Brace (formerly known as ''Brace For War'') was an

Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Au ...

mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. Brace was founded in 2005 by Kya Pate. In an interview with MMA Kanvas Kya Pate detailed what it is like to be the promoter of Australian MMA. Since 2009 Brace has staged 50 events in 9 cities over 4

Australian States The states and territories are federated administrative divisions in Australia, ruled by regional governments that constitute the second level of governance between the federal government and local governments. States are self-governing pol ...

. After following the standard MMA format, in 2014 Brace changed to an elimination tournament format based on the style of

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soccer. 8 Fighters per division compete in knock out elimination rounds all aiming to reach an end of season Grand Final event. Brace follows the

Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts Most rule sets for mixed martial arts (MMA) competitions have evolved since the early days of Vale Tudo. As a result of health, legal, and moral concerns, many different rulesets were created, which give different countries and promotions very dif ...

Broadcast partners

Brace is broadcast live on

Network TEN Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...

exclusively in Australia and

Fight Network Fight Network is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Anthem Sports & Entertainment. The network broadcasts programming related to combat sports, including mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, and professional wre ...

based out of Canada In November 2014, Brace signed a multi year multi event broadcast deal with Network TEN (a major Australian TV network), this is the first for any MMA event within Australia

UFC Fight Pass UFC Fight Pass is an American subscription-based video streaming service owned by the UFC's parent company, Zuffa, that launched in December 2013. History Fight Pass showcases live and on-demand mixed martial arts, submission grappling, kickboxi ...

will begin streaming Brace MMA live events and the promotion’s fight library later in 2015.

Current champions

Past Events list

Notable alumni

Bec Rawlings Rebecca Anne Rawlings (born 11 February 1989) is an Australian mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer, who currently competes in the flyweight division. She was ranked as a contender strawweight (106-115 lb) fighter according to the ...

(

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

) * Alex Chambers (

) *

Ben Alloway Ben Alloway (born 19 February 1981) is an Australian mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2010, he was a competitor on '' The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes''. Ben formerly fought for the UFC in the welterweight division. M ...

(

) * Damien Brown (

) * Richard Walsh(

)

References

External links

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List of Events on Sherdog
{{Sports leagues of Australia 2009 establishments in Australia Mixed martial arts organizations Sports organisations of Australia Sports organizations established in 2009 Mixed martial arts in Australia