taking on Wahedullah of Afghanistan in a Flyweight bout when the Welterweight fight between Virendra and Purushoth will open the main card.

The event will be supported by Fit and Fight Club and Sanctioned by Federation of Mixed Martial Arts India (FMMAI). The event will also see XSpeed, MShield and USI as partners. 

Along with the professional MMA card, Warrior’s Dream Series 8 will feature Amateur MMA fights on 26 May 2024. On the first day of the event, 25 May, the promotion features BJJ and K1 Bouts along with Junior MMA bouts. You can see the fight card for the event below.

Warrior’s Dream Series 8 Fight Card:

• Flyweight: Arun Bisht vs. Thengal Ranjan
• Flyweight: Lakhi Das (India) vs. Veronika (Czech Republic)
• Flyweight: Shahid (India) vs. Wahedullah (Afghanistan)
• Bantamweight: Siddharth vs. Waheeb Wakeel 
• Welterweight: Virendra vs. Purushoth 

The event will be streamed live on the LockerRoom India YouTube channel with the action starting at 1:00 PM IST on 25 May 2024 with the kickboxing and junior MMA action followed by the Amateur MMA and Professional MMA card on 26 May 2024.