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Abdisalam Kubanychbek Set To Face BRAVE CF Lightweight Champion Ahmed Amir

The journey may have been different from what he expected. However, Abdisalam Kubanychbek has still arrived at the destination he was aiming for, a shot at Ahmed Amir’s BRAVE CF lightweight title. The Kyrgyzstan fighter was in action over the weekend at BRAVE CF 57 when he took on Brazil’s Cleiton Silva for the promotion’s […]

The journey may have been different from what he expected. However, Abdisalam Kubanychbek has still arrived at the destination he was aiming for, a shot at Ahmed Amir’s BRAVE CF lightweight title.

The Kyrgyzstan fighter was in action over the weekend at BRAVE CF 57 when he took on Brazil’s Cleiton Silva for the promotion’s interim lightweight title.

Silva was late notice replacement after Kubanychbek’s original opponent and former lightweight world champion Amin Ayoub withdrew from the interim title fight. Kubanychbek has been on an absolute tear since arriving at BRAVE CF, scoring three straight stoppage victories before his bout against Silva. The 27-year-old started the fight well and was soon dominating the contest before the referee called a halt to the action, saying that Kubanychbek had landed several illegal blows to the back of Silva’s head. However, the Brazilain soon made it clear that he would not continue, and the bout was then declared a no-contest.

Kubanychbek was furious at the result, believing that the blows were legal. BRAVE CF President Mohammed Shahid clearly agreed with Kubanychbek, as he handed the interim title to the fighter as he was leaving the cage.

“Kubanychbek deserves the interim title,” Shahid said in a statement following the event.

“He showed up, he made weight, and those strikes were not illegal. He will get his shot to unify the title with the champion Ahmed Amir next.”

The rivalry between Kubanychbek and Amir is already starting to heat up after the Egyptian confronted Kubanychbek, after Kubanychbek returned to the cage for an interview, holding the interim title. Security defused the situation, but the groundwork has already been laid for what will, without question, be a fiery buildup to the pair’s clash.

At the moment there is date as to when this fight will take place, but hopefully it will not be to far away for the sake of MMA fans.

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BRAVE CF 57 Full Results: Brad Katona Captures Gold & Mohammad Fakhreddine Makes History

It was a history-making night at BRAVE CF 57, which took place in front of a packed-out Khalifa Sports City Arena in Isa Town, Bahrain. Mohammad Fakhreddine confirmed his status as one of the legends of MMA in the Middle East, while Canadian Brad Katona stunned the hometown fans by edging past Hamza Kooheji in […]

Katona picked up his first world title by defeating Kooheji via split decision to claim the vacant BRAVE CF bantamweight strap. It was a result that could have gone either way and is likely to ignite passionate debate amongst the BRAVE CF fanbase.

The contest was a closely fought affair, with both men keeping their cards tight to their chest as they looked to break their opponent down. Kooheji started well, controlling the center and not giving Katona much to work with, as the Canadian sought to break down Kooheji’s defenses.

Both men had their moments both on the ground and on the feet throughout the bout, and Katona’s grappling became more influential as the rounds ticked over. The final scorecards all read 48-47, with two judges giving it in favor of Katona and one Kooheji.

Mohammad Fakhreddine Makes History

In the co-main event, Mohammad Fakhreddine defeated bitter rival Mohamed Said Maalem in their light heavyweight clash to become the first two-division champion in BRAVE CF’s history.

The Lebanese fighter, who also holds the promotions middleweight strap, had to weather an early storm in the opening minutes. Said Maalem came out firing and soon had Fakhreddine in trouble. It looked like the Algerian was only moments away from capturing his first BRAVE Cf title after he landed several heavy knees when he had Fakhreddine pinned against the cage.

However, Fakhreddine was able to make space and landed a strike to the nose of Said Maalem, which halted him in his tracks. Fakhreddine then regrouped and began mounting an offensive campaign against a rapidly fatiguing Said Maalem. Finally, with only seconds left in the round, Fakhreddine sent his opponent to the ground and went looking for the finish before Said Maalem was saved by the bell.

It was only a brief reprieve for the Algerian fighter as Fakhreddine resumed control of the bout at the start of the second and soon sent his opponent to the canvas with a brutal left hook. The referee called the fight off after Said Maalem had no answer to Fakhreddine’s ground and pound assault.

The opening title fight of the night saw Kyrgyzstan’s Abdisalam Kubanychbek and former BRAVE CF lightweight champion Cleiton Silva facing off in an interim lightweight title bout following an injury to the current champion Ahmed Amir.

Kubanychbek started strong and quickly dominated the contest with his impressive grappling before the referee paused proceedings after determining that Kubanychbek had landed several illegal blows to the back of Silva’s head when he was in back mount position.

Silva was then unable to continue and the bout was called a No Contest. From the way that Kubanychbek was controlling the bout it may be that he faces Amir once the champion is back from injury.

However, the top of the lightweight title picture plays out; England’s Sam Patterson will likely soon be challenging for the title after scoring his fifth straight victory with a second stoppage victory over Khunkar-Pasha Osmaev. The Walford native delivered a showcase performance using his height and reach advantage to establish control of the matchup in the opening frame, with his crisp jab keeping Osmaev at bay.

In the second round, the man dubbed “The Future” picked up the pace and started landing heavier shots before unleashing a barrage of strikes mid-way through the round, which forced the referee to step in and wave the fight off.

Full Results

Main Card

Bantamweight title fight: Hamza Kooheji vs. Brad Katona
Light Heavyweight title fight: Mohammad Fakhreddine def. Mohamed Said Maalem via RD 2 TKO
Lightweight interim title fight: Abdisalam Uulu Kubanychbek Cleiton Silva – No Contest (Accidental Blows To Back Of Head)
Lightweight: Sam Patterson def. Khunkar-Pasha Osmaev via RD2 TKO
Lightweight: Husein Kadimagomaev vs. Agshin Babaev – No Contest (Accidental Low Blow)

Preliminary Card

Flyweight: Asu Almabaev def. Imram Magaramov via Unanimous Decision
Lightweight: Kamil Magomedov def. Sayed Murtaza Sadat via RD1 Submission
Light Heavyweight: Murtaza Talha def. Mikheil Sazhiniani via RD1 Submission
Bantamweight: Maysara Mohamed def. Mohamed Farhad via RD2 TKO
Bantamweight: Magomed Idrisov def. Rahmatullah Yousufzai via Unanimous Decision
Bantamweight: Abdullah Al Yaqoob def. Omar Emad via Technical Decision
Amateur Lightweight: Hussain Muhammad def. Adon Ayoub via Unanimous Decision