In a press release put out by BRAVE CF today, the Bahrain-based MMA promotion confirmed that legendary voice announcer Lenne Hardt is to work her magic at BRAVE CF 29. The American is well known to MMA fans due to her time with the now-defunct PRIDE FC. She also had stints with the also defunct […]
In a press release put out by BRAVE CF today, the Bahrain-based MMA promotion confirmed that legendary voice announcer Lenne Hardt is to work her magic at BRAVE CF 29.
The American is well known to MMA fans due to her time with the now-defunct PRIDE FC. She also had stints with the also defunct DREAM and ONE Championship and is currently working with RIZIN FF.
BRAVE CF 29, taking place on Friday, November 15 , will be the second-time Hardt has shared her talents with BRAVE CF. The Alaskan-native debuted her unique vocal style to the company’s fan base at BRAVE CF 18. Hardt will be sharing mic duties with BRAVE’s regular announcer Carlos Kramer.
Headlining the 12-bout event is a flyweight title clash between Jose Torres and Marcel Adur. The two men will battle it out over five-rounds as they compete to be crowned the promotions inaugural flyweight world champion.
The event will also feature the inaugural open weight four-man KHK World Championship with both the semifinals and the final taking place on the night.
BRAVE 29 is shaping up to be a huge evening for the Middle-Eastern promotion.The addition of Hardt, will be sure to add an extra dose of high-octane energy to the occasion.
BRAVE 27 went down today inside Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Arena. In the main event, Jordan’s Jarrah Al-Selawe regained the Brave welterweight title after he handed France’s Abdoul Abdouraguimov the first loss of his career. The pair last fought at Brave 23 with Abdouraguimov, winning the title after earning a controversial split decision victory over the […]
BRAVE 27 went down today inside Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Arena. In the main event, Jordan’s Jarrah Al-Selawe regained the Brave welterweight title after he handed France’s Abdoul Abdouraguimov the first loss of his career.
The pair last fought at Brave 23 with Abdouraguimov, winning the title after earning a controversial split decision victory over the Jordanian. This time around, Al-Selawe made sure to not leave the result in the hands of the judges by dominating the stand-up exchanges and forcing Abdouraguimov’s corner to throw in the towel.
In the co-main event, Canada’s Alex Martinez finished the highly-rated Moroccan Anas Siraj Mounir in impressive fashion to stake his claim at a title shot.
Check out the full results below.
Main Card:
Jarrah Al-Selawe def. Abdoul Abdouraguimov via RD4 TKO ( Brave Welterweight Title)
Alex Martinez def. Anas Siraj Mounir via RD2 KO (Lightweight)
Khamzat Chimaev def. Mzwandile Hlongwa via RD2 Submission (Middleweight)
Rustam Chsiev def. Tarek Suleiman via unanimous decision (Middleweight)
Mohammad Fakhreddine def. Christofer Silva via RD1 TKO (Middleweight)
Preliminary Card:
Sulaiman al Modhyan def. Abdullatip Magomedov via RD1 TKO(Featherweight)
Tariq Ismail def. Jalal Al-Daaj via unanimous decision (Bantamweight)
Dwight Brooks def. Alex Nacfur via RD TKO (Super Lightweight)
Flavio Serafim def. Mohammad Al Khatib via RD2 KO (Super Lightweight)
Zia Mashwani def. John Cris Corton via unanimous decision (Bantamweight)
After a two-event tour of South America, Brave CF returns to the Middle East this week with BRAVE 27 set to go down on October 4, 2019, inside Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Arena. The event is set to start at 7:00 pm ET. The ten bout card will be headlined by the anticipated rematch between Brave […]
After a two-event tour of South America, Brave CF returns to the Middle East this week with BRAVE 27 set to go down on October 4, 2019, inside Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Arena. The event is set to start at 7:00 pm ET.
The ten bout card will be headlined by the anticipated rematch between Brave Welterweight World Champion Abdoul Abdouraguimov and the man he captured the title from, Jarrah Al-Selawe.
The pair clashed at BRAVE 23 with Dagestan’s Abdouraguimov emerging the victor via a contentious split decision result. Jordan’s Al-Selawe felt that he had done enough to retain the title and this weekend’s clash should prove to be an absorbing affair.
Abdouraguimov, an expert grappler, came close to submitting Al-Selawe in the opening round of their previous contest while Al-Selawe got the better of the striking exchanges. It will be interesting to see how both men will approach their second encounter.
