On December 14, 2019, ARES Fighting Championship will enter the combat sports world. ARES 1 is set to take place in Dakar, Senegal. The organization is the brain-child of Vivendi Sports and will be headed by Fernand Lopez, coach to UFC heavyweight Francis Ngannou. ARES will be an Afro-Euro based MMA organization. The card contains several former UFC fighters as well as other noteworthy fighters from around the world. ARES Fighting Championship is set up for a huge debut event.
Debut Card
Main Event and Co-Main Event
ARES 1 will be headlined by a light heavyweight match-up between Brazilian UFC veteran Ildemar Alcantara (26-13) and Laurynas Urbonavicius (12-1).