European Tournament Takeover - Next Week

The month of May means The Great Arena will turn European for one special week in preparation for the 2017 Fighter For Europe tournament!

The annual event gathers the best European fighters in the league to battle in a format of standard, single elimination brackets. The last fighter standing will be the prestigious Fighter For Europe - but that's not all! Along with the honor of representing their respective nation in victory; the Fighter For Europe will also advance to Pre-Show 93 for a guaranteed shot at the Division 2 Championship!

Past winners Nephrite and Chromatose will be seeded #1 and #2 in this year's bracket, providing a bar of excellence for fighters from across the continent! Warriors will represent Croatia, Portugal, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Poland, and Great Britain on Saturday, May 13th!

As a preview for the exciting event, this week's Monday Night Games will host Team Europe for the latest edition of VS United! European fighters will also continue to prepare themselves during the Friday Night Fights, where ArtemisFlow and maxilos already earned valuable wins last night!

Tournament 80: 2017 Fighter For Europe (May 13th, 2017):
- Nephrite (CRO) [#1] versus nif (GBR)
- VR-FIST (CZR) versus Liam (GBR)
- Red_Spaniard (ESP) versus "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile (POR)
- Asesino (BLG) versus "Bad Bad" Leroy (GBR)
- Sgtf (EST) versus ArtemisFlow (FIN)
- giandavil (ITA) versus "The Greek Revolution" maxilos (GRC)
- Cukier (POL) versus Dez-Burnett (GBR)
- "Big Johnny" Bofh (POL) versus Chromatose (HNG) [#2]

This year's draw already promises exciting things! The ever controversial Brexiteers line up at the top of the bracket with former Division 2 Champion Zentile and "Bad Bad" Leroy promising big things. One-man Greek Revolution maxilos and hard hitting Fin ArtemisFlow stalk the second half!

Revisit previous tournament finalists below and begin your predictions as Europe Week kicks off!

History of the Fighter For Europe Tournament:
1. Shen_DuHBK (ITA) d. Tyrant-Cenobite - Tournament 14: A Fighter For Europe (May 21, 2012)
2. Nephrite (CRO) d. Chromatose - Tournament 30: A Fighter For Europe (May 18, 2013)
3. Chromatose (HUN) d. Asesino - Tournament 42: A Fighter For Europe (May 11, 2014)
4. Chromatose (HUN) d. CCShadow - Tournament 55: A Fighter For Europe (May 23, 2015)
5. Nephrite (CRO) d. Chromatose - Tournament 67: 2016 Fighter For Europe (May 14, 2016)