The year 2022 will be the 7th year in the history of the

Brave Combat Federation BRAVE Combat Federation is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in the Middle East. The organization was established on 23 September 2016 by Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa. BRAVE Combat Federation features mixed martial artists from mor ...

, a mixed martial arts promotion based in

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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 Zachary Paul "Zach" Makovsky (born April 19, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the flyweight division of the Brave Combat Federation. He has competed in EliteXC, ShoXC, Bellator, and Ultimate Fighting Championshi ...

, the formers UFC fighter

Dustin Ortiz Dustin Ortiz (born December 25, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division and is currently signed to the Brave CF. A professional competitor since 2010, Ortiz has also formerly competed for the UFC, RFA, ...

Ali Bagautinov Ali Shamilevich Bagautinov (russian: Али Шами́льевич Багаутинов; born June 10, 1985 in Dagestan) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist of Dargin origin who competed in the Flyweight division of the Ultima ...

, 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

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 kgs ³Torres pulled out due to weight cut difficulties and was replaced by Sean Santella

Road to BRAVE CF: Korea

Road to BRAVE CF: Korea will be a

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event held by

in partnership with Beast Championship Federation on January 7, 2022 in Daegu,

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Results

BRAVE CF 57

BRAVE CF 57 was a

event held by

on March 11, 2022 at the

Khalifa Sports City Stadium Khalifa Sports City Stadium, also known as Isa Town Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Isa Town, Bahrain. It is currently used mostly for association football. The stadium holds 15,000 people and was opened in 1968. It was last renovated in 200 ...

in Isa Town,

Background

A BRAVE CF Bantamweight Championship bout for the vacant title between Hamza Kooheji and

Brad Katona Brad Devin Katona (born December 12, 1991) is a Canadian mixed martial artist and the reigning Brave CF Bantamweight Champion. Katona formerly competed in the UFC and was the featherweight winner of ''The Ultimate Fighter 27''. Personal life ...

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 58

BRAVE CF 58 was a

event held by

in partnership with Beast Championship Federation on April 30, 2022 at the

Samsan World Gymnasium Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium is an indoor arena in Incheon, South Korea. It has hosted numerous international tournaments such as the 2014 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship and the basketball events at the 2014 Asian Games. The compl ...

in Incheon,

. 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 59

BRAVE CF 59 was a

event held by

in partnership with Amir Temur Fighting Championship on June 18, 2022 in Bukhara,

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

. 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 60

BRAVE CF 60 will be a

event held by

on July 30, 2022 at the National Stadium, in Isa Town,

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Fight Card

BRAVE CF 61

BRAVE CF 61 will be a

event held by

in partnership with National Fighting Championship on August 6, 2022 at the Maritim Hotel in

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BRAVE CF Flyweight Tournament

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BRAVE CF Flyweight Tournament bracket

Road to BRAVE CF: Korea

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Results

BRAVE CF 57

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Results

BRAVE CF 58

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Results

BRAVE CF 59

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Results

BRAVE CF 60

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Fight Card

BRAVE CF 61

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Fight Card

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