Background

BRAVE Combat Federation will look to crown its first Flyweight world champion with a 8-man tournament.

The eight participants of the tournament were revealed. They included the former Bantamweight World Champion Zach Makovsky, the formers UFC fighter Dustin Ortiz, Ali Bagautinov, Jose Torres as well as Abdul Hussein, Flavio de Queiroz, Velimurad Alkhasov and the former Cage Fury Flyweight Champion Sean Santella.

BRAVE CF Flyweight Tournament bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Flavio de Queiroz

3r.

Velimurad Alkhasov

UD

Velimurad Alkhasov

SD

Zach Makovsky

3r.

Abdul Hussein

-

Zach Makovsky

Bye1

Velimurad Alkhasov

Ali Bagautinov

Ali Bagautinov

UD

Dustin Ortiz

3r.

Ali Bagautinov

TKO

Sean Santella 3

1r.

Jose Torres

UD

Blaine O’Driscoll2

3r.

¹Zach Makovsky got a Quarterfinal bye as Abdul Hussein pulled out due to illness during the weightcut. ^[4]

²First bout between Torres and Sean Santella ended in a draw at Brave CF 42; Santella was replaced for the rematch by Blaine O’Driscoll due to injury and the bout was held at the Catchweight of 61 kgs ^[5]

³Torres pulled out due to weight cut difficulties and was replaced by Sean Santella

Background

Results

Road to BRAVE CF: Korea
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight 68 kg	Jae Hyuk Bang	def.	Min Hyeok Lee	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Sung Chan Hong	def.	Song Ha Lee	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Young Hoon Lee	def.	Yong Wan Jeong	TKO (Elbows)	1	0:49
Flyweight 57 kg	Jun Young Lee	def.	Hyo Je Cho	TKO (Punch)	1	3:30
Featherweight 66 kg	Sung Chul Lee	def.	Su Hyeok Mae	TKO (Injury)	1	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Min Son	def.	Seong Hyeo Choi	TKO (Punches)	1	4:30
Middleweight 84 kg	Ji Hoon Nam	def.	Jang Yul Hamn	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Seung Chul Lee	def.	Min Soo Kwon	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	3	4:10
Catchweight 87 kg	Kyu Ho Song	def.	Sung Jong Lee	Decision (Unanimous)	1	5:00	Combat Wresling
Bantamweight 61 kg	Dong Il Kim	def.	Yong Ho Jang	TKO	2	4:50

Background

A BRAVE CF Bantamweight Championship bout for the vacant title between Hamza Kooheji and Brad Katona was scheduled as the event headliner.^[6]

Two additional title fights were scheduled for the event: a BRAVE CF Light Heavyweight Championship bout for the vacant title between Mohamed Said Maalem and Mohammad Fakhreddine,^[7] as well as an interim BRAVE CF Lightweight Championship bout between Abdisalam Kubanychbek and Amin Ayoub.^[8]

A flyweight bout between Rizvan Abuev and Asu Almabayev was planned for the event. However, Abuev was forced to pull out due to broken ankle. Almabayev takes on Imram Magaramov who step in on 2 weeks notice for the fight.^[9]

Results

BRAVE CF 57
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg	Brad Katona	def.	Hamza Kooheji	Decision (Split)	5	5:00	For the vacant BRAVE CF Bantamweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Mohammad Fakhreddine	def.	Mohamed Said Maalem	TKO (punches)	2	1:17	For the vacant BRAVE CF Light Heavyweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg	Abdisalam Kubanychbek	–	Cleiton Silva	No Contest (Accidental Strikes to Back of Head)	1	4:41	For the interim BRAVE CF Lightweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg	Sam Patterson	def.	Khunkar-Pasha Osmaev	TKO (Punches)	2	3:53
Lightweight 70 kg	Agshin Babaev	–	Husein Kadimagomaev	No Contest (Accidental Groin Strike)	1	1:41
Preliminary Card
Flyweight 57 kg	Asu Almabaev	def.	Imram Magaramov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Kamil Magomedov	def.	Sayed Murtaza Sadat	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	4:07
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Murtaza Talha	def.	Mikheil Sazhiniani	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:22
Bantamweight 61 kg	Maysara Mohamed	def.	Mohammed Farhad	TKO (Punches)	2	4:31
Catchweight 59 kg	Magomed Idrisov	def.	Rahmatullah Yousufzai	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Abdulla Al Yaqoob	def.	Omar Emad	Technical Decision (Unanimous)	3	1:29	Accidental eye poke rendered Emad unable to continue.
Lightweight 70 kg	Husain Muhammad	def.	Adon Ayoub	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Amateur Bout

^[10][11]

Background

The main event was set to feature a featherweight bout between Tae Kyun Kim and Roman Bogatov,^[12] but Kim has been forced to pull out due to a hand injury and the bout with Bogatov has been scratched. A Middleweight bout between Mzwandile Hlongwa and In Jae La, which has been previously announced for the card, will now serve as the main event.^[13]

A super lightweight bout between Maciej Gierszewski and Mihail Kotruţă was planned for the event. However, Kotruţă was out due to injury and Issa Isakov was in against Gierszewski.^[14]

Results

BRAVE CF 58
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 84 kg	In Jae La	def.	Mzwandile Hlongwa	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Super Welterweight 79.5 kg	Marcin Bandel	def.	Luis Felipe	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Ho Taek Oh	def.	Rolando Dy	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:29
Super Lightweight 75 kg	Issa Isakov	def.	Maciek Gierszewski	TKO (Elbows and Punches)	2	2:31
Catchweight 67 kg	Jae Hyuk Bang	def.	Walter Cogliandro	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Abdullah Al-Qahtani	def.	Yong Soo Jung	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Catchweight 77 kg	Axel Sola	def.	Yoon Sung Jang	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Sim Kai Xiong	def.	Seung Chul Lee	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
W.Atomweight 48 kg	Yerin Hong	def.	Gillian Goh	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Myung Hwan Kim	def.	Jun Soo Lim	TKO (Elbows and Punches)	1	4:15
Featherweight 66 kg	Joo Sang Yoo	def.	Doo Seok Oh	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

^[15]

Background

Asuper lightweight bout between Baz Mohammad and Ayub Gazievwas planned for the event. However, Mohammad pulled out in early June due to undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by Sanjarbek Erkinov.^[16]

Results

BRAVE CF 59
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Abdisalam Kubanychbek	def.	Olzhas Eskaraev	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	For the interim BRAVE CF Lightweight Championship
Super Welterweight 79.5 kg	Ismail Naurdiev	def.	Bekten Zheenbekov	TKO (Punches)	1	2:26
Lightweight 70 kg	Nemat Abdrashitov	def.	Alikhon Khasanov	TKO (Punches)	1	2:46
Featherweight 66 kg	Ilyar Askhanov	def.	Khusan Atabayev	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:37
Lightweight 70 kg	Nurzhan Akishev	def.	Otabek Toxirov	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	3	0:24
Super Lightweight 75 kg	Sanjarbek Erkinov	def.	Ayub Gaziev	TKO (Punches)	2	2:35
Preliminary Card
Catchweight 68 kg	Sharif Kushaev	def.	Bakytbek Uulu Nuristan	TKO (Punches)	1	0:18
Middleweight 84 kg	Mamurzhon Khamidov	def.	Erzhan Zhanybekov	TKO (Punches)	2	4:30
Super Welterweight 79.5 kg	Khotam Boynazarov	def.	Altynbek Arykbaev	TKO (Punches)	2	4:08
Super Lightweight 75 kg	Mashrabjon Ruziboev	def.	Niyazidin Risbaev	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	0:18
Bantamweight 61 kg	Marufjon Mamarazikov	def.	Abdamizonda Saidkhumoyun	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:08

Background

The event was originally expected to take place at the Goiânia Arena in Goiania, Brazil on July 30. However, on July 24, due to unforeseen circumstances the event was moved from Brazil to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Results

BRAVE CF 60
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Lucas Martins	def.	Henrique Marques	TKO (Punches)	1	1:10
Super Lightweight 75 kg	Mihail Kotruta	def.	Luan Santiago	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	3:18
Super Lightweight 75 kg	Cleiton Silva	def.	Leonardo Mafra	KO (Spinning Backfist)	2	2:42
Flyweight 57 kg	Asu Almabayev	def.	Zach Makovsky	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Flavio de Queiroz	def.	Igor Taylon	TKO (Punches)	2	4:56
Super Welterweight 79.5 kg	Luiz Cado	def.	Luis Felipe Dias	TKO (Punch)	3	0:14
Flyweight 57 kg	Edilceu Alves	def.	Sean Santella	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Nkosi Ndebele	def.	Eduardo Mora	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

Background

Results

BRAVE CF 61
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Super Lightweight 75 kg	Joilton Lutterbach	def.	Marcel Grabinski	TKO (Punches)	1	1:52
Catchweight 69 kg	Max Coga	def.	Zafar Mohsen	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Islam Dulatov	def.	Kleverson Cruz da Silva	TKO (Punches)	1	2:47
Catchweight 73 kg	Husein Kadimagomaev	def.	José Marcos Santiago Lima	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Gamzat Magomedov	def.	Borislav Nikolić	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Jarno Errens	def.	Alisher Abdullaev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Super Lightweight 75 kg	Issa Isakov	def.	Ahmed Labban	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card
Catchweight 89 kg	Chad Hanekom	def.	Mateusz Janur	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Axel Sola	def.	Wladimir Holodenko	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Lazar Todev	def.	Patrick Vespaziani	TKO (Elbows)	3	3:23

Background

The event will feature a lightweight bout between former UFC fighter Rolando Dy and the Kazakhstan National Champion in Combat Sambo Olzhas Eskaraev.^[17]

Results

BRAVE CF 62
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Olzhas Eskaraev	def.	Rolando Dy	KO (Punches)	2	3:40
Featherweight 66 kg	Nurzhan Akishev	def.	Mehmosh Raza	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Ilyar Askhanov	def.	Rasul Tezekbaev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Akhmed Shervaniev	def.	Kamil Magomedov	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Middleweight 85 kg	Murtaza Talha Ali	def.	Kirill Khomitsky	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:40
Featherweight 65 kg	Ilyor Bakhtiyar Uulu	def.	Abdullah Al-Qahtani	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Anzor Abdulkhozhaev	def.	Sanjarbek Erkinov	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	3	0:49
Octagon 35
Welterweight 77 kg	Magomed Magomedov (c)	def.	Bauyrzhan Kuanyshbayev	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	For the Octagon League Welterweight Championship
Flyweight 57 kg	Royal Leylizade	def.	Aktore Batyrbek	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Rinat Sagyntay	def.	Davlatbek Khozhiev	TKO (Punches)	2	3:47
Bantamweight 61 kg	Aivaz Aidinov	def.	Mekhrdod Umarov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Zhakshylyk Myrzabekov	def.	Jakhongir Jumaev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Sundet Aytul	def.	Oybek Dzhuraev	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	3	2:10

Background

This event featured two title fights, first a super welterweight bout between Marcin Bandel and Ismail Naurdiev for the vacant BRAVE Combat Federation Super Welterweight Championship as event headliner and in the co-main event a bantamweight bout the champion Brad Katona and Gamzat Magomedov for the BRAVE Combat Federation Bantamweight Championship.^[18][19]

Results

BRAVE CF 63
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Super Welterweight 79.5 kg	Marcin Bandel	def.	Ismail Naurdiev	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:20	For the vacant BRAVE CF Super Welterweight Championship
Bantamweight 61 kg	Brad Katona (c)	def.	Gamzat Magomedov	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	For the BRAVE CF Bantamweight Championship
Super Welterweight 79.5 kg	Kamal Magomedov	def.	Olli Santalahti	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	3	1:08
Featherweight 66 kg	Nemat Abdrashitov	def.	Marcos Vinícius Costa	KO (Punch)	2	2:50
Welterweight 77 kg	Abbas Khan	def.	Michael Reali	Submission (Armbar)	1	3:05

^[20]

Background

This main event featured a title fight for the vacant BRAVE Combat Federation Super Welterweight Championship between Tae Kyun Kim and Roman Bogatov as event headliner.^[21]

Results

BRAVE CF 64
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight 66 kg	Roman Bogatov	def.	Tae Kyun Kim	Decision (Split)	5	5:00	For the vacant BRAVE CF Featherweight Championship
Super Welterweight 79 kg	Zagid Gaidarov	def.	Brendan Lesar	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:24
Middleweight 84 kg	Abusupyan Alikhanov	def.	Mzwandile Hlongwa	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Light Heavymweight 93 kg	Israel Mano	def.	Remy Serge	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Amateur Bout

