MMA – It looks like Nkosi Ndebele and Jose ‘Shorty’ Torres will make BRAVE Combat Federation history by doing the first trilogy ever under the most global MMA organisation, founded in Bahrain.
After the former champion expressed his desire for a third fight with his South-African rival, Ndebele signed off on the idea with a simple message: “Let’s do it!’’.
Nkosi Ndebele made history last Friday by becoming the first homemade BRAVE CF champion of the world with a destructive technical KO over Jose Torres, the previous champion. The victory added another huge chapter in both men’s stories within the promotion and their own careers.
It all started at BRAVE CF 73, when Ndebele and Torres fought for the vacant bantamweight title. After five gruelling rounds over in Bogota, Colombia, at 2600m above sea level, Torres came out victorious with a disputed split decision.
After the match-up, a frustrated Ndebele called out Torres for a rematch, even going as far as calling him a “fake champion’’. The rivalry, plus fans from around the world calling for the rematch, made it happen. The two headlined BRAVE CF 80, the last event of the year, and Ndebele let all his frustrations out, putting on a clinic and shutting down Torres, before the former champion waived off the bout himself.
Immediately after the end of the fight, ‘Shorty’ called out for a third bout, which would be the first trilogy in BRAVE CF history.
‘’Looking back at, I’m live obviously in search of that rematch. I want a third one. We had one where I won, and in this one he definitely made a statement. I want that first trilogy in BRAVE CF history. I hope I get to fight him before anyone else does,’’ said ‘Shorty’.
For this fight, Ndebele has chosen a new environment, choosing to move his camp to Bali for the rematch. It clearly paid dividends, and Torres noted the difference between fights was much greater than he was expecting.
“I knew that, by going to Bali he was going to train more muay that and that he was going to work more on the clinches compared to last time. Immediately, when he started with the elbows, I thought ‘Ah, that’s that Bali training for you’. I’m glad he got to mix it up, and glad he got better because it brought out a different side of me He’s very slippery, long, and it’s hard to go for those takedowns,” said Torres.
And it seems as if the new champion is more than willing to close out the rivalry with a third and final fight between two of the top bantamweights in the world.
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