2021 in Brave Combat Federation explained

The year 2021 was the 6th year in the history of the Brave Combat Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Bahrain.

Brave CF Flyweight Tournament

Background

Brave Combat Federation will look to crown its first Flyweight world champion with an 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

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

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 kg [2]

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

Brave CF 46: Krepost Selection 10

Brave CF 46: Krepost Selection 10
Promotion:Brave Combat Federation
Krepost FC
Date:January 16, 2021
Venue:WOW Arena
City: Sochi, Russia

Brave CF 46: Krepost Selection 10 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation in partnership with Krepost FC on January 16, 2021, at the WOW Arena in Sochi, Russia.

Background

The event was headlined by a Super Lightweight title bout between the reigning Brave Super Lightweight champion Eldar Eldarov and the former UFC lightweight Leonardo Mafra.[3]

In the co-main event, the one-time UFC Flyweight title challenger Ali Bagautinov was scheduled to fight Oleg Lichkovakha in a 59.5 kg catchweight bout.[4]

Results

Brave CF 46
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Super Lightweight 75 kg Eldar Eldarov (c)def. Leonardo MafraTKO (Doctor Stoppage)15:00For Brave CF Super Lightweight Championship
Catchweight 59.5 kg Ali Bagautinovdef. Oleg LichkovakhaDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Catchweight 67 kg Roman Bogatovdef. Nurzhan AkishevDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Konstantin Erokhindef. Zhyrgalbek ChomonovKO (Punches)20:41
Catchweight 68 kg Magomed Abdusalamov- Andrey LezhnevNo Contest (Accidental Clash of Heads)14:30
Preliminary Card
Lightweight 71 kg Abdysalam Uulu Kubanychbekdef. Jahongir SaidjamolovSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)22:05
Super Lightweight 75 kg Khunkar-Pasha Osmaevdef. Yuriy VerenitsenDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Catchweight 90 kg Murtaza Talha Alidef. Dmitriy KrivuletsTKO (Punches)11:40
Lightweight 70 kg Murad Bilarovdef. Fedor BabichSubmission (Kimura)21:42
Catchweight 59 kg Magomed Kamalovdef. Zokirjon KhoshimovTKO (Punches and Elbows)23:40
Super Lightweight 75 kg Said Surkhaevdef. Erkinbai AbdusalamovSubmission (Guillotine Choke)13:02
[5]

Brave CF 47: Asian Domination

Brave CF 47: Asian Domination
Promotion:Brave Combat Federation
Date:March 11, 2021
Venue:Arad Fort
City: Arad, Bahrain

Brave CF 47: Asian Domination was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on March 11, 2021, at the Arad Fort in Arad, Bahrain.

Background

A lightweight title eliminator between Rolando Dy and Abdysalam Uulu Kubanychiev was scheduled as the main event of the card.[6]

Two undefeated featherweight prospects were scheduled to fight in the co-main event: Tae Kyun Kim and Husein Kadimagomaev.[7]

Nursulton Ruziboev was set to face off against Andreas Stahl, but the Swede was forced to drop out due to injury. Ibrahim Mane will step up on five days’ notice to take on Ruziboev.[8]

Results

Brave CF 47
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight 71 kg Abdysalam Uulu Kubanychbekdef. Rolando DyTKO (Corner Stoppage)25:00
Featherweight 66 kg Tae Kyun Kimdef. Husein KadimagomaevTKO (Punches)32:43
Welterweight 79.5 kg Nursulton Ruziboevdef. Ibrahim ManéKO (Slam)13:12
Catchweight 68 kg Nemat Abdrashitovdef. Anzor AbdulkhozhaevTKO (Punches)22:27
Featherweight 66 kg Abdul Azim Badakhshidef. Agshin BabaevKO (Punches)14:23
Flyweight 57 kg Ryskulbek Ibraimovdef. Jenel LausaDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Mohammad Farhaddef. Uloomi KarimKO (Punch)21:18
Catchweight 63 kg Ali Gulievdef. Rana RudraTKO (Referee Stoppage)11:34
Preliminary Card
Flyweight 57 kg Mohammed Zuhairdef. Wissam SandakliSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)22:43Amateur Bout
Lightweight 71 kg Husain Muhammaddef. Raymond RizkTKO (Punches)21:11Amateur Bout
[9]

Brave CF 48: Arabian Night

Brave CF 48: Arabian Night
Promotion:Brave Combat Federation
Date:March 18, 2021
Venue:Arad Fort
City: Arad, Bahrain

Brave CF 48: Arabian Night was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on March 18, 2021, at the Arad Fort in Arad, Bahrain.

