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Brave returns

Manama : The Brave Fighting Championship returns to the Middle East, with the fourth edition on Friday in Abu Dhabi at the IPIC Arena in Zayed Sports City.

South America hosted the third edition of the championship on March 18 in the Braziliam city of Curitiba.

This was the first time, since the launch of this event to organise competitions in various foreign countries, under the directives of HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth, Honorary President of the Bahrain Martial Arts Federation, founder of Khalid Bin Hamad Mixed Martial Arts (KHK MMA), with the aim to introduce and promote Bahrain in various sports, including mixed martial arts, and strengthening Bahrain’s position on the international sports map.

The championship will see participation from the strongest and fiercest fighters around the world, including Mexican fighter Masio Fullen and Algerian fighter Elias Boudegzdame, who will face off in the main match of this edition, as well as Jordanian fighters Abdulkareem Al Selwadyi, Jarrah Al Selawi, Lebanese fighters Mohammad Fakhreddine, Moroccan fighter Ottman Azaita and Brazillian fighter Marcos Cruz.

Fight Card :

Featherweight Title Main Event: Elias Boudegzdame vs Masio Fullen,

Welterweight Co-Main Event: Mohammad Fakhreddine vs Marcus Vinicius

Cruz. Lightweight: Alexandre Rodrigues vs Abdulkareem Al 

Selwady.

Welterweight: Jarrah Al Selawi vs. Daniele Scatizzi. 

Lightweight:Ottman Azaitar vs Charlie Leary, Alan Omer 

vs Robbie Peralta.

Bantamweight Bout:Jalal Al Daaja vs Frans Mlambo. 

Strawweight Bout:Atif Hawk vs Jomar-Pa-ac. 

Catchweight Bout (74kg): Kevin Koldobsky vs Ahmed Amir. 

Light heavyweight Bout: Marco Knoebel vs Ben Forsyth