The co-main event between Morocco’s Anas Siraj Mounir and Canada’s Alex Martinez is also a rematch after the pair’s lightweight bout at BRAVE 23 was ruled a no-contest. In the opening round, Martinez inadvertently kicked Mounir in the groin, and the fight was called off after Mounir was unable to continue.
The bout should be a lively contest as both fighters will be looking to maintain their undefeated records as well hoping to build towards a run at the lightweight title.
One bout that fans should keep an eye on is the middleweight clash between Sweden’s Khamzat Chimaev and South Africa’s Mzwandile Hlongwa. Both fighters are undefeated with neither man having ever gone the distance as a professional. Their fight is shaping up to be short, fiery, and highly memorable.
U.S. fans can watch the event on pay-per-view (PPV) via Fite TV. For the majority of the rest of the world, the event can be watched free on bravecftv.
Main Card:
Abdoul Abdouraguimov (C) vs Jarrah Al-Selawe (BRAVE CF Welterweight World Title)
Anas Siraj Mounir vs. Alex Martinez (Lightweight)
Khamzat Chimaev vs. Mzwandile Hlongwa (Middleweight)
Tarek Suleiman vs. Rustam Chsiev (Middleweight)
Mohammad Fakhreddine vs. Christofer Silva (Middleweight)
Preliminary Card:
Alex Nacfur vs. Dwight Brooks (Super Lightweight)
Jalal Al-Daaja vs. Tariq Ismail (Bantamweight)
Sulaiman al Modhyan vs. Abdullatip Magomedov (Featherweight)
Flavio Serafim vs. Mohammad Al Khatib (Super Lightweight)
Brave Combat Federation makes its fourth trip to Brazil this week for BRAVE 25. The ten-bout card will take place Friday, 30 August inside the Arena Minas Tênis Clube, Belo Horizonte. The main event of the card will be a lightweight title clash between reigning champion Luan Santiago and hometown hero Cleiton “Predator” Pereira da […]
Brave Combat Federation makes its fourth trip to Brazil this week for BRAVE 25. The ten-bout card will take place Friday, 30 August inside the Arena Minas Tênis Clube, Belo Horizonte.
The main event of the card will be a lightweight title clash between reigning champion Luan Santiago and hometown hero Cleiton “Predator” Pereira da Silva. Santiago captured the crown from Jordan’s Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady at BRAVE 23. The Brazilian unleashed a savage spinning elbow which ended the contest in an instant midway through the opening round.
Santiago and Pereira da Silva have gone back and forth via the media in the leadup to this fight, and their bout promises to be a high-octane encounter. Especially since neither man will want to lose face on home soil.
In the co-main event, Brazil’s Felipe Efrain will clash with compatriot Matheus Nicolau in a bantamweight contest. This will be Efrain’s first bout back since his failed title challenge at BRAVE 18, last November. Brave Bantamweight Champion Stephen Loman defeated Efrain via unanimous decision, but it has since emerged that four days out from that fight Efrain suffered a foot injury.
Efrain is chasing a rematch with Loman but knows if there is any chance of that happening he will need to get past Nicolau first.
Brave CF has been hitting it out of the park lately when it comes to producing entertaining cards. Despite only being around since 2016 the Bahrain-based promotion is definitely one to keep an eye on for those MMA fans looking to cast their net a little bit wider.
BRAVE 24 went down today (Thursday, 25 July 2019) in London, England in front of an exclusive invite only crowd inside the Copper Box Arena. The main event was a short lived affair with BRAVE featherweight champion Bubba Jenkins demolishing Brazil’s Lucas Martins with less than three minutes gone on the clock. Jenkins started the […]
BRAVE 24 went down today (Thursday, 25 July 2019) in London, England in front of an exclusive invite only crowd inside the Copper Box Arena.
The main event was a short lived affair with BRAVE featherweight champion Bubba Jenkins demolishing Brazil’s Lucas Martins with less than three minutes gone on the clock. Jenkins started the fight with a flying knee before locking in the take-down. Once the fight hit the ground, Jenkins quickly wore Martins down before unleashing several heavy shots which caused the contest to be brought to a halt.
In the co-main event Ireland’s Cian Cowley, found himself on the receiving end of a KO loss to Poland’s Maciej Gierszewski. The Pole caught Cowley with a huge right hand which dropped the Irishman and ended the bout.
Here are the complete results from the 7-bout card.
Bubba Jenkins defeated Lucas Martins via First-round TKO
Maciej Gierszewski defeated Cian Cowley via Second-round KO
Cameron Else defeated Aidan James via First-round KO
Rami Hamed defeated John Robinson via unanimous decision
Louie Sanoudaki defeated James Brum via unanimous decision
Gamzat Magomedov defeated Ian Cleary via unanimous decision
Hussain Ayyad defeated Mitchell Johnson via First-round submission
If Bubba “I’m A Bad Man” Jenkins has his way the only changing of the guard taking place in the United Kingdom this week will be its appointment of a new prime minister. The American is set to mount the first defense of his BRAVE featherweight world title on Thursday, July 25 at BRAVE 24 […]
If Bubba “I’m A Bad Man” Jenkins has his way the only changing of the guard taking place in the United Kingdom this week will be its appointment of a new prime minister. The American is set to mount the first defense of his BRAVE featherweight world title on Thursday, July 25 at BRAVE 24 and will do so against Brazil’s Lucas “Mineiro” Martins.
The main event bout will go down inside the Copper Box Arena, London, England. An exclusive invite-only audience will witness the clash and for Jenkins, the fight cannot come soon enough.
“The body feels, anointed, that’s what I would say. It feels ready to go. I am twiddling my fingers at this point as far as preparation goes, “Jenkins said speaking to LowkickMMA.
“I have checked all the boxes I have done the things I needed to do. This is a long time coming, as far as like, it was written before the foundation of the earth; this is something I believe I am destined for. “
Martins comes into this contest on the back of a loss to former BRAVE Lightweight World Champion Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady. The pair clashed last September at BRAVE 18 in a unification bout. At the time the Brazilian was the interim lightweight titleholder after previously defeating compatriot Luan Santiago at BRAVE 11.
Since then, the lightweight title has gained a new owner, and it just so happens to be a certain Luan Santiago, who KO’d Al-Selwady at BRAVE 23 to capture the belt. It was a result that did not escape Jenkin’s attention.
“I know Lucas is a tough opponent. He is a champion he has beaten the current 155 champion. So I do know he is tough. I have all the respect for Lucas “Minero”,” Jenkins said.
“I will give the fans what they want. I feel like I am being disrespected by their camp the feeling is though they could not win at 155 and they see it as being as I wouldn’t say easier, but they see it as being a better shot at 145 than they do 155.
“I am not sure why they think that , so there is a little bit of me looking at that and saying “oh OK you asked for this fight, you wanted this fight because you see there is a chink in my armor somewhere that you feel is easier to beat than the guy who you have already beaten at the weight you are normally at’.
“I just feel they want to do this for whatever reasons and I think I am the wrong mountain to climb. He may see me as a molehill, and I may be a grasshopper in his eyes, but it’s all about perspective because that molehill turns into a mountain if you are an ant. I don’t believe that he is the giant I am.”
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Martins is a formidable striker with over half of his wins coming via way of stoppage. The 30-year-old is also an experienced BJJ practitioner. Still, it remains to be seen how he will fare against the elite grappling of Jenkins. For his part, while Jenkins respects his opponent’s skill set, he is not fazed by the challenge he faces.
“I do like to focus on my own game. What I do not fear I conquer, I know that to be a fact. “Jenkins said.
Jenkins is not only a fully committed and professional athlete. He is also a person of strong faith who believes he has found his calling in life.
“So many of these athletes don’t have a true purpose they are just fighting to fight or fighting for exploits, fighting for ambition, fighting for validation,” Jenkins said.
“So many people are confused as to what they want in life. I truly know what I want. I want to go around the world, spread the gospel, share my talents, show love. With every event I bring my wife with me, we get our experiences that way, we get our memories that way,” he added.
“This ain’t my career, this is my calling. Therefore I am destined differently, I am built differently, I am focused differently, I am shaped differently. Therefore I will stay here differently than most champions have.”
Jenkins signs off the interview with a prediction as how the fight will unfold.
“If he didn’t do what he was supposed to do, he will fall in two. If he comes for war wanting more, I put his lights out, and he snores in four.”
This Thursday, we find out just how accurate Jenkins is with his predictions.
For fans based in the United States, BRAVE 24 can be watched via Fite TV.