Background

The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between two promotional newcomers, the PFL veterant Ylies Djiroun has met the former ACA fighter Abdul-Rakhman Makhazhiev.[10]

Tariq Ismail and Nkosi Ndebele were scheduled to fight at bantamweight, but Ismail was forced off the card due to undisclosed reasons.[11] Ndebele instead faced Abdelmoumen Mssaate, who stepped in on short notice for this encounter.[12]

Results

Brave CF 48
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight 71 kg Ylies Djiroundef. Abdul-Rakhman MakhazhievSubmission (Guillotine Choke)33:38
Super Lightweight 75 kg Ahmad Labbandef. Nemanja KovačDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Catchweight 77 kg Olli Santalahtidef. Georges EidDecision (Split)35:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Nkosi Ndebeledef. Abdelmoumen MssaateTKO (Knees)20:46
Catchweight 88 kg Murtaza Talhadef. Cameron MeintjesKO (Elbows and Punches)11:51
Catchweight 58.5 kg Azat Maksumdef. Michael AljaroujKO (Punches)30:56
Featherweight 66 kg Yousif Ghrairidef. Hassan TalalTKO (Knee)32:53
Super Lightweight 75 kg Abbas Khandef. Omar El DafrawyDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Middleweight 84 kg Hassan Fakhreddinedef. Eslam Abdel MenemTKO (Body Kick and Punches)13:49
Middleweight 84 kg Eslam Abdul Basetdef. Mohamad GhorabiTKO (Punches)12:04
Catchweight 70 kg Hussein Salemdef. Gerson PereiraTKO (Punches)23:35
Catchweight 59 kg Maysara Mohameddef. Issa SalemDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Featherweight 66 kg Abdulla Alyaqoobdef. Ramyar LuqmanDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Lightweight 71 kg Mohsen Mohammadseifidef. Bichi ZakariaTKO (Punches)10:43
[13]

Brave CF 49: Super Fights

Brave CF 49: Super Fights
Promotion:Brave Combat Federation
Date:March 25, 2021
Venue:Arad Fort
City: Arad, Bahrain

Brave CF 49: Super Fights was a mixed martial arts event scheduled to be held by Brave Combat Federation on March 25, 2021, at the Arad Fort in Arad, Bahrain.

Background

The event was headlined by a fight between Luan Santiago and Benoît Saint-Denis in a super lightweight bout.[14]

The co-main event featured a rematch between Jose Torres and Sean Santella. The fight is part of the Brave Flyweight Tournament, with their first fight ending in a draw.[15] The week of the event, Santella had to pull out due to injury and was replaced by SBG Ireland's Blaine O’Driscoll. While the fight will be contested at a Catchweight of 61 kg, due to the short-notice nature of the match-up, the bout between Torres and O’Driscoll will indeed serve as a quarter-final fight for the Flyweight tournament.[16]

Two IMMAF flyweight standouts, Muhammad Mokaev and Abdul Hussein, were scheduled to fight at the event.[17]

Results

Brave CF 49
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Super Lightweight 75 kg Benoît Saint-Denisdef. Luan SantiagoSubmission (Arm-Triangle Choke)22:52
Catchweight 61 kg Jose Torresdef. Blaine O'DriscollDecision (Unanimous)35:00Flyweight Tournament Quarter-Final
Middleweight 84 kg Ikram Aliskerovdef. Miro JurkovićSubmission (Kimura)21:11
Flyweight 57 kg Muhammad Mokaevdef. Abdul HusseinDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Gamzat Magomedovdef. Matiss ZaharovsDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Francesco Nuzzidef. Bernardo SopaiDecision (Split)35:00
Middleweight 84 kg Chad Hanekomdef. Dominic SchoberTKO (Leg Kick and Punches)20:18
Catchweight 77 kg Gadzhimusa Gazievdef. Geraldo CoelhoTKO (Pinches)34:25
Welterweight 79.5 kg Axel Soladef. Kuitty BegajSubmission (Arm-Triangle Choke)14:59
Bantamweight 61 kg Frieh Harahshehdef. Glenn McVeighSubmission (Guillotine Choke)11:10
Preliminary Card
Catchweight 77 kg Ali Marhoondef. Hamad MubarakSubmission (Triangle Choke)22:02Amateur Bout
[18]

Brave CF 50

Brave CF 50
Promotion:Brave Combat Federation
Date:April 1, 2021
Venue:Arad Fort
City: Arad, Bahrain

Brave CF 50 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on April 1, 2021, at the Arad Fort in Arad, Bahrain.

Background

This event featured a title fight between the champion Jarrah Hussein Al-Silawi and the promotional newcomer Ismail Naurdiev for the Brave Welterweight title as the event headliner.[19]

The co-main event was set to feature a fight for the vacant Brave Light Heavyweight title, between the current Brave Middleweight champion Mohammad Fakhreddine and Mohamed Said Maalem.[20] However, on the day of the event, Fakhreddine had to pull out due to illness, the bout was postponed.

Amin Ayoub was scheduled to make the first defense of his Brave Lightweight title, against the 8-fight Brave veteran Ahmed Amir.[21] However, a week before the event, Amir had to pull out due to injury and was replaced by Mashrabjon Ruziboev, who would fight Ayoub in a 74 kg catchweight non-title fight.[22]

The Brave flyweight tournament has continued with a semi-finals bout who has featured a rematch between Velimurad Alkhasov and Zach Makovsky,[23] and a quarter-final bout between two formers UFC flyweights, Ali Bagautinov and Dustin Ortiz.[24]

Results

BRAVE CF 50
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight 79.5 kg Jarrah Hussein Al-Silawi (c)def. Ismail NaurdievTKO (Leg Kicks)21:19For Brave CF Welterweight Championship
Flyweight 57 kg Ali Bagautinovdef. Dustin OrtizDecision (Unanimous)35:00Flyweight Tournament Quarter-Final
Flyweight 57 kg Velimurad Alkhasovdef. Zach MakovskyDecision (Split)35:00Flyweight Tournament Semi-Final
Catchweight 74 kg Amin Ayoubdef. Mashrabjon RuziboevDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Super Lightweight 75 kg Marcel Grabinskidef. Issa IsakovDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Welterweight 79.5 kg Louis Glismanndef. Kevin RuartTKO (Punches)24:57
Featherweight 66 kg Omar Solomonovdef. Valeriu MirceaDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg Anton Turkaljdef. Konstantin SoldatovKO (Punches)10:13
Bantamweight 61 kg Brad Katonadef. Borislav NikolićSubmission (Guillotine Choke)30:40
Middleweight 84 kg Rustam Chsievdef. Brendan LesarTKO (Doctor Stoppage)15:00
Catchweight 77 kg Carl Boothdef. Carlos BellosoTKO (Leg Kick and Punches)11:12
Bantamweight 61 kg Alexander Keshtovdef. Bair ShtepinDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Featherweight 66 kg Shoaib Yousafdef. Steven GoncalvesDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Catchweight 73 kg Maciek Gierszewskidef. Felipe SilvaKO (Punches)12:28
Lightweight 71 kg Magomed Magomedovdef. Yann LiasseDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Featherweight 66 kg Glenn McVeighdef. Abdulmanap MagomedovDecision (Unanimous)35:00
[25]

Brave CF 51: The Future Is Here

Brave CF 51: The Future Is Here
Promotion:Brave Combat Federation
Date:June 04, 2021
Venue:Falcon Club
City: Minsk, Belarus

Brave CF 51: The Future Is Here was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on June 4, 2021, at the Falcon Club in Minsk. Belarus will become the 21st country to host a Brave CF show.[26]

Background

Former UFC fighter Lucas Martins was scheduled to fight Marcel Grabinski in the main event.[27] Hoewever, Grabinski has to pull out from the fight due to medical condition. The bout has been called off.[28]

In the co-main event Denis Maher was scheduled to fight Giannis Bachar in a welterweight bout, but Bachar has been forced to withdraw due to an injury.[29] Fernando Gonzalez has stepped in as a replacement.[30] Unfortunately, Gonzalez has been forced to pull due to an undisclosed injury. Maher instead faced Rinat Sagyntay, who stepped in on 3 weeks notice for this encounter.[31]

Frenchmen Ylies Djiroun fought the brit Sam Patterson in lightweight bout.[32] One-time UFC fighter Roman Bogatov fought Abdulmutalip Gairbekov in a featherweight bout.[33]

Results

Brave CF 51
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight 79.5 kg Denis Maherdef. Rinat SagyntayTKO (Punches)12:54
Lightweight 71 kg Sam Pattersondef. Ylies DjirounDecision (Unaninous)35:00
Welterweight 79.5 kg Vadim Kutsyidef. Daniyar AbdibaevDecision (Unaninous)35:00
Featherweight 66 kg Roman Bogatovdef. Abdulmutalip GairbekovDecision (Unaninous)35:00
Catchweight 59 kg Muhammad Mokaev- Ibragim NavruzovNo Contest (Accidental Groin Kick)12:34
Bantamweight 61 kg Yanis Ghemmouridef. Vladislav NovitskiyDecision (Split)35:00
Flyweight 57 kg Badmatsyren Dorzhievdef. Almanbet Abdyvasy UuluDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Abdul Karim Badakhshidef. Aydemir KazbekovTechnical Submission (Triangle Choke)14:08
W.Strawweight 52 kg Anastasia Feofanovadef. Sevde TurkSubmission (Inverted Triangle Choke)14:23
Light Heavyweight 93 kg Vadim Rolichdef. Kurbonsho JamolovKO (Spinning Back Kick and Punches)34:35
Catchweight 62.5 kg Bakhtovar Yunusovdef. Artem LukyanovTKO (Punches)23:08
[34]

Brave CF 52: Bad Blood

Brave CF 52: Bad Blood
Promotion:Brave Combat Federation
Date:August 1, 2021
City: Milan, Italy

Brave CF 52: Bad Blood was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation in partnership with The Golden Cage promotion on August 1, 2021, in Milan, Italy. Italy will become the 22nd country to host a Brave CF show.

Background

Brave middleweight champion Mohammad Fakhreddine faced Mohamed Said Maalem for the vacant BRAVE Light Heavyweight title. The two of them were scheduled to fight at Brave CF 50, before Fakhreddine withdrew due to illness.[35] Mohamed Said Maalem was strip of the title by FIGMMA for intentional punches opponent's back of the head.[36]

Two additions to the card were announced on July 1: A middleweight bout between Enrico Cortese and the 2015 ADCC bronze medalist Rustam Chsiev, as well as a featherweight bout between the former featherweight champion Elias Boudegzdame and the promotional newcomer Declan Dalton.[37]

The five-fight Brave veteran Gamzat Magomedov is scheduled to meet the undefeated Mochamed Machaev in a bantamweight bout.[38]

Promotional newcomer Olli Santalahti was scheduled to fight the three-fight Brave veteran Kevin Ruart in a super-welterweight bout.[39]

Abdoul Abdouraguimov was scheduled to face Nursulton Ruziboev in an 81 kg catchweight bout.[40]

A featherweight bout between Husein Kadimagomaev and Agshin Babaev was announced for the event, after both fighters had called each other out though social media.[41]

Results

Brave CF 52
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Light Heavyweight 93 kg Mohamed Said Maalem- Mohammad FakhreddineNo Contest (Punches to the Back of the Head)14:20For the vacant Brave Light Heavyweight title
Middleweight 84 kg Rustam Chsievdef. Enrico CorteseTKO (Corner Stoppage Injury)15:00
Lightweight 70 kg Valeriu Mirceadef. Ayub GazievKO (Punch)10:43
Bantamweight 61 kg Gamzat Magomedovdef. Mochamed MachaevKO (Punches)10:54
Super Lightweight 75 kg Benoît Saint-Denisdef. Arkaitz RamosSubmission (Arm-Triangle Choke)13:09
Featherweight 66 kg Elias Boudegzdamedef. Brice PicaudSubmission (Triangle Choke)11:31
Super Lightweight 75 kg Ahmed Labbandef. Virgiliu FrasineacTKO (Knees and Punches)21:09

Brave CF 53

Brave CF 53
Promotion:Brave Combat Federation
Date:August 21, 2021
City: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Brave CF 53 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation in partnership with the Octagon League promotion on August 21, 2021, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[42]

Background

A lightweight bout between Lucas Martins and Marcel Grabinski was announced for the event. The two were originally scheduled to fight at Brave CF 51, before Grabinski withdrew from the bout due to health issues.[43] According to Brave CF officials, Grabinski was forced to withdraw from the rescheduled bout a little bit less than week prior to the event due to COVID-19 protocols. Marcel hasn't traveled to Kazakhstan and will be replaced by local standout Olzhas Eskaraev.[44]

A bantamweight bout between UFC veteran Brad Katona and Bair Shtepin was scheduled as the co-main event.[45]

Nurzhan Akishev was scheduled to face the undefeated Tae Kyun Kim in a featherweight bout.[46]

Results

Brave CF 53
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Featherweight 66 kg Tae Kyun Kimdef. Nurzhan AkishevDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Catchweight 73 kg Vasiliy Takhtaydef. Roger SampaioSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)21:24
Flyweight 57 kg Asu Almabayevdef. Aleksander DoskalchukSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)23:47
Catchweight 74 kg Olzhas Eskaraevdef. Lucas MartinsSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)22:49
Bantamweight 61 kg Brad Katonadef. Bair ShtepinDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Flyweight 57 kg Azat Maksumdef. Flavio de QueirozKO (Punch)13:00
Catchweight 68 kg Akhmed Magomedovdef. Ilyar AskhanovDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Octagon Preliminary Card
Catchweight 59 kg Damir Tolenovdef. Nurbek BolotbekovTechnical Submission (Americana)13:25
Flyweight 57 kg Aktore Batyrbekdef. Ernis Abdilakim UuluSubmission (Triangle Choke)11:02
Light Heavyweight 93 kg Karim Ruzbakievdef. Khodirkhon GanievDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Welterweight 79.5 kg Bauyrzhan Kuanyshbayevdef. Fakhriddin MardievTKO (Corner Stoppage)25:00
Catchweight 59 kg Alisher Gabdullindef. Bekzat SaparovDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Zhasur Mirzamukhamedovdef. Islambek Baktybek UuluDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Super Lightweight 75 kg Maksat Zholdoshdef. Sanjarbek ErkinovSubmission (Triangle Choke)22:44

Brave CF 54

Brave CF 54
Promotion:Brave Combat Federation
Date:September 25, 2021
City: Konin, Poland

Brave CF 54 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation in partnership with Galana Group on September 25, 2021, in Konin, Poland. Poland will become the 23rd country to host a Brave CF show.[47]

Background

A Brave Lightweight Championships title bout between the reigning champion Amin Ayoub and challenger Ahmed Amir was scheduled as the event headliner.[48]

A super lightweight bout between Marcel Grabinski and Mihail Kotruţă was scheduled as the co-main event.[49]

Results

Brave CF 54
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight 70 kg Ahmed Amirdef. Amin Ayoub (c)Decision (Unanimous)55:00For the Brave Lightweight title
Catchweight 59 kg Muhammad Mokaevdef. Blaine O'DriscollSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)21:36
Welterweight 79.5 kg Marcin Bandeldef. Magomed AyskhanovSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)11:38
Super Lightweight 75 kg Marcel Grabinskidef. Mihail KotruţăTKO (Knees and Punches)14:57
Welterweight 79.5 kg Ismail Naurdievdef. Olli SantalahtiDecision (Unanimous)35:00
W.Strawweight 52 kg Ewelina Woźniakdef. Samin Kamal BeikTKO (Knee and Punches)20:30
Featherweight 66 kg Omar Solomonovdef. Rafael HudsonSubmission (Arm-Triangle Choke)22:12
Welterweight 79.5 kg Axel Soladef. Wawrzyniec BartnikDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Bilal Tipsaev- Glenn McVeighDraw (Unanimous)35:00

Brave CF 55

Brave CF 55
Promotion:Brave Combat Federation
Date:November 6, 2021
City: Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Brave CF 55 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation in partnership with Pro FC on November 6, 2021, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Background

A Brave flyweight tournament semifinal bout between Ali Bagautinov and José Torres was announced for the event.[50] However, due to difficulties making weight, Torres pulled out and was replaced by Sean Santella.[51]

Results

Brave CF 55
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Flyweight 57 kg Ali Bagautinovdef. Sean SantellaTKO (Punches)11:01Flyweight Tournament Semi-Final
Welterweight 79.5 kg Artur Sviridovvs. Ibrahim ManéDraw (Unanimous)35:00
Lightweight 70 kg Sam Pattersondef. Kamil MagomedovSubmission (Guillotine Choke)23:21
Middleweight 84 kg Abusupyan Alikhanovdef. Rustam ChsievDecision (Majority)35:00
Welterweight 77 kg Sergey Yaskovecdef. Andrey BragovskiyTKO (Punches)24:53
Welterweight 79.5 kg Kamal Magomedovdef. Vitaly TverdokhlebovSubmission (Armbar)10:52
Catchweight 72.5 kg Ali Abdulkhalikovdef. Artur AlievDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Middleweight 84 kg Gadzhimurad Magomedovdef. Djabrail AidamirovKO (Punches)10:46
Featherweight 66 kg Albert Mallakurbanovdef. Islam OmarovDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Vadim Pavlikovdef. Alan BalaevSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)33:56

Brave CF 56

Brave CF 56
Promotion:Brave Combat Federation
Date:December 18, 2021
City: Belgrade, Serbia

Brave CF 56 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation in partnership with MMA League of Serbia on December 18, 2021, in Belgrade, Serbia. Serbia will become the 24th country to host a Brave CF show.[52]

Background

A middleweight bout between Chad Hanekom and Miro Jurković was slated to serve as the event co-headliner.[53] However, on December 12, Hanekom have to withdraw for this event due to travel restrictions. Mikhail Allakhverdian step in on short notice to face Jurković in the co-main event.[54]

Results

Brave CF 56
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight 70 kg Slobodan Maksimovićdef. Rolando DyDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Middleweight 84 kg Mikhail Allakhverdiandef. Miro JurkovićDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Super Lightweight 75 kg Ahmed Labbandef. Nemanja KovacSubmission (Ninja Choke)21:32
Bantamweight 61 kg Borislav Nikolićdef. Matiss ZaharovsDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg Jakob Nedohdef. Zvonimir KraljKO (Punches)10:50
Welterweight 79.5 kg Jovan Marjanovicdef. Tomek ŁangowskiTKO (Punches)11:31
Featherweight 66 kg Abdullah Al-Qahtanidef. Nejc PreložnikTKO (Body Kick and Punches)31:03
Welterweight 77 kg Nikolay Nikolovdef. Milos CvetkovicSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)22:10
Bantamweight 61 kg Miljan Zdravkovicdef. Ahmet ŞimşekDecision (Unanimous)35:00

See also

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  47. Web site: FightBookMMA . BRAVE CF 54 set for September 25, marking the promotion's debut in Poland . fightbookmma.com . 23 July 2021.
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  50. Web site: Ali Bagautinov and Jose Torres face off for final place in the flyweight tournament . cvbj.biz . 6 October 2021 . 6 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211006034639/https://cvbj.biz/ali-bagautinov-and-jose-torres-face-off-for-final-place-in-the-flyweight-tournament.html . dead .
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  53. Web site: Duncan . Steve . Chad Hanekom regresa contra el héroe local Miro Jurkovic en el Brave CF 56 en Serbia . mma.uno . 22 November 2021.
  54. Web site: Allakhverdian steps in for Hanekom, faces Jurkovic in co-main event of Brave CF 56 . newsofbahrain.com . 18 December 2021.