# 2023 in Brave Combat Federation

The year 2023 was the 8th year in the history of the Brave Combat Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Bahrain. For 2023, besides its own channels Brave CF announced official distribution partnerships with DAZN and Fight Network, to broadcast the promotion's Pay-per-view events.

## List of events

| No. | Event | Date | Venue | Location |
| 1 | BRAVE CF 69 | February 18, 2023 | Stark Arena | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 2 | BRAVE CF 70 | April 23, 2023 | Hala Tivoli | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 3 | BRAVE CF 71 | June 19, 2023 | Bahrain National Stadium | Riffa, Bahrain |
| 4 | BRAVE CF 72 | June 23, 2023 | Bahrain National Stadium | Riffa, Bahrain |
| 5 | BRAVE CF 73 | August 12, 2023 | El Coliseo Salitre | Bogota, Colombia |
| 6 | BRAVE CF 74 | September 7, 2023 | H Arena | Nantes, France |
| 7 | BRAVE CF 75 | November 18, 2023 | Pacho Camurria Arena | Tenerife, Spain |
| 8 | BRAVE CF 76 | November 25, 2023 | Balai Sarbini | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 9 | BRAVE CF 77 | December 5, 2023 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium | Isa Town, Bahrain |
| 10 | BRAVE CF 78: Victorious | December 7, 2023 | Centro de Formação Olímpica | Fortaleza, Brazil |
| 11 | BRAVE CF 79 | December 8, 2023 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium | Isa Town, Bahrain |
| 12 | BRAVE CF 80 | December 15, 2023 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium | Isa Town, Bahrain |

## BRAVE CF 69

BRAVE CF 69 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on February 18, 2023 at the Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia.

### Background

Abdisalam Kubanychbek of Kyrgyzstan, the interim lightweight champion of BRAVE CF, will face Kamil Magomedov of Russia in the main event for the chance to unify the 155-pound global championship. This situation developed after Ahmed Amir, a previous lineal champion, had his title removed because of doubts about his ability to compete again.
The mouthwatering Heavyweight fight between Serbia's Darko Stosic and Bahrain's Shamil Gaziev serves as the co-main event. Gaziev, a former amateur champion in Europe, Asia, and Africa, is looking to improve to 2-0 in BRAVE Combat Federation after a good start at BRAVE CF 65. He is unbeaten since going professional. After competing in many well-known promotions, Stosic makes his promotional debut and will enter the BRAVE CF cage with a lot of anticipation around him. Darko's first match on home turf since 2017 will take place there.
Aleksandar "Joker" Ilic, a local celebrity, competes against Marcin Naruszczka of Poland in the third and final fight of the evening in a 90-kilogram catchweight match. When the bout between "Joker" and Brazil's Cleber "Clebinho" Sousa was cancelled, Naruszczka was given the chance to step in and shock the world and achieve the biggest victory of his career - in front of a crowd that hadn't seen their hero fight live since 2018.

### Results

BRAVE CF 69 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Note |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Abdisalam Kubanychbek (IC) | def. | Kamil Magomedov | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | For the BRAVE CF Lightweight Championship |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Shamil Gaziev | def. | Darko Stošić | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:54 | |
| Catchweight 90 kg | Aleksandar Ilić | def. | Marcin Naruszczka | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Super Lightweight 75 kg | Patrik Čelić | def. | Aleksandar Terzić | KO (Punches) | 1 | 3:57 | |
| Super Lightweight 75 kg | Issa Isakov | def. | Ruslan Tedeev | Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 3:55 | |
| Super Lightweight 75 kg | Mahmoud Fawzy | def. | Muhammed Kir Ahmet | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:38 | |

## BRAVE CF 70

BRAVE CF 70 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on April 23, 2023 at the Stark Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

### Background

A Heavyweight bout between Erko Jun and Marko Drmonjič was scheduled as the event headliner.

