2025 in Brave Combat Federation

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First date	April 18, 2025
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The year 2025 will be the 10th year in the history of the Brave Combat Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Bahrain.

List of events

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location
1	Brave CF 93	April 18, 2025	Henan TV Studio 8	Zhengzhou, China
2	Brave CF 94	May 17, 2025	Geneva Arena	Geneva, Switzerland
3	Brave CF 95	May 31, 2025	Pabellón Santiago Martín	Tenerife, Spain
4	Brave CF 96	June 7, 2025	Hala Tivoli	Ljubljana, Slovenia
5	Brave CF 97	July 12, 2025	Arena Burgas	Burgas, Bulgaria
6	Brave CF 98	September 19, 2025	Henan TV Studio 8	Zhengzhou, China
7	Brave CF: Georgia vs. The World	October 3, 2025	Tbilisi New Sports Palace	Tbilisi, Georgia
8	Brave CF 99	October 18, 2025	Twinsbet Arena	Vilnius, Lithuania
9	Brave CF 100	November 7, 2025	Khalifa Sports City Stadium	Isa Town, Bahrain
10	Brave CF 101	November 2025
11	Brave CF 102	November 23, 2025	Hala Tivoli	Ljubljana, Slovenia

Brave CF 93

Brave CF 93
Promotion	Brave Combat Federation
Date	April 18, 2025
Venue	Henan TV Studio 8
City	Zhengzhou, China

Brave CF 93 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on April 18, 2025 in Zhengzhou, China.

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to China and first since the country's much anticipated debut at Brave CF 84 in August 2024. This event also held in association with leading regional promotion Youde Fighting Ultimate (YFU). ^[1]

A lightweight bout between Raul Tutarauli and Olzhas Eskaraev headlined the event. ^[2]

Results

Main card (YouTube)
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Raul Tutarauli	def.	Olzhas Eskaraev	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Catchweight 62.5 kg	Khurshed Nazarov	def.	Keremuaili Maimaitituoheti	KO (punch)	1	0:17
Catchweight 59 kg	Luthando Biko	def.	Zou Jinbo	TKO (elbow)	2	4:48
Lightweight 70 kg	Davit Lortqipanidze	def.	Aizezi Damolamu	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (YouTube)
Catchweight 58.5 kg	Juba Beridze	def.	Yang Weiqiang	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Rauan Bekbolat	def.	Zeqiu Duoji	KO (punch to the body)	1	1:24
Bantamweight 61 kg	Rabindra Dhant	def.	Eqiyuebu	TKO (punches)	1	2:56
Featherweight 66 kg	Wan Fayang	def.	Mojtaba Nasiri	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00

Brave CF 94

Brave CF 94
Promotion	Brave Combat Federation
Date	May 17, 2025
Venue	Geneva Arena
City	Geneva, Switzerland

BRAVE CF 94 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on May 17, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Background

This event marked the promotion's debut in Switzerland. ^{[3] [4]} This event also held in association with Elite Warriors Championship (EWC). ^[5]

A Brave CF Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Pavel Dailidko and undefeated contender Odie Delaney headlined the event. ^[6]

Results

Main card (YouTube)
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Pavel Dailidko (c)	def.	Odie Delaney	TKO (Punches)	2	0:57	For the Brave CF Heavyweight Championship.
Featherweight 66 kg	Damien Lapilus	def.	Victor Hugo	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Super Welterweight 79 kg	Alex Lohoré	def.	Mansur Abdurzakov	TKO (Punches)	3	4:37
Catchweight 72 kg	Youssef Boughanem	def.	Dimitris Moirotsos	TKO (corner stoppage)	2	5:00	Boughanem missed weight (72.7 kg).
Middleweight 84 kg	Yusup Magomedov	def.	Tornike Gigauri	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (YouTube)
Catchweight 77 kg	Kevin Ruart	def.	Ahmed Labban	KO (Punch)	2	0:28	Ruart made weight in the second attempt
Lightweight 70 kg	Magomed-Emin Dadaev	def.	Karol Jesus Arteaga	TKO (Elbows and Punches)	3	1:20
Lightweight 70 kg	Dejan Ovuka	def.	Kevin Quiroz	TKO (Punches)	2	0:18

Brave CF 95

Brave CF 95
Promotion	Brave Combat Federation
Date	May 31, 2025
Venue	Pabellón Santiago Martín
City	Tenerife, Spain

BRAVE CF 95 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on May 31, 2025 at the Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín in Tenerife, Spain.

