Brave Combat Federation is here to stay, and they want you to know that. Shaping up for what is their 17th big event, the MMA promotion, Brave Combat Federation is ready to make quite the impact with this event.
The event is set to take place in Pakistan, and this is the first time that an International mixed martial arts event will be held in the country. The event's patron is His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The event will have athletes from 12 nations coming to compete in the country. After the event is broadcast, Brave 17 will be the most broadcast combat sports event to take place in the history of MMA in Pakistan.
In the last Brave Event, after Brave 16, Brave crowned their first Champion from the GCC to be crowned as Champion after he defeated Welterweight Champion Carlston Harris. After the last event took place in Abu Dhabi, this fight card for Brave 17 will take place in Pakistan.
The main event of the night will feature a fight between combatants from the countries of Brazil and France, as Rodrigo Cavalheiro will be representing Brazil when he takes on Abdoul Abdouraguimov who will be representing France.
In this article, we are going to take a look at the fights which will take place on the card for Brave 17. Before heading into the main card in detail, let's take a look at the fights set for the undercard.
Undercard for Brave 17:
Ahmed Amir vs. John Brewin (Lightweight)
Yibugele vs. Zia Mashwani (Featherweight)
Haider Farman vs. Ariel Oliveros (Strawweight)
Najam Khan vs. Mohammed Wasim (Welterweight)
Abbas Khan vs. Sikander Badar (Amateur Welterweight)
With the Undercard featuring several fights of the best quality, let's take a look at the fights for the main card of the event.
#5 JP Buys vs. Gamzat Magomedov (Bantamweight)
In one of the first fights from the night, JP Buys is set to face Gamzat Magomedov. The two fighters are no strangers to the Octagon. JP Buys is sure to have his hands full when he squares off against Magomedov, as the fighter is yet to lose.
Magomedov will make his 2nd appearance for Brave, after Brave CF 12, where he won the third professional fight in his career in a row. Now with a 3-0 undefeated streak, he will look to make it 4-0.
Buys also comes into the fight on the back of a big win at EFC 69. He was also a part of Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series, but a loss there saw him unable to retain his place there.
#4 Mehmosh Raza vs. Arben Escayo (Featherweight)
In the 2nd fight on the main card, the Pakistani live crown will be able to cheer for their home fighter, Mehmosh Raza when he takes on Arben Escayo.
Raza has been busy in 2018, with 4 bouts under his belt already, making his fight in Brave 17 his 5th of the year. As if that was not enough, he won all 4, and is on an excellent undefeated streak.
On the other side of things, Arben Escayo comes into the fight on the back of a loss. He will be looking to gain back his momentum and making sure he does not give the home crowd anything to cheer about.
#3 Frans Mlambo vs. Aidan James (Bantamweight)
For the fighter from Wales, Aidan James, this is the third professional fight of his career. He has an extensive amateur background, which if included, puts his current undefeated streak at 7 wins. This will be his second fight in Brave.
On the other side of this is Frans Miambo. With 5 wins and 3 losses in his record so far, he comes into the fight off the back of a loss. If he wins here, he will be able to gain some momentum going forward.
#2 Jeremy Pacatiw vs. Uloomi Karim (Bantamweight)
In the co-headliner of the night, Jeremy Pataciw is set to take on hometown fighter, Uloomi Karim. With the crowd behind Karim, the fighter will have some momentum going into the fight.
Karim lost his last bout but will look to make up for it with a win here, and improve his professional record to double his wins over his losses.
Jeremy Pacatiw is set to take part in his seventh Brave Fight in his career. Currently holding the record for most fights for the promotion, Pacatiw will look for a win following his last impressive victory against Keith Lee.
#1 Rodrigo Cavalheiro vs. Abdoul Abdouraguimov (Welterweight)
With 22 wins and only 7 losses, Rodrigo Cavalheiro is one of the most successful fighters on the card for Brave 17. He will take on the fighter from France, Abdoul Abdouraguimov in the main event of the night.
At 23 years of age, Abdoul is yet to suffer a loss, a streak that he will be eager to continue as he will look to hand the veteran Cavalheiro another loss.
At this rate, Abdoul may be destined for a spot on the UFC roster.
Tune into Brave 17 to see these fights and more this Saturday!