MMA – THE full fight card for BRAVE Combat Federation’s first event in 2024 has been released and it will see top European MMA talent having the opportunity to showcase their skillsets to the world.
BRAVE CF kicks off its 2024 European Tour in style as it lands for the third time in Slovenia with BRAVE CF 81, taking place on April 20, in association with WFC. And fans can expect a truly international fight card, with 13 nations represented.
Fighters from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Algeria, Morocco, Brazil, Slovenia, England, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Albania, Poland, Ireland, Serbia and Italy will be seen in action on the card which will be the latest chapter in BRAVE CF’s journey of bringing a new era of MMA in Europe.
The main event will see a light heavyweight clash between European superstar Erko Jun and one of the biggest MMA names from the Mena region, Said Maalem. Jun comes into the fight on the back of his win in the main event of BRAVE 70 where he stopped Marko Drmonjic in the first round and is riding an overall 7-2 pro record coming into the Slovenia event.
Algeria’s Maalem, on the other hand, has been a mainstay in the division and even held the world title for a short period before the result of his title winning fight against Mohammad Fakhreddine was overturned to a No Contest.
Ismail Naurdiev and Luiz Cado will lock horns in the co-main event in a high-stakes super welterweight bout. Naurdiev will be making his return to the 175-pound division after his latest outing took place in middleweight. Cado, meanwhile, will be looking to build on his three-fight winning streak in the organisation.
Hometown hero, Slovenia’s own David Forster and England’s Chad Griffiths will fight it out in a super lightweight battle on the main card. Forster has an opportunity to bounce back from his loss against Mohsen Mohammadseifi at BRAVE 79 and won the fan vote for 2023 Fight of The Year. Griffiths will be coming into the fight after his win over Abbas Khan at BRAVE 80.
Pavel Dailidko’s showdown with Valdrin Istrefi will serve as another major attraction. Pavel is one of the best up-and-coming heavyweights in Europe and has already made a name in BRAVE CF by winning his last three fights in the organisation through stoppages – he actually became the first fighter to have three victories by KO under the BRAVE CF banner on the same calendar year. Istrefi will be making his promotional debut at BRAVE 81 and will be looking to utilise the global exposure that the organisation brings to the table.
The female strawweight fight between Monika Kucinic and Silwia Juskiewicz is scheduled to be the main card opener.
The preliminary card will feature four fights and will have names like Gerard Burns, Danijel Spoljaric and Haris Aksalic.
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