Fury FC 56’s Bassil Hafez On Anthony Ivy Matchup, Battling Injury’s & UFC Aspirations

Interview with Bassil Hafez above
Bassil Hafez (6-3-1) discusses his welterweight fight against Anthony Ivy (8-5) at Fury FC 56 on Feb. 6. Bassil also explains why he hast fought since April of last year, losing to Evan Cutts with an injured rib and his goals for the rest of this year.

“My goal is to get to get signed by UFC or get to a large promotion and make enough money to stop worrying about bills in between fights. It’s my goal, my dream. Nothing’s changed in terms of my skill level and my ability. I’m improving as an overall MMA fighter. This fight will be a great statement for that and hopefully I’ll get signed to the UFC this year.”

Congratulations Bassil Hafez

Hafez, who just celebrated his 30th birthday, was recently promoted to first-degree black belt under Ricardo Migliarese at Balance Studios, just days prior to the pending fight. Well deserved.

Fury FC 56 fight card

Masio Fullen vs. Jesse Butler – 145 lbs
Bassil Hafez vs. Anthony Ivy – 170 lbs
Kody Steele vs. Jessee Gengler – 170 lbs
Drew Lopez vs. Ben Willeford – 125 lbs
Richard Odoms vs. Eric Lunsford – 265 lbs
Justin Governale vs. Casey Jones – 135 lbs
Aaron Patterson vs. Jordan Plutin – 145 lbs
Chris Kuntschik vs. Joe Saucedo – 135 lbs
Juan Adams vs. Aaron Rosa – 265 lbs
Dean Fraire vs. Victor Gonzalez – 125 lbs
Lorram Esteves vs. Justin Linn – 145 lbs
Johnny Pantoja vs. Jose Cabral – 155 lbs
Zachary Borrego vs. James Neville – 185 lbs
Brandon Gutierrez vs. Luis Rodriguez – 125 lbs
Rebecca Nowling vs. Angelica Guzman – 115 lbs
Adam Gates vs. Erick Delgadillo – 145 lbs
Christian Rivas vs. Andrew Viafranco – 170 lbs
Kyle Petereit vs. Hamza Khaled – 135 lbs

*card subject to change

Fury FC 56 takes place at the Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, Texas.

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