Bahraini MMA promotion BRAVE CF in conjunction with fight club Krepost will hold the first tournament in Russia on January 16, 2021. The competition is set to be hosted at WoW Arena in Sochi.

BRAVE CF to expand geography of events

BRAVE CF has already made debuts in South and North America, India, Asia and Europe. In 2019, it became the first promotion to hold an MMA event in Africa. The promotion has already signed several Russian mixed martial artists – Kasum Kasumov, Ikram Aliskerov, Velimurad Alkhasov and Eldar Eldarov, who won the BRAVE CF super lightweight title last year. Therefore, the organization is looking forward to developing business in Russia.

To meet this challenge, BRAVE CF sealed the deal with Moscow promotion Krepost. The Bahraini company has not disclosed the tournament’s fight card yet. However, it was reported that the Russian event would feature contestants from different countries. Members of team KHK Dagestan, founded by Shaikh Khaled, will likely take part in the competition.

The closest event BRAVE CF 45 is scheduled on November 12. It includes 4 bouts:

BRAVE CF 45 will be headlined by a featherweight bout between Gabriel Miranda and Dumar Roa. Miranda won 2 of 3 bouts in the promotion and is ranked 25 in Latin America by Tapology. Roa is a former LFC champion. He is coming off a loss against Masio Fullen and takes 28th place among lightweights from Latin America.