The year 2022 was the 7th year in the history of the Brave Combat Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Bahrain.
List of events
Brave CF No. Event Date Venue Location1 Road to BRAVE CF: Korea Inter Burgo Exco Hotel Daegu, South Korea2 BRAVE CF 57 Khalifa Sports City Stadium Isa Town, Bahrain3 BRAVE CF 58 Samsan World Gymnasium Incheon, South Korea4 BRAVE CF 59 Amphitheater of Bukhara Bukhara, Uzbekistan5 BRAVE CF 60 National Stadium Isa Town, Bahrain6 BRAVE CF 61 Maritim Hotel Bonn, Germany7 BRAVE CF 62 Baluan Sholak Sports Palace Almaty, Kazakhstan8 BRAVE CF 63: Two Title Fights Khalifa Sports City Stadium Isa Town, Bahrain9 BRAVE CF 64: African All Star Khalifa Sports City Stadium Isa Town, Bahrain10 BRAVE CF 65: Rumble in the Kingdom Khalifa Sports City Stadium Isa Town, Bahrain11 BRAVE CF 66 Politeknik Pariwisata Bali, Indonesia12 BRAVE CF 67 Hall B Manama, Bahrain13 BRAVE CF 68 Maritim Hotel Düsseldorf, Germany
BRAVE CF Flyweight Tournament 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
1Zach Makovsky got a Quarterfinal bye as Abdul Hussein pulled out due to illness during the weightcut.
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
3Torres pulled out due to weight cut difficulties and was replaced by Sean Santella
Road to BRAVE CF: Korea
Road to BRAVE CF: Korea was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation in partnership with Beast Championship Federation on January 7, 2022, in Daegu, South Korea.
Background
Results Road to BRAVE CF: Korea Weight Class Method Round Time NotesCatchweight 68 kg Jae Hyuk Bangdef. Min Hyeok LeeDecision (Split)35:00Lightweight 70 kg Sung Chan Hongdef. Song Ha LeeDecision (Unanimous)35:00Lightweight 70 kg Young Hoon Leedef. Yong Wan JeongTKO (Elbows)10:49Flyweight 57 kg Jun Young Leedef. Hyo Je ChoTKO (Punch)13:30Featherweight 66 kg Sung Chul Leedef. Su Hyeok MaeTKO (Injury)15:00Lightweight 70 kg Min Son def. Seong Hyeo ChoiTKO (Punches)14:30Middleweight 84 kg Ji Hoon Namdef. Jang Yul Hamn Decision (Unanimous)25:00Flyweight 57 kg Seung Chul Leedef. Min Soo KwonSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)34:10Catchweight 87 kg Kyu Ho Songdef. Sung Jong LeeDecision (Unanimous)15:00Combat WrestlingBantamweight 61 kg Dong Il Kimdef. Yong Ho JangTKO 24:50
BRAVE CF 57
BRAVE CF 57 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on March 11, 2022, at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Isa Town, Bahrain.
Background A BRAVE CF Bantamweight Championship bout for the vacant title between Hamza Kooheji and Brad Katona was scheduled as the event headliner.
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, as well as an interim BRAVE CF Lightweight Championship bout between Abdisalam Kubanychbek and Amin Ayoub.
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.
Results BRAVE CF 57 Weight Class Method Round Time NotesBantamweight 61 kg Brad Katonadef. Hamza KoohejiDecision (Split)55:00For the vacant BRAVE CF Bantamweight ChampionshipLight Heavyweight 93 kg Mohammad Fakhreddinedef. Mohamed Said MaalemTKO (punches)21:17For the vacant BRAVE CF Light Heavyweight ChampionshipLightweight 70 kg Abdisalam Kubanychbek– Cleiton SilvaNo Contest (Accidental Strikes to Back of Head)14:41For the interim BRAVE CF Lightweight ChampionshipLightweight 70 kg Sam Pattersondef. Khunkar-Pasha OsmaevTKO (Punches)23:53Lightweight 70 kg Agshin Babaev – Husein KadimagomaevNo Contest (Accidental Groin Strike)11:41 Preliminary CardFlyweight 57 kg Asu Almabayevdef. Imram MagaramovDecision (Unanimous)35:00Lightweight 70 kg Kamil Magomedovdef. Sayed Murtaza SadatSubmission (Arm-Triangle Choke)14:07Light Heavyweight 93 kg Murtaza Talhadef. Mikheil SazhinianiSubmission (Armbar)14:22Bantamweight 61 kg Maysara Mohameddef. Mohammed FarhadTKO (Punches)24:31Catchweight 59 kg Magomed Idrisovdef. Rahmatullah YousufzaiDecision (Unanimous)35:00Bantamweight 61 kg Abdulla Al Yaqoobdef. Omar EmadTechnical Decision (Unanimous)31:29Accidental eye poke rendered Emad unable to continue.Lightweight 70 kg Husain Muhammaddef. Adon AyoubDecision (Unanimous)33:00Amateur Bout
BRAVE CF 58
BRAVE CF 58 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation in partnership with Beast Championship Federation on April 30, 2022, at the Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea. South Korea will become the 26th country to host a BRAVE CF show.
Background The main event was set to feature a featherweight bout between Tae Kyun Kim and Roman Bogatov, 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.
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.
Results BRAVE CF 58 Weight Class Method Round Time NotesMiddleweight 84 kg In Jae Ladef. Mzwandile HlongwaDecision (Unanimous)35:00Super Welterweight 79.5 kg Marcin Bandeldef. Luis FelipeDecision (Unanimous)35:00Lightweight 70 kg Ho Taek Ohdef. Rolando DySubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)13:29Super Lightweight 75 kg Issa Isakovdef. Maciek GierszewskiTKO (Elbows and Punches)22:31Catchweight 67 kg Jae Hyuk Bangdef. Walter CogliandroDecision (Unanimous)35:00Featherweight 66 kg Abdullah Al-Qahtanidef. Yong Soo JungDecision (Unanimous)35:00Catchweight 77 kg Axel Soladef. Yoon Sung JangDecision (Unanimous)35:00Flyweight 57 kg Sim Kai Xiongdef. Seung Chul LeeDecision (Unanimous)35:00W.Atomweight 48 kg Yerin Hongdef. Gillian GohDecision (Unanimous)35:00Heavyweight 120 kg Myung Hwan Kimdef. Jun Soo LimTKO (Elbows and Punches)14:15Featherweight 66 kg Joo Sang Yoodef. Doo Seok OhDecision (Unanimous)35:00
BRAVE CF 59
BRAVE CF 59 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation in partnership with Amir Temur Fighting Championship on June 18, 2022, in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan will become the 27th country to host a BRAVE CF show.
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.
Results BRAVE CF 59 Weight Class Method Round Time NotesLightweight 70 kg Abdisalam Kubanychbekdef. Olzhas EskaraevDecision (Unanimous)55:00For the interim BRAVE CF Lightweight ChampionshipSuper Welterweight 79.5 kg Ismail Naurdievdef. Bekten ZheenbekovTKO (Punches)12:26Lightweight 70 kg Nemat Abdrashitovdef. Alikhon KhasanovTKO (Punches)12:46Featherweight 66 kg Ilyar Askhanovdef. Khusan AtabayevSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke) 11:37Lightweight 70 kg Nurzhan Akishevdef. Otabek ToxirovSubmission (Guillotine Choke)30:24Super Lightweight 75 kg Sanjarbek Erkinovdef. Ayub GazievTKO (Punches)22:35 Preliminary CardCatchweight 68 kg Sharif Kushaevdef. Bakytbek Uulu NuristanTKO (Punches)10:18Middleweight 84 kg Mamurzhon Khamidovdef. Erzhan ZhanybekovTKO (Punches)24:30Super Welterweight 79.5 kg Khotam Boynazarovdef. Altynbek ArykbaevTKO (Punches)24:08Super Lightweight 75 kg Mashrabjon Ruziboevdef. Niyazidin RisbaevSubmission (Guillotine Choke)10:18Bantamweight 61 kg Marufjon Mamarazikov def. Abdamizonda SaidkhumoyunSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)12:08
BRAVE CF 60
BRAVE CF 60 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on July 30, 2022, at the National Stadium, in Isa Town, Bahrain.
Background The event was originally expected to take place at the Goiânia Arena in Goiânia, 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 NotesLightweight 70 kg Lucas Martinsdef. Henrique MarquesTKO (Punches)11:10Super Lightweight 75 kg Mihail Kotrutadef. Luan SantiagoSubmission (Arm-Triangle Choke)13:18Super Lightweight 75 kg Cleiton Silvadef. Leonardo MafraKO (Spinning Backfist)22:42Flyweight 57 kg Asu Almabayevdef. Zach MakovskyDecision (Split)35:00Flyweight 57 kg Flavio de Queirozdef. Igor TaylonTKO (Punches)24:56Super Welterweight 79.5 kg Luiz Cadodef. Luis Felipe DiasTKO (Punch)30:14Flyweight 57 kg Edilceu Alvesdef. Sean SantellaDecision (Unanimous)35:00Bantamweight 61 kg Nkosi Ndebeledef. Eduardo MoraDecision (Unanimous)35:00
BRAVE CF 61
BRAVE CF 61 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation in partnership with National Fighting Championship on August 6, 2022, at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany. Germany will become the 28th country to host a BRAVE CF show.
Background
Results BRAVE CF 61 Weight Class Method Round Time NotesSuper Lightweight 75 kg Joilton Lutterbachdef. Marcel GrabinskiTKO (Punches)11:52Catchweight 69 kg Max Cogadef. Zafar MohsenDecision (Unanimous)35:00Welterweight 77 kg Islam Dulatovdef. Kleverson Cruz da SilvaTKO (Punches)12:47Catchweight 73 kg Husein Kadimagomaevdef. José Marcos Santiago LimaDecision (Unanimous)35:00Bantamweight 61 kg Gamzat Magomedovdef. Borislav NikolićDecision (Unanimous)35:00Featherweight 66 kg Jarno Errensdef. Alisher AbdullaevDecision (Unanimous)35:00Super Lightweight 75 kg Issa Isakovdef. Ahmed LabbanDecision (Unanimous)35:00 Preliminary CardCatchweight 89 kg Chad Hanekomdef. Mateusz JanurDecision (Unanimous)35:00Welterweight 77 kg Axel Soladef. Wladimir HolodenkoDecision (Unanimous)35:00Heavyweight 120 kg Lazar Todevdef. Patrick VespazianiTKO (Elbows)33:23
BRAVE CF 62
BRAVE CF 62 will be a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation in partnership with Octagon League on September 30, 2022, at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Background The event will feature a lightweight bout between former UFC fighter Rolando Dy and the Kazakhstan National Champion in Combat Sambo Olzhas Eskaraev.
Results BRAVE CF 62 Weight Class Method Round Time NotesLightweight 70 kg Olzhas Eskaraevdef. Rolando DyKO (Punches)23:40Featherweight 66 kg Nurzhan Akishevdef. Mehmosh RazaDecision (Unanimous)35:00Featherweight 66 kg Ilyar Askhanovdef. Rasul TezekbaevDecision (Unanimous)35:00Lightweight 70 kg Akhmed Shervanievdef. Kamil MagomedovDecision (Split)35:00Middleweight 85 kg Murtaza Talha Alidef. Kirill KhomitskySubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)12:40Featherweight 65 kg Ilyor Bakhtiyar Uuludef. Abdullah Al-QahtaniDecision (Split)35:00Lightweight 70 kg Anzor Abdulkhozhaevdef. Sanjarbek ErkinovSubmission (Guillotine Choke)30:49 Octagon 35Welterweight 77 kg Magomed Magomedov (c)def. Bauyrzhan KuanyshbayevDecision (Unanimous)55:00For the Octagon League Welterweight ChampionshipFlyweight 57 kg Royal Leylizadedef. Aktore BatyrbekDecision (Unanimous)35:00Welterweight 77 kg Rinat Sagyntaydef. Davlatbek KhozhievTKO (Punches)23:47Bantamweight 61 kg Aivaz Aidinovdef. Mekhrdod UmarovDecision (Unanimous)35:00Lightweight 70 kg Zhakshylyk Myrzabekovdef. Jakhongir JumaevDecision (Unanimous)35:00Bantamweight 61 kg Sundet Aytuldef. Oybek DzhuraevSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)32:10
BRAVE CF 63: Two Title Fights