Tiger Shroff and his sister Krishna Shroff are all set to host an MMA fight night in Mumbai on March 12, 2019, at the Dome, NSCI in Worli. The event will feature some of India's top mix martial art fighters. The event has been titled as Matrix Fight Night. Considering how much importance Tiger's physical prowess helping him become the star that he is, the organisation of an MMA fight series does not come as surprise. We hear, Tiger's sister Krishna has played an important role in pulling this event together.

According to reports, 14 state-level fighters are expected to compete in a series of fights. The first of these fights will be held in March.

The fight has been sanctioned by AIMMAA [All India Mixed Martial Arts Association]. Also, officials, including referees, are expected to be from the association In December, Tiger Shroff had announced his joint venture with sister Krishna Shroff, a MMA accredited gym. "Krishna and I are equally passionate about MMA and have got together to have a training center focused on MMA," Tiger said in a statement.

On the film front, Tiger is all set to be seen in the Dharma productions biggie, Student Of The Year 2 which marks the debut of Ananya Panday and Tara Sutaria. The film is slated to release in May 2019.

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