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Brave CF strengthens Indian Salah helps Liverpool qualify business relations TDT | Manama

Mohamed Salah’s winner took Liverpool into the Champions League last 16 with a 1-0 victory over Napoli rave Combat Federation Bwill host the second AFP | Liverpool event in India on 22nd De- cember at the Gachibowli oalkeeper Alisson Becker BETTER Arena in Hyderabad. The was labelled a “life sav- event marks the biggest Ger” by Liverpool manag- Mixed Martial Arts event er Jurgen Klopp for a last-gasp KNOW hosted till date in India. save that secured a 1-0 win over The Bahraini Mixed Mar- Napoli at Anfield and progress tial Arts organization will to the last 16 of the Champions strengthen the growing League on Tuesday. Liverpool’s charge sector of sports and media Mohamed Salah’s stunning to the Champions between the two nations by solo effort put the hosts in front League final last sea- hosting the event. Brave 20 11 minutes before half-time, but son was spearheaded will give the opportunity Liverpool were nearly made by Salah’s 44-goal for seven Indian athletes to to pay for their profligacy in compete for the first time in missing a series of second-half season the International stage. chances. The operations in India Alisson had barely been test- will strengthen the grow- ed until the Brazilian number UEFA will introduce the video ing popularity of the sport one spread himself brilliantly to assistant referee (VAR) system as well as create new ave- deny Arkadiusz Milik a dramat- for the last 16, but Ancelotti be- nues for the Bahraini based ic stoppage-time equaliser and moaned the delay in using the global Mixed Martial Arts go a long way to justifying the technology during the group organization which is also then-world record £67-million stage. the fastest growing Mixed ($85 million) fee for a goalkeep- “Seeing on the video, I knew Martial Arts organization er Liverpool paid Roma in July. it was a red card,” added An - in the world. “If I knew Alisson was this celotti. “When VAR comes in India was among the first good –- I would have paid dou- (to) the Champions League, it nations that hosted an event ble,” joked Klopp. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah scores their first goal against Napoli is too late.” by Brave Combat Federa- “The goal Mo scored, what “I’m still full of adrenaline, I the top of the Premier League, Liverpool and create 10 really Liverpool took control as the tion after Bahrain, Brazil, a goal! And the save Ali made could feel it in bubbles,” added Salah’s 13th goal of the campaign good chances, we had one or two first half wore on and broke the and the United Arab Emir- (was) unbelievable. It was of Klopp. relegated Napoli to the Europa and didn’t have the luck to take deadlock when Salah outmus- ates. course a life saver tonight.” “This game was just amaz - League in the new year despite one of them.” cled Mario Rui and skipped “India is a nation that has Despite losing all three of ing. The boys played with their losing for the first time in Eu- past Kalidou Koulibaly before a rich history when it comes their away games in Group C, whole heart on the pitch.” rope this season. Van Dijk’s lunge squeezing the ball underneath to martial arts. The growing three home wins at fortress An- Liverpool’s charge to the “It’s a real shame our efforts The outcome could have been Ospina from a narrow angle. digital media penetration in field were enough to see Liver- Champions League final last haven’t been rewarded,” said very different if Virgil van Dijk Had Liverpool conceded they the second most populous pool through to the knockout season was spearheaded by Sa- Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti. had been sent off rather than would have had to win by two nation in the world will help stage on goals scored over the lah’s 44-goal season. “We have no regrets. Overall just shown a yellow card that goals due to their 1-0 defeat in to spread the sport of mixed Italians in second place behind And after signalling his return the group of players have done will keep him out of the first Naples, and the hosts failed to martial arts and to nurture Paris Saint-Germain, who won to top form by scoring a hat-trick extremely well, we took it down leg of Liverpool’s last-16 tie for cash in on their dominance of upcoming talents in the re- 4-1 away to Red Star Belgrade to in a 4-0 win at Bournemouth on to the wire. a dangerous lunge on Dries the early stages of the second gion”, said Mohammed Sha- secure top spot. Saturday that sent Liverpool to “You can’t expect to come to Mertens after just 15 minutes. half and avoid a nervy ending. hid, President of Brave CF. Al Daaja closing on Loman for Female athletes to compete in Brave 20 TDT | Manama title rave Combat Federation has Bannounced to bring forward TDT | Manama After the wins, he called out female athletes to compete for Loman. However, the world the first time in the edition of alal Al Daaja will return to champions went ahead to the event hosted in India. JBrave Combat Federation face the bantamweight world Brave 20 taking place on 22nd after a long break to com - championship contender, Frans December at the Gachibowli pete in the twentieth edition Mlambo and subsequently Fe- Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad of , lipe Efrain. will feature Micol Di Segni taking place in Hyderabad, With Loman coming up with from Italy facing Maria Ribei- India. dominating wins over Mlambo ro from Brazil in a Women’s Al Daaja will face an uphill and Efrain, a win is crucial for Strawweight bout. Micol DiSegni (right) secures the gold medal winner over Sweden’s battle as he clashes with the the Jordanian to get a step clos- Micol Di Segni is the first fe- Anja Saxmark in the 2015 IMMAF World Championships final local hero and undefeated ban- er to his dream to fight for the male athlete from Europe to tamweight sensation, Kantaraj world championship. have signed with Brave Combat the same time, Maria Ribeiro mote the growth of the female Agasa. Agasa is undefeated in Currently, Jalal Al Daaja Federation. The strawweight has a professional record of 4-1- division in the promotion but his previous 10 bouts and holds is training in the camp that fighter is also a prospect who 0. Ribeiro will be coming after also to encourage the athletes a perfect record of 10-0-0. Jalal Al Daaja features the reigning welter- evolved out of the IMMAF sys- her first professional loss in who are looking forward to The bout marks one of the catiw in Brave 9 and Crisanto weight world champion of tem for amateur fighters. her career. competing professionally. The biggest challenges for the Jor- Pitpitunge in Brave 10, he came Brave Combat Federation, Di Segni secured the gold “India has some of the best bout will provide exposure as danian bantamweight who had out with first-round finishes Jarrah Al Selawe and the medal at the 2015 IMMAF World female combat sports talents in well as showcase the level of won his previous two appear- against the two fighters from Middleweight powerhouse Championships final ahead of the world, the recent milestone competition that takes place at ances with Brave Combat Fed- Team Lakay. Al Daaja won by who will soon debut at Brave her professional debut and has achievement by Mary Kom is a global level.”, said Moham- eration. TKO against Pacatiw while he 21 in Saudi Arabia, Hashem a professional record of 6-1-0, a testimony. By including the med Shahid, President of Brave Al Daaja faced Jeremy Pa - submitted Pitpitunge. Arkagha. with a five-fight win streak. At bout is critical not only to pro- Combat Federation.

New Zealand vs Morocco to headline co-main event in India Hamza Kooheji confident to create history in Saudi TDT | Manama fessional record consisting of TDT | Manama that he will be able to raise the Bahraini youth to follow the four major wins. bars higher when it comes to sport of Mixed Martial Arts un- rave Combat Federation Brewin made his promo - amza Kooheji will become facing his opponent in Saudi der the initiative of His High- Bwill showcase a major tional debut at Brave Combat Hthe first Bahraini Mixed Arabia. ness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad matchup between New Zea- Federation after decimating Martial Artist to compete in the He will face Yayong “The Al Khalifa. land and Morocco on 22nd De- the 2016 IMMAF Medalist, Har- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia when Wolverine” Wang (7-6-0) fight- “Brave 21 will be an iconic cember at Gachibowli Indoor deep Rai. The bout in India the Kingdom hosts the first In- ing out of Shanghai, China. This event for the world of Mixed Stadium in Hyderabad, India. marks the third for Brewin in ternational Mixed Martial Arts marks the first time a Bahraini Martial Arts as this marks the The bout marks for the first the organization. event on 28th December at the professional fighter is chal - first event taking place in the time athletes from New Zea- Anas Siraj Mounir from Mo- King Abdullah Sports City In- lenged by a Chinese athlete. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. At land and Morocco are com- rocco will compete for the first door Sports Hall in Jeddah. Kooheji reflected regarding the this time, when the Kingdom peting in an MMA event taking time in the promotion at Brave Kooheji has initiated his training and the support he is of Bahrain is preparing for the place in India. John Brewin 20. Anas Siraj Mounir is the training at the KHK MMA Bah- receiving leading to the fight. national day, it gives me im - from New Zealand made an second fighter to be signed rain under the Head Coach El- The bantamweight fighter mense pleasure to train harder impact with two iconic wins from Morocco and the only dar Eldarov and Veteran Martial Hamza Kooheji (right) victorious from the Kingdom of Bahrain representing the Kingdom in at Brave Combat Federation fighter from Morocco in the Artist, Yousif Al Kooheji. The against Crisanto Pitpitunge (left) at has seven wins in his profes - a historic event”, said Hamza fortifying his undefeated pro- promotion. Bahraini youth icon is confident Brave 16 in UAE sional career and have inspired Kooheji.