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Massive lineup of MMA athletes set

ManamaBrave Combat Federation will feature eleven newly signed athletes in the fight card in Jordan. 

The fight card features 24 athletes from 14 nations in the first edition of the promotion hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 

As the announced plan of expanding the global footprint of the promotion, the athlete relations had scouted for talent from around the world for the first event of the Bahrain based mixed martial arts promotion for the year 2018. 

The newly signed athletes are David Bear (France), Pawel Kielek (Poland), Sidney Wheeler (USA), Cristiano Pitpitunge (Philippines), Mohammad Ghorabi (Lebanon), Will Fleury (Ireland) Tarek Suleiman (Syria), Dylan Tuke (Ireland) Sodiq Yousuf (Nigeria), Abdul Hussien (Finland) and Chad Hanekom (South Africa). 

The athletes are set to debut for Brave in Jordan on 2nd March at Amman in the Boxing Arena at King Hussien Sports city.  

“The fight card translates to the sheer brilliance of the match maker, Yousef Nassar and the ongoing expansion of the athlete relations of the Brave Combat Federation. Committed to the vision of His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, we are constantly expanding the global footprint of the Bahrain based sports media property. The initiative was successful not only to strengthen relations with Jordan but also to make the Kingdom of Bahrain to be the focus of global attention.” Mentioned Mohammed Shahid, President of Brave Combat Federation.