### Results

BRAVE CF 70 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Erko Jun | def. | Marko Drmonjič | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:52 |
| Super Welterweight 79.5 kg | Joilton Lutterbach | def. | Andreas Gustafsson | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Pavel Dailidko | def. | Luka Podkrajšek | KO (Knee) | 1 | 1:23 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Izzeddine Al Derbani | def. | Eduardo Mora | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 0:15 |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Edilceu Alves | def. | Dansheel Moodley | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Miha Frlic | def. | Danylo Kartavyi | Draw (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Vitaliy Yakimenko | def. | Mohammad Farhad | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | David Forster | def. | Nemanja Nikolić | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 0:41 |

## BRAVE CF 71

BRAVE CF 71 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on June 19, 2023 at the National Stadium in Riffa, Bahrain.

### Background

A BRAVE CF Super Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Marcin Bandel and the undefeated russian Kamal Magomedov headlined the event. However, Magomedov withdrew from the fight due to an injury, the fight was cancelled and the number one Featherweight contender's bout between Omar Solomanov and Ilyar Askhanov steps in as the new main event.

### Results

BRAVE CF 71 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Omar Solomonov | def. | Ilyar Askhanov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Velimurad Alkhasov | def. | Nicholas Hwende | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Super Lightweight 75 kg | Abbas Khan | def. | Omar Hussein | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Super Lightweight 75 kg | Mahmoud Fawzy | def. | Oussema Zeidi | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:12 |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Ramazan Gitinov | def. | Abderrahman Errachidy | Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke) | 1 | 1:55 |
| Super Lightweight 75 kg | Khamzat Maaev | def. | Elias Farah | KO (Elbows and Punches) | 1 | 0:41 |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Maysara Mohamed | def. | Ruel Pañales | KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:25 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Abdulla Alyaqoob | def. | Kenneth Maningat | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 3:15 |

## BRAVE CF 72

BRAVE CF 72 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on June 23, 2023 at the National Stadium in Riffa, Bahrain.

### Background

A BRAVE CF Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Roman Bogatov and challenger Nemat Abdrashitov headlined the event.

### Results

BRAVE CF 72 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Note |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Nemat Abdrashitov | def. | Roman Bogatov (c) | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | For the BRAVE CF Featherweight Championship |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Bidzina Gavasheshvili | def. | Magomed Idrisov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Yanis Ghemmouri | def. | Mehmosh Raza | KO (Knee) | 2 | 1:05 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Ylies Djiroun | def. | Olzhas Eskaraev | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Super Welterweight 79.5 kg | Eliezer Kubanza | def. | Rayan Atmani | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 1:10 | |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Rasul Magomedov | def. | Mohamed Hisham Baraka | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:07 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Mohsen Mohammadseifi | def. | Noor El Islam | KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:37 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Mohamed Alsameea | def. | Ibrahim Hassan | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:08 | |

## BRAVE CF 73

BRAVE CF 73: Torres vs. Ndebele will be a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on August 12, 2023 at the El Coliseo Salitre in Bogota, Colombia.

### Background

A BRAVE CF Bantamweight Championship bout between former two-division Titan FC champion Jose Torres and Nkosi Ndebele headlined the event.

### Results

BRAVE CF 73 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Note |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Jose Torres | def. | Nkosi Ndebele | Decision (Split) | 5 | 5:00 | For the vacant BRAVE CF Bantamweight Championship |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Flavio de Queiroz | def. | Zach Makovsky | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:03 | |
| Super Welterweight 79.5 kg | Luiz Cado | def. | Willker Lemos | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 2:43 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Eduardo Mora | def. | Keron Bourne | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:18 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Jefferson Gomez | def. | Andres Gómez | Disqualification (Illegal Knees) | 1 | 4:05 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Mauricio Otalora | def. | Carlos Belloso | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Edgar Torres | def. | Carlos Toro | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:16 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Diego Morillo | def. | Gabriel Bula | TKO (Head Kick and Punches) | 2 | 3:40 | |

## BRAVE CF 74

BRAVE CF 74 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on September 7, 2023 at the H Arena in Nantes, France.

### Background

A lightweight bout between Ylies Djiroun and former champion Lucas Martins headlined the event.

### Results

BRAVE CF 74 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Note |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Lucas Martins | def. | Ylies Djiroun | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:35 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Vladyslav Rudniev | def. | Anthony Dizy | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Pavel Dailidko | def. | Salim El Ouassaidi | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 4:11 | |
| Bantamweight 66 kg | Borislav Nikolić | def. | Ali Guliyev | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:34 | |
| Catchweight 81 kg | Levy Carriel | def. | Mathieu Rakotondrazanany | KO (flying switch kick) | 1 | 2:06 | |
| Hexagone MMA 11 ||||||||
| Middleweight 84 kg | Laïd Zerhouni | def. | Alessandro Macedo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:24 | For the vacant Hexagone MMA Middleweight Championship. |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Chabane Chaibeddra | def. | Bruno Conti | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Nacim Belhouachi | def. | Gergely Csibi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:49 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Thomas Glot | def. | Quentin Domergue | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:25 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Tamerlan Albiekov | def. | Jindřich Krajča | Submission (north-south choke) | 1 | 3:13 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Anthony Morel | def. | Didier Touré | KO (knee) | 2 | 0:37 | |
| Amateur bouts ||||||||
| Super Lightweight 75 kg | Malik Abdouraguimov | def. | Dylan Hervouin | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Bafode Gassama | def. | Ferdinand Bretelle | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |

## BRAVE CF 75

BRAVE CF 75 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on November 18, 2023 at the Pacho Camurria Arena in Tenerife, Spain.

### Background

A super lightweight bout between Acoidan Duque and Donovan Desmae headlined the event.

### Results

BRAVE CF 75 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Note |
| Super Lightweight 75 kg | Acoidan Duque | def. | Donovan Desmae | TKO (leg injury) | 2 | 5:00 | Desmae missed weight (76.4 kg). |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Levan Kirtadze | def. | Kevin Cordero | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 77 kg | Alexander Mikael | def. | Omar Hussein | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 59 kg | Jawany Scott | def. | Ubay Gonzalez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Anuar Bensayiid | def. | Quentin Dumont | TKO (leg kick and punches) | 1 | 3:14 | |

## BRAVE CF 76

BRAVE CF 76 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on November 25, 2023 at the Balai Sarbini in Jakarta, Indonesia.

### Background

A lightweight bout between Kamil Magomedov and current UAE Warriors Welterweight champion Josh Togo was scheduled as the event headliner.

### Results

BRAVE CF 76 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Kamil Magomedov | def. | Josh Togo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:28 |
| Super Welterweight 79.5 kg | Murad Guseinov | def. | David Martinez | Technical Submission (buggy choke) | 1 | 3:41 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Windri Patilima | def. | John Manahan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:45 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Fajar | def. | Kenneth Maningat | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 1:08 |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Ruel Panales | def. | Mao Jianbing | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | 3:44 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Ganbayar Tumurkhuyag | def. | Vincent Majid | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:23 |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Mojtaba Nasiri | def. | Jefri Arianto | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 1:28 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Randi Febian | def. | Dwiki Rama Dewantara | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:38 |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Rizal Zulmi | def. | Weerasak Phromsakha | KO (flying knee and punches) | 1 | 0:15 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Alexander Lew | def. | Anugrah Simamora | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:40 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Murugan Silvarajoo | def. | Ari Fadhillah | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |

## BRAVE CF 77

BRAVE CF 77 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on December 5, 2023 at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Isa Town, Bahrain.

### Background

A BRAVE CF Lightweight Championship bout between reigning champion Abdisalam Kubanychbek and former titleholder Lucas Martins headlined the event. While a BRAVE CF Super Welterweight Championship bout between reigning champion Marcin Bandel and undefeated (10–0) challenger Kamal Magomedov served as the co-main event.

### Results

BRAVE CF 77 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Note |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Abdisalam Kubanychbek (c) | def. | Lucas Martins | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:39 | For the BRAVE CF Lightweight Championship |
| Super Welterweight 79.5 kg | Kamal Magomedov | def. | Marcin Bandel (c) | TKO (knee and punches) | 1 | 4:01 | For the BRAVE CF Super Welterweight Championship |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Olzhas Eskaraev | def. | Ruslan Tedeev | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:28 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Adilet Nurmatov | def. | Nikolay Samusev | TKO (arm injury) | 2 | 0:06 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Vitaliy Yakimenko | def. | Maysara Mohamed | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:10 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Nicholas Hwende | def. | Mutolibsho Akobirov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyeight 120 kg | Haris Aksalič | def. | Eid Amer | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:27 | |

## BRAVE CF 78

BRAVE CF 78: Victorious was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on December 7, 2023 at the Centro de Formação Olímpica in Fortaleza, Brazil.

### Background

An inaugural BRAVE CF Flyweight Championship bout between Velimurad Alkhasov and Edilceu Alves was expected to headline the event. However, due to undisclosed reasons, Alkhasov has pulled out of the title fight and will be replaced by Flavio de Queiroz. Ten days later, it was Flavio's turn to withdraw after the latter fell ill. As a results, a super lightweight bout between Joilton Lutterbach and former BRAVE CF Lightweight champion Luan Santiago was promoted to the main event status. At the weigh-in, Lutterbach missed the weight limit and was removed from the card. In the end, a super welterweight bout between Luiz Cado and Vernon Ramos was decided to lead the main event.

### Results

BRAVE CF 78 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time |
| Super Welterweight 79.5 kg | Luiz Cado | def. | Vernon Ramos | Submission (kneebar) | 2 | 0:43 |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Marciano Ferreira | def. | Edilceu Alves | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:56 |
| Super Lightweight 75 kg | Luan Santiago | def. | Manuel Mena | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Arlen Ribeiro | vs. | Yabna N’Tchalá | Draw (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Catchweight 72.5 kg | Marcelo Marques | def. | Manuel Mena | Submission (keylock) | 1 | 1:55 |
| Victorious 5 ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Danillo Santos | def. | Junior Melo | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Catchweight 68.5 kg | Ricardo de Almeida | def. | Roberto Benítez | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:32 |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Jhonathan Azevedo | def. | Raffael Cerqueira | KO (body kick) | 1 | 1:17 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Lazaro Mascarenhas | def. | Tiago Cabloco | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:48 |
| W.Strawweight 52 kg | Ada Leticia | def. | Gracy Maia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Wilker Nsamo | def. | Israel Figueira | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |

## BRAVE CF 79

BRAVE CF 79 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on December 8, 2023 at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Isa Town, Bahrain.

### Background

A middleweight bout between Tahar Hadbi and former BRAVE CF Super Welterweight two-time title challenger Ismail Naurdiev was scheduled as the event headliner.

### Results

BRAVE CF 79 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Ismail Naurdiev | def. | Tahar Hadbi | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:10 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Pavel Dailidko | def. | Janos Csukas | TKO (knee injury) | 1 | 0:13 |
| Super Welterweight 79.5 kg | Eliezer Kubanza | def. | Adel Ibrahim | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:40 |
| Super Lightweight 75 kg | Nika Kupravishvili | def. | Khamzat Maaev | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:34 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Ramazan Gitinov | def. | Ulukbek Ikashev | TKO (leg injury) | 1 | 0:08 |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Rasul Magomedov | def. | Mohamed Laid | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:38 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Mohsen Mohammadseifi | def. | David Forster | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Super Welterweight 79.5 kg | Chequina Noso Pedro | def. | Dzhokhar Duraev | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |

## BRAVE CF 80

BRAVE CF 80 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on December 15, 2023 at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Isa Town, Bahrain.

### Background

An immediate BRAVE CF Bantamweight Championship rematch between the newly crowned champion Jose Torres and Nkosi Ndebele served as the event headliner. The pairing first met at BRAVE CF 73 on August 12, 2023, where Torres won the vacant title by split decision.

### Results

BRAVE CF 80 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Note |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Nkosi Ndebele | def. | Jose Torres (c) | TKO (retirement) | 3 | 1:38 | For the BRAVE CF Bantamweight Championship. |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Jarrah Al-Silawi | def. | Nenad Avramović | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Gerard Burns | def. | Hussain Ayyad Abdulla | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:01 | |
| Super Welterweight 79.5 kg | Jack Grant | def. | Ahmad Labban | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 4:59 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Dean Garnett | def. | Izzeddine Al Derbani | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Super Lightweight 75 kg | Chad Griffiths | def. | Abbas Khan | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:03 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Women's Bantamweight 61 kg | Sabrina de Sousa | def. | Monika Kiran Ghag | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:29 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Mohamed Alsameea | def. | Mohamed Ashraf | TKO (submission to elbows) | 1 | 1:51 | |
| Women's Strawweight 52 kg | Fabiola Nascimento | def. | Jleana Valentino | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |