BRAVE Combat Federation hosted public weigh-ins on Thursday for Brave 15 which took place in the early hours today at the Coliseo Bicentenario in Bucaramanga, Colombia.
All the fighters, mostly South Americans, cleared the weigh-ins and were set to compete in the first global mixed martial arts event in the history of Colombia.
The main event of Brave 15 will see the debut of Godofredo Castro. The 15-year veteran has amassed a record of 13-6 in his career, with five wins coming in the UFC.
He takes on another Ultimate Fighter and UFC alumni Alexander Torres. The co-main event of the evening will see a featherweight match-up between the Brazilian grappler Gabriel “Fly” Miranda and the up and coming Mexican star Fernando Noriega.
The main card also features the return of Cleiton Silva against Argentine fighter Marcelo Bustos. The fight card will feature another Mexico vs Brazil match-up as 13-year Brazilian veteran Ricardo Tirloni takes on Ramon Cardozo of Mexico.
Welterweight stars Geraldo Coelho and Peruvian Jaime Cordova will face in a bout that marks the debut of both athletes.
The complete weigh-in results:
Godofredo “Pepey” Castro (70.45 Kg) vs Alex “Rolo” Torres (69.4 Kg) - Lightweight bout
Gabriel Miranda (66.2 Kg) vs Fernando Noriega (66.2 Kg) - Featherweight bout
Cleiton Silva (70.7 Kg) vs Marcelo Bustos (70.7 Kg) - Lightweight bout
Ricardo Tirloni (70.65 Kg) vs Ramon Cardozo (68.65 Kg) - Lightweight bout
Geraldo “Luan Santana” (77.4 Kg) vs Jaime “Instinto” Cordova (77.25 Kg) - Welterweight bout
Mauricio Reis (77.4 Kg) vs Mauricio Otalora (76.25 Kg) - Welterweight bout
Eduardo Garvon (79.75 Kg) vs Matias Juarez (79.7 Kg) - Catchweight bout