On Jan. 26, Operation Octagon, a coalition of mixed martial arts cage fighters, will raise money for the Travis Manion Fund, a charity that supports military families who have lost loved ones in their service to their country.
The brother and sister team of Art Sylmar, former Air Force and currently master police officer with the Vienna Police Department, and Maj. Lynn Sylmar, of the judge advocate general’s office at Fort Meade, Md., are spearheading the event and have incorporated contenders from the Army and Marine Corps.
‘‘We just need a fighter from the Air Force and Navy and we'll be great,” said Art Sylmar in his hopes to round out the mix of the armed forces team. Lynn Sylmar adds that if fighters from the Air Force and Navy are interested, they are welcome to contact Operation Octagon before Jan. 10.
‘‘If (the Air Force and Navy) produced a fighter to fight in the event, we’d get them somebody to fight,” she said.
‘‘We’re both big fans of mixed martial arts fighting,” said Art Sylmar of his and his sister’s shared passion for the sport. ‘‘We got together and thought of a fund-raiser to raise money for a good cause.”
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