BRAVE 18 last night was a roaring success at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Isa Town.
Brave Combat Federation is a truly Bahraini sports initiative founded by Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
The biggest sports event in the Kingdom of Bahrain was presided by Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov, Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Shaikh Khalid.
The event attracted the biggest names from the world of mixed martian arts, including Khabib Nurmagomedov, the son of legendary coach Abdulmanap, and the current UFC lightweight champion.
Brave International Combat Week 2018 marked the biggest combat sports event hosted in Asia.
The biggest upset last night was caused by Cian Cowley of SBG Ireland as he shocked fellow IMMAF medalist Hardeep Rai with a thrilling first round TKO finish.
Cowley was accompanied by veteran coach John Kavanagh.
In a pure stand up acton, Cowley unleashed menacing low kicks that brought Rai down.
In the opening bout of Brave CF, Khamzat Chimaev picked a first round TKO victory.
The welterweight proved to be a force to be recognised in the near future in the most competed division.
WFCA 54 official results:
Abdul Rakhman Dudaev bt Joe Taimanglo by unanimous decision; Magomedrasul Khasbulaev bt Robert Emerson by Anaconda Choke (Round 2); Akhmed Sheraniev bt Antonio Carlos Ribeiro by unanimous decision; Goyti Dazev bt Vasiliy Kurochkin by knockout (Round 3); Anzor Abdulkhozjaev bt Nikolay Kondratuk by TKO (Round 1).
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