Brave Combat Federation held the official weigh-ins for Brave 20 taking place today at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, India.
The public weigh-ins were held at Peoples’ Plaza.
The fighters faced off for the final time ahead of the fight night and answered questions from the fans and media.
The event also marks the partnership between MTV and Brave Combat Federation to broadcast the event live in India.
Brave 20 features the largest line-up of professional Mixed Martial Artists from India. Nine Indian fighters are featured to compete in the fight night.
Among 20 fighters who weighed in, three of them missed weight. This includes Indian fighters Kantharaj Shankar and Nelson Paes who are featured in the main card of the fight night.
Also missing the weight is Farhad Hazratzada from Afghanistan who will face Nidhin Koshy in the prelims.
The event also has a representation of athletes from 11 nations including the US, Sweden, New Zealand, Morocco, India, Jordan, Italy, Brazil, England, Indonesia and Afghanistan.
In the main event, Sidney Wheeler from the US will face Khamzat Chimaev from Sweden in a middleweight bout.
Official weigh-in results:
Main card
Sidney Wheeler (84.14 Kg) vs. Khamzat Chimaev (83.9 Kg) – middleweight bout
John Brewin (70.72 Kg) vs. Anas Siraj Mounir (70.26 Kg) – lightweight bout
Jalal Al Daaja (61.3 Kg) vs. Kantharaj Shankar (62.72 Kg) – bantamweight bout
Micol Di Segni (52.52 Kg) vs. Maria Ribeiro (52.56 Kg) – strawweight bout
Nelson Paes (66.46 Kg) vs. Ali Qaisi (66.14 Kg) – featherweight bout
Prelims
Rob Beech (119.22 Kg) vs. Mandeep Singh (99.94 Kg) – heavyweight bout
Kushal Vyas (61.3 Kg) vs. Angad Bisht (61.54 Kg) – bantamweight bout
Satendar Bankura (71.38 Kg) vs. Oloan Silalahi (70.24 Kg) – middleweight bout
Farhad Hazratzada (81.46 Kg) vs. Nidhin Koshy (84.26 Kg) – lightweight bout
Sarabjit Singh (56.6 Kg) vs. Satya Behuria (56.8 Kg) – flyweight bout