Brave 6: Kazakhstan
Information
PromotionBrave Combat Federation
DateApril 28th, 2017
VenueAlmaty Arena
CityAlmaty, Kazakhstan
Event chronology
Brave 5: Go For Glory Brave 6: Kazakhstan

Brave 6: Kazakhstan (also known as Brave 6 or 'Brave Kazakhstan') was a mixed martial arts event held live by Brave Combat Federation on Saturday April 28, 2017 at the Almaty Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event was broadcast live online and locally through Bahrain TV, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Combate, Kazakh TV Claro Sports and OSN Sports.

Background

Brave 6: Kazakhstan was Brave Combat Federation's sixth card, the fourth to take place outside Bahrain, where the company headquarters is located, and the first one in Central Asia. In addition, Brave 6 was the first co-promotion in the event's history, promoted in partnership with the local promotion Qazaq FC.[1]

The event had the first ever Women's MMA fight, between Mariya Agapova and Yulia Litvinceva, in the Flyweight division.

Júlio César "Morceguinho" was supposed to face Bakhtiyar Arzumanov in a main card featured bout but was forced to withdraw after being diagnosed with dengue fever.[2] His opponent Arzumanov was kept on the card, but was also pulled a few days later after having his visa denied while entering Kazakhstan. The bout was then canceled.

Ikram Aliskerov was originally scheduled to face Ireland's Will Fleury in a main card featured bout but Fleury was forced to withdraw[3] due to an injury. Fleury was then replaced by Azerbaijan's Rufat Asadov.[4]

Fakhreddine vs Mafra cancellation

After debuting with a win at Brave 4: Unstoppable, Lebanon's Mohammad Fakhreddine had a quick turnaround and was scheduled to face The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil season 1 veteran Leonardo Mafra[5] in a welterweight bout.

However, Fakhreddine missed the weight during the official weigh-ins and Mafra failed to reach an agreement to compete against his opponent under these circumstances.[6] Fakhreddine, on the other hand, was kept on the card and took a catchweight fight against Poland's Lukasz Witos in 81 kg.

Broadcast

The event was broadcast internationally online, through Brave's official website and YouTube channel, for free. In addition, the card was also broadcast in Bahrain through Bahrain TV, Middle East through OSN Sports, Kazakhstan through Kazakh TV, Hispanic America through Claro Sports, Brazil through Combate and Asia through ABS-CBN Sports and Action.

Broadcasting team

Results

Main Card (TV)[7]
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight RussiaEldar Eldarov(c) vs. BrazilHenrique Rasputin TKO (Elbows) 1 3:52
Lightweight China Habiti Tuerxunbieke def. AzerbaijanOrkhan Mamedov KO (punch) 1 4:51
Catchweight (81kg) LebanonMohammad Fakhreddine def. PolandLucasz Witos TKO (punches) 1 4:24
Bantamweight RussiaAnatoliy Kondratyev def. KazakhstanZhuman Zhumabekov Decision (Unanimous) (29x28, 28x29, 29x28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Sweden Erik Carlsson def. Russia Gadzhimusa Gaziev KO (Knee to the Body) 1 3:13
Women's Flyweight Kazakhstan Mariya Agapova def. Russia Yulia Litvinceva TKO (punches) 1 2:15
Middleweight Russia Ikram Aliskerov vs. Azerbaijan Rufat Asadov Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 4:00
Featherweight Kazakhstan Igor Zhirkov def. Kazakhstan Kuanysh Shrynbekov Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 1 4:55
Preliminary card (bravefights.com)
Bantamweight Kazakhstan Teimur Zhaparov def. Tajikistan Amirchan Saidjalolov Submission (Armbar) 2 3:30 [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight Kazakhstan Berik Shinalyev def. Kazakhstan Yerbol Kozhanov Submission (Rear-naked choke) 2 3:19 [lower-alpha 2]
  1. ↑ Swing bout; took place during the main card
  2. ↑ Amateur fight. Dark bout; took place after the main event

References

  1. ↑ "Fight card finalized for Brave's first Central Asia show in Kazakhstan | BRAVE Fights". Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  2. ↑ http://www.mmamadhouse.com/morceguinho-forced-out-of-brave-6-card-due-to-illness/%5B%5D
  3. ↑ "Will Fleury vs. Ikram Aliskerov, Brave CF 6 | MMA Bout". Tapology. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  4. ↑ "FightCenter". Tapology.
  5. ↑ Br, Jeremy (2017-04-18). "Ex-TUF Brazil Leonardo Mafra signs with Brave; faces Mohammad Fakhreddine in Kazakhstan". MMASucka.com. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  6. ↑ Staff, Arabs MMA (2017-04-28). "Brave 6 Weigh-Ins: Main event set while Fakhreddine vs. Mafra is off". ArabsMMA. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  7. ↑ "Brave CF 6 | MMA Event". Tapology.
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