^[22]

Background

Results

BRAVE CF 65
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight 66 kg	Hamza Kooheji	def.	Eduardo Mora	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Jose Torres	def.	Izzeddine Al Derbani	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Super Welterweight 79.5 kg	Ahmed Labban	def.	Carl Booth	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Magomed Gadzhiyasulov	def.	Mohamed Said Maalem	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Shamil Gaziev	def.	Pavel Dailidko	TKO (Punches)	2	0:46
Catchweight 59 kg	Issa Salem	def.	Hussain Ayyad	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card
Flyweight 57 kg	Maysara Mohamed	-	Frieh Al Harahsheh	Draw (Majority)	3	5:00
Catchweight 77 kg	Kevin Ruart	def.	Omar El Dafrawy	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Abdulla Al Yaqoob	def.	Fouad Al Shami	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Mohammed Zuhair	def.	Ganesh Raj	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Amateur Bout
Catchweight 67 kg	Mohammed Salah Madhi	def.	Ahmed Zayed	TKO (Punches)	3	2:06	Amateur Bout

^[23]

Background

Results

BRAVE CF 66
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 84 kg	Chad Hanekom	def.	In Jae La	KO (Elbow)	1	1:35
Flyweight 57 kg	Asu Almabaev	def.	Kenneth Maningat	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	3:38
Bantamweight 61 kg	Nkosi Ndebele	def.	Fajar	TKO (Punches)	2	2:37
Heavyweight 120 kg	Junior Tafa	def.	Nicolas Djurdjević	TKO (Punches)	1	2:02
Middleweight 84 kg	Zagid Gaidarov	def.	Abel Brites	TKO (Punches)	1	2:37
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight 61 kg	Ruel Pañales	-	Mohammad Farhad	No Contest (Accidental Low Blow)	2	2:42
Flyweight 57 kg	Dansheel Moodley	def.	Jenel Lausa	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
W.Atomweight 48 kg	Shi Yin Tan	def.	Gillian Goh	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Oloan Silalahi	def.	Wilem Munster	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:29
Feattherweight 66 kg	Randy Febian	def.	Achterson Rumainum	TKO (Punches)	1	2:00

^[24]

Background

Results

BRAVE CF 67
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Super Welterweight 79.5 kg	Eldar Eldarov	def.	Denis Maher	Submission (Kneebar)	1	4:53
Featherweight 66 kg	Yanis Ghemmouri	def.	Bair Shtepin	TKO (Punches)	2	4:44
Super Lightweight 75 kg	Mahmoud Fawzy	def.	Wajdi Missaoui	KO (Punches)	1	1:28
Middleweight 84 kg	Ahmed Sami	def.	Omar El Dafrawy	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Abdelghani Saber	def.	Aymene Souane	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:23
Catchweight 98 kg	Osama ElSeady	def.	Mohamed Ali Sellam	KO (Front Kick)	1	0:54
Super Lightweight 75 kg	Anthony Zeidan	def.	Ayman Galal	KO (Punches)	2	1:24
Lightweight 70 kg	Mohsen Mohammadseifi	def.	Dhia Meguellati	TKO (Punches)	1	2:47

Background

Fight Card

BRAVE CF 68
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Super Lightweight 75 kg	Joilton Lutterbach	def.	Mihail Cotruţă	TKO (Punches)	1	2:53	For the interim BRAVE CF Lightweight Championship; Lutterbach missed weight and ineligible to win title
Super Welterweight 79.5 kg	Vadim Kutsyi	def.	Ismail Naurdiev	TKO (Punches)	1	3:23
Featherweight 66 kg	Pantelei Taran	def.	Mohammed Trabelsi	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Husein Kadimagomaev	def.	Agshin Babayev	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	3	2:05
Catchweight 77 kg	Axel Sola	def.	Matheus Miranda	TKO (Punches)	2	0:34
Preliminary Card
Middleweight 84 kg	Julian Pennant	def.	Alexander Djukic	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:21
Lightweight 70 kg	Gökhan Aksu	def.	Christian Mach	KO (Punches)	1	1:05
Featherweight 66 kg	Ali Guliev	def.	Jefferson Oliveira	TKO (Punches)	2	3:55