BRAVE Combat Federation, one of the biggest MMA promotions founded in Bahrain, has joined forces with Colombian martial arts organisation LFC for a mixed martial arts event in Bogotá on Saturday night. The fight card boasts a mix of the best Colombian talent and some of the biggest international stars.
On Thursday, a few of the big names visited DCRI, Centro de Rehabilitación Inclusiva, and showed the wounded soldiers and police officers some of the techniques they hope to display on Saturday night.
Brazilian Felipe Silva, known for his knockout prowess, praised the initiative of giving the soldiers a glimpse on the best techniques from mixed martial arts.
"I loved getting together with the DCRI, and this is the type of thing BRAVE and LFC have done since they signed the agreement. It was awesome to receive their energy ahead of fight night and I hope that some of them can cheer for me, even though my opponent is Colombian," Silva said.
He invited several police officers at DCRI to join him in training, including service member Edson, an amputee who turned 21 on Thursday. The goodly crowd welcomed the opportunity that a few of their friends got to train with the best MMA artists in the world.
The same scene was witnessed with other fighters like Luana Pinheiro, Yasmeli Araque and Gabriel Fly, who all worked out with the military officers of Colombia.
Silva will headline the show against Colombian Dumar Roa. On fight night, he will have the companionship of teammate, Gabriel Fly. The Featherweight BRAVE CF title contender goes up to Lightweight to face Jon Zaráte in a match of epic proportions. Both men train under legendary mixed martial artist Cristiano Marcello, who was also excited to see MMA getting its due recognition in Colombia.
"Amazing to see the DCRI full of people who have proudly served their country. Amazing that they were all very keen to learn more about MMA and I hope my fighters have provided enough for them to check out the fights and become fans of BRAVE CF and LFC too," said Marcello.
BRAVE 26 takes place at the Coliseo Hernan Jaramillo, Salitre, on Saturday night, with 11 fights on the card. The partnership has been made possible by the tireless work of LFC president Jaime Barón and BRAVE CF president Mohammed Shahid.
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