Bilbao is filled with stars: Ilia Topuria, Joel Álvarez and Benoit Saint-Denis, together at the Wow 16 event

The departure gun of the Mixed Martial Arts Season (MMA) in Spain will pass through the north of the Peninsula. The Wow (The Way of Warrior) company, the largest league in Spanish territory, has taken as a starting point for this course Bilbaowhere he will put all the meat on the grill and his main event number 16 will take place, which will have 9 professional fighting and 5 amateurs first level. In the stellar lawsuit, Rioja Ander Sánchez will face the Brazilian Davi Santos, while in co-celebrating the Basque Yaman the diamond will seek to continue with his undefeated against Richard Jacome.

But there are many more incentives. Because the spotlights, inevitably, will also point outside the Wow cage, where some of the most important figures of the UFC -the largest mixed martial arts league worldwide. And it is that Bilbao will be filled with stars, because the UFC feather weight champion will be present, Ilia Topuriathe number 12 of the light weight ranking, the French Benoit Saint-Denis And, as this newspaper has been able to know, the number 15 of the light weight ranking will also be present, Joel Álvarez, a few meters from the fighting stage.

On the one hand, Topuria entered a few months ago as a shareholder of the company and his idea, according to himself, is “to support the growth of sport in Spain” and “help athletes to have a platform where they can become legends” . Therefore, provided that your agenda allows it, it will be present at the Wow events. On the other hand, Benoit Saint-Denis, one of the best light weights in the world, will be doing the corner, that is, helping with the indications, Jonathan García, because it is his training partner. This will face the Italian Manuel Lancioli, who comes undefeated in his professional career. In addition, Joel ‘The phenomenon’ Álvarez will be part of the team of commentators of the event, which is broadcast in Vamos (Movistar Plus), along with Josean Redondo and Álvaro Colmenero.

While Ilyia Topuria, Joel Álvarez and Benoit Saint-Denis are pending to close their next commitments, which will be of the utmost importance, they will be supporting the evening that is celebrated on February 9 at Bilbao Arena, and that will also have an international broadcast Through UFC Fight Pass.

Fight card wow 16

14 – Ander vs. Davi Santos (Professional | Flyweight Bout)

13 – Yaman «El Diamond» vs. «La Panther» Richard Jacomé (Professional | Bantamweight Bout)

12 – Arkaitz Ramos «Gudari» vs. «Tato First» José Antonio Martín (Professional | Catchweight Bout)

11 – Jonathan García vs. Manuel Lancioli (Professional | Lightweight Bout)

10 – Fabia Sintes vs. Cherif Larossi (Professional | Bantamweight Bout)

9 – Fabricio Zapata vs. Isai Villamur (Professional | Featherweight Bout)

8 – Pepe Cavada vs. Theo Saldana (Professional | Featherweight Bout)

7 – Francisco Silumsadisa vs. Alessandro Ortolani (professional | featherweight bout)

6 – Rachid Archaoui vs. Luca Biuso (Professional | Featherweight Bout)

5- Richard Proaño vs. Marc Cervera (Amateur | Bantamweight Bout)

4 – Belén Muñoz vs. Nadia Gómez (Amateur | Catchweight Bout)

3 – Luis Felipe López vs. Blas Agea (Amateur | Lightweight Bout)

2 – Destiny Osarumwense vs. Adriano Camillo (Amateur | Catchweight Bout)

1 – Iker Dávila vs. Marouane Nassiri (Amateur | Lightweight Bout)