The National’s Sport cover for the Wednesday, December 9 issue, featuring MMA fighter Fatih Ulusoy at the conclusion of a busy year.
Ali Khaled chronciles a 2015 that has seen Ulusoy go "from hospital bed to starring in an action movie alongside one of Hollywood's biggest stars".
“It has been a memorable year for Dubai-based mixed martial artist Fatih Ulusoy.
“Ulusoy will make his comeback against Ali Hoseyn Mardi of Iran at the Park Rotana hotel in Abu Dhabi. Before that, though, there was the little matter of being part of new Jackie Chan film, Kung Fu Yoga, that was partly shot in Dubai.
“The experience turned out to be one of the best of Ulusoy’s life. His fight scenes with Chan on set at the Atlantis, The Palm went down so well director Stanley Tong asked Ulusoy to travel to China on December 23 for three more weeks of shooting before the film’s release next year.”
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