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BRAVE CF hailed for crowning Open-Weight World Champion with the most prestigious prize in sports BRAVE CF reserved a newly-minted KHK World Championship Belt as the grand prize of a one-night, four-men, knockout tournament which was held in Bahrain

The structure of the event• enabled BRAVE CF to establish the best fighter in the world, regardless of

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RAVE Combat Federation, the Bahrain-based Mixed Martial BArts promotion founded by His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al the contestants to the following four KNOW WHAT Khalifa, was bound for greatness since warriors: Mohammed Fakhreddine, its inception. Kleber Orgulho, Azamat Murzakanov, Even before completing three years and Guto Inocente.” the report added. of operations, the fastest-growing MMA The KHK World Champion- The tournament delivered in promotion in the world had already set HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa presents the KHK World Championship Belt to Azamat spectacular fashion as Fakhreddine Murzakanov ship Belt, made of 6.2kg of significant milestones and achieved pure gold, surpassed other knocked Kleber out in their bout and honours which were not equalled even ture, which was once a cornerstone of made of 6.2kg of pure gold, surpassed Azamat Murzakanov defeated Guto by decades-old organizations. , enabled BRAVE other traditional sports trophies, such traditional sports trophies, Inocente via unanimous decision af- In 2019, Combat Federation to establish the as the FIFA World Cup and the Wim- such as the FIFA World Cup ter a show-stopping performance. reserved a newly-minted KHK World best fighter in the world, regardless of bledon Tennis Grand Slam trophy.” a and the Wimbledon Tennis In the main event of the evening, Championship Belt as the grand prize weight class. report in the MMA publication Locker- Grand Slam trophy Murzakanov put on a dominating of a one-night, four-men, openweight “The KHK World Championship Belt Room stated. show before knocking out Fakhreddine knockout tournament which was held was in fact the most prestigious prize in “With an open call to every single weight class or being signed with other to become the first ever KHK World in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The struc- the history of combat sports. The belt, fighter in the world, regardless of their promotions, BRAVE CF narrowed down Champion.

Rolando Dy on his fighting philosophy A Bahrain resident, BRAVE CF’s Gerson ahead of BRAVE CF 44: ‘’I’m a warrior’’ ‘’Billaboy’’ is grateful for his new home TDT | Manama TDT | Manama

resh off a huge win on fter two years living in the his return to Lightweight, AKingdom of Bahrain, Bra- FRolando Dy will go back zilian fighter Gerson ‘’Billaboy’’ to the Kingdom of Bahrain for Pereira will finally make his another big fight, as he takes on BRAVE Combat Federation de- John Brewin at BRAVE CF 44, but, this Thursday, at BRAVE scheduled for this Thursday, CF 44, when he takes on Bair November 5th. The fight will Stehpin in a take place a little over a month bout as part of the main card of after his latest victory, against the organization’s return to its Maciej Gierszewski. home country. The short turnaround is not Gerson first came to Bahrain anything new for the experi- as a jiu-jitsu coach, and took the enced Dy, and he follows a war- opportunity presented to him rior mindset when analysing if as a way to renew his life and is he should accept a bout offer Rolando Dy grateful for the new friendships or not - most often than not, will also come out victorious he made in Bahrain as well as Gerson ‘’Billaboy’’ Pereira he ends up going for it, as he against Brewin. the opportunities to live life to day I’d be fighting for BRAVE likes to stay active and seize ‘’I believe I can make weight the fullest in the island. CF. I’ve been in other fighters’ opportunities whenever they I’m a fighter, I don’t on November 4th, one day be- ‘’I’ve been living here for corners before, and now I get may come. pick my fights, I don’t fore the fight, and I believe I two years now, and I came af- I’ve been in other to fight myself, and I’m excited ‘’It’s not that easy to accept pick my opponents, can still perform and win on ter being offered a position as a fighters’ corners to put on a show and give back but I’ve been fighting a lot of the organization November 5th. It was not easy jiu-jitsu coach. I’m a black-belt before, and now I get to everyone that has helped me late notice fights in my career picks my opponents to accept the fight but it is what in jiu-jitsu and I knew Bahrain to fight myself, and get to where I am today’’. and it’s not something new. I it is, I’m a fighter, I’m a warrior, would be a great place for my- BRAVE CF 44 will be head- follow the warrior code, I don’t and if they offer me and I’m going for that win’’. self and my career. I took that I’m excited to put on lined by a countryman of Ger- consider myself just an outlet, a fight, as long as I BRAVE CF 44 is headlined by move as a turning point in my a show and give back son’s as Cleiton ‘’Predator’’ I consider myself as a warrior am healthy and I can a Lightweight world title bout, life, where I would be able to to everyone that has Silva, the current Lightweight so if there is a fight, then I will make weight, then I as current champion Cleiton explode, to really make some- helped me get to where world champion, puts his ti- accept it. If there is a fight offer will accept it ‘’Predator’’ defends his crown thing of myself. So I’m really I am today tle on the line against France’s I will accept it. I’m a fighter, I grateful for everyone I’ve met ROLANDO DY against top contender Amin Ay- GERSON PEREIRA Amin Ayoub. Before that, Ab- don’t pick my fights, I don’t pick oub, in a bout that the winner during my time here, and to the doul Abdouraguimov and Louis my opponents, the organization then I will accept it’’, said ‘’Dy of Dy vs Brewin will be very Kingdom too, for the oppor- when he moved to Bahrain. Glismann will face off for the picks my opponents and if they Incredible’’, who’s confident interested in, as whoever comes tunities it provided me’’ says ‘’I know Bahrain is the home potential opportunity of getting offer me a fight, as long as I am that not only he will make out victorious could very well Perei-ra, who had already en- of BRAVE CF, and when I moved a title shot in the Welterweight healthy and I can make weight, weight successfully but that he be next in line for the title. visioned a fight for BRAVE CF I set a goal to myself that one division.