Fighters are preparing to test their skills at an inaugural Turf Wars event this weekend.

Turf Wars will be presenting the Apex Muay Thai Warrior Series, an event being described as the first of its kind in NZ.

Saturday night will see a range of fighters step into the ring and scale their way to the top.

The event will feature eight of Aotearoa's best 64kg Muay Thai combatants, who will meet in four exciting full Thai rules bouts.

The winners will receive $2000 in prize money.

The next step in the ascent takes place in March, when the four semi-finalists do battle again, this time for $3000 and chance to move into the grand final in June.

The winner of that match will be crowned the Apex Muay Thai Warrior.

See below for a full line-up for this weekend's inaugural event.

APEX WARRIOR 64kg SERIES

Quater Final #1 Pong Chau (Urban Sport) vs Yassan Yass (Combat Academy)

Quater Final #2 Ale Tellenz (TMT Muay Thai) vs Travis Schwitzer (Samsons Muay Thai System)

Quarter Final #3 Rob Horrocks (Fight Science Queenstown) vs Nate Chizzy (SMAC)

Quarter Final #4 Ale Tuamalolo (Wimbledon Muay Thai) vs Zepth Hawkins (Evolution Muay Thai)

UNDERCARD

Julian Wu (Urban Sport) vs Pat Chalayon (Jai Muay Thai) 68kg

​​​​​​​Sam Robertson (Urban Sport) vs Khyren Leau (Combat Academy) 75kg

​​​​​​​Ezra Fitesemanu (City Lee Gar) vs Fili Finaulahi (Combat Academy) 85kg

​​​​​​​Nathan Matafeo (Urban Sport ) vs Paul Jgrace (Mark Stewarts Fighting Fit) 90kg

​​​​​​​Khalid Saeed (Urban Sport) vs James Wekerle SMAC 67kg

​​​​​​​Keegan Transue (Urban Sport) vs Ants Nansen (SMAC) 70kg

​​​​​​​Jake Buksh (Urban Sport) vs Prashanth Guda (Oliver MMA) 64kg

​​​​​​​Yuri Mamic (Urban Sport) vs Mark Solan (Fight Science Queenstown) 68kg

​​​​​​​Zac Forbes-Smith (Urban Sport) vs Aaron Henry - Taripo (SMAC) 77kg

​​​​​​​Ethan Sudarsana (Urban Sport) vs Ropata “the Buster” Lewis (Jackals Martial Arts) 62kg