TDT | Manama
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The world’s most global MMA organization concludes 2023 with a historic fight card.
BRAVE Combat Federation has announced the complete fight card for BRAVE CF 80, to be held in Bahrain on December 15th. It features some of the top fighters on the company’s roster, some of the best amateur female fighters of all time, and a special duel between British & Irish and Arab legends.
In the main event of the night, Jose “Shorty” Torres defends his bantamweight world title against Nkosi Ndebele in an immediate rematch of the bout at BRAVE CF 73 in Bogotá, Colombia. At the time, it was called “Shorty.” He defeated Ndebele in a narrow split decision to win the vacant title.
After much controversy and fan requests, BRAVE CF has made the decision to hold an immediate rematch.
The Arab legend returns before Torres and Ndebele make a comeback for the title. Jara Al Shirawi, the fighter with the most wins in BRAVE CF history, will aim to become the first fighter in history to take on Nenad Abramovic in a middleweight feature match. His 10 wins in BRAVE CF.
BRAVE CF 80 will also feature a special five-bout set that will see British and Irish fighters take on some of the best talent in Arab MMA.
Hussein Ayyad (Bahrain, flyweight), Ahmed Laban (Lebanon, super welterweight), Mahmoud Sebie (Egypt, super lightweight), Izzedine Al Derbani (Jordan, bantamweight), Abbas Khan (Bahrain, Lightweight) is a legend who became the first representative of Team Arab.
Mohamed Al Samia (Bahrain, flyweight) and Abdullah Al Yacob (Bahrain, bantamweight) will also be joining.
Meanwhile, Gerard Burns (Ireland, flyweight), Jack Grant (England, super welterweight), Oscar Ownsworth (England, super lightweight), Dean Garnett (England, bantamweight), Stefano Catacori (England) , lightweight) will be the team’s initial representatives. Great Britain and Ireland.
The early qualifiers will feature two big fights in the women’s division, with two of IMMAF’s top fighters making their long-awaited professional debuts.
Sabrina de Sousa, the only woman to win three IMMAF world titles, will take on Lewan Yasser in the bantamweight division, while Fabiola Nascimento will take on Juliana Valentino in the strawweight division.
BRAVE CF 80 will host six events in four countries in November and December alone, three of which will be held as part of BRAVE International Combat Week, capping off an explosive year-end for the organization.
BRAVE CF 80 Main Event and Sub-Main Event
Bantamweight Championship: Jose Torres (c) vs Nkosi Ndebele 2 Middleweight: Jala Al Shirawi vs Nenad Abramovic
Great Britain & Ireland vs Arab Legends
Flyweight: Hussein Ayyad vs Gerard Burns Super Welterweight:
Ahmed Laban vs Jack Grant Super
Lightweight: Mahmoud Sebi vs Oscar Ownsworth
Bantamweight: Izzedine Al Durbani vs Dean Garnett
Lightweight: Abbas Khan vs Stefano Catakori
Bantamweight: Abdullah Al Yacob vs TBA
Flyweight: Mohamed Alsamir vs TBA
Early Prelims Bantamweight: Sabrina De Souza vs. Lewan Yasser Strawweight: Fabiola Nascimento vs. Giuliana Valentino