Background

The event marked the promotion's third visit to Tenerife and first since Brave CF 89 in October 2024. ^[7]

A lightweight bout between Acoidan Duque and Jason Ponet headlined the event. ^[8]

Results

Main card (YouTube)
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Acoidan Duque	def.	Jason Ponet	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Dias Yerengaipov	def.	Jose Torres	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Catchweight 74 kg	Christian Mach	def.	Enrique Marín	KO (head kick and punches)	2	0:36
Preliminary card (YouTube)
Featherweight 66 kg	Ilia Qarukhnishvili	def.	Daan Duijs	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Catchweight 77.3 kg	Abdelkrim Zouad	def.	Muslim Danaev	Submission (brabo choke)	3	4:36
Featherweight 66 kg	Theodore Bashford	def.	Eduard Evdokimov	TKO (head kick and punches)	3	0:58
Catchweight 63 kg	Jakub Drozdowski	def.	Juan Carlos Izquierdo	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Reda Abdellaoui	def.	Moraru Gheorghe	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:44

Brave CF 96

Brave CF 96
Promotion	Brave Combat Federation
Date	June 7, 2025
Venue	Hala Tivoli
City	Ljubljana, Slovenia

Brave CF 96 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on June 7, 2025, at the Hala Tivoli in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Background

The event marked the promotion's fifth visit to Ljubljana and first since Brave CF 88 in September 2024. This event also held in association with leading regional promotion WFC. ^[9]

A Brave CF Middleweight Championship bout between a current Brave CF Light Heavyweight Champion Erko Jun and former champion (also former Light Heavyweight Champion) Mohammad Fakhreddine headlined the event. ^[10]

A Brave CF Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Nicholas Hwende and Borislav Nikolić served as co-main event. ^[11]

Results

Main card (YouTube)
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Mohammad Fakhreddine	def.	Erko Jun (c)	KO (punch)	1	4:43	For the Brave CF Middleweight Championship.
Bantamweight 61 kg	Borislav Nikolić	def.	Nicholas Hwende (c)	Technical Submission (ninja choke)	4	1:42	For the Brave CF Bantamweight Championship.
Heavyweight 120 kg	Miha Frlic	def.	Shah Kamali	TKO (punches)	3	0:27
Women's Strawweight 52 kg	Monika Kučinič	def.	Sofiia Bagishvili	TKO (body kick and punches)	2	4:54
Flyweight 57 kg	Marciano Ferreira	def.	Bidzina Gavashelishvili	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Catchweight 77 kg	Arkadiusz Pałkowski	def.	Jan Berus	TKO (punches)	2	2:26
Super Lightweight 75 kg	Kristjan Toniste	def.	David Forster	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Domen Drnovsek	def.	Filip Guša	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Amateur bouts
Welterweight 77 kg	Kirill Negru	def.	Robert Guth	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00

Brave CF 97

Brave CF 97
Promotion	Brave Combat Federation
Date	July 12, 2025
Venue	Arena Burgas
City	Burgas, Bulgaria

Brave CF 97 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on July 12, 2025 in Burgas, Bulgaria.

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to Bulgaria and first since the country's much anticipated debut at Brave CF 86 in August 2024. This event also held in association with leading regional promotion Bulgarian Fight Agency. ^[12]

A light heavyweight bout between Kaloyan Kolev and former Brave CF Light Heavyweight Champion Mohamed Said Maalem headlined the event. ^[13]

Results

Main card (YouTube)
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Kaloyan Kolev	vs.	Mohamed Said Maalem	Draw (Majority)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Lasha Abramishvili	def.	Brice Picaud	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	2:50
Middleweight 84 kg	Plamen Penchev	def.	Sofiane Bouafia	KO (Punch)	1	0:54
Preliminary card (YouTube)
Flyweight 57 kg	Gerard Burns	def.	Alinson Ochoa	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Anton Yanchev	def.	Johan Van de Hel	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	3:35
Catchweight 77 kg	Murad Guseinov	def.	Gabriel Bula	TKO (Punches)	1	4:05
Super Welterweight 79 kg	Deyan Galinov	def.	Abdou Kadirr Sowe	KO (Punch)	2	2:35
Women's Strawweight 52 kg	Miriam Grubb	def.	Songül Karatorak	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Viktor Grigorov	def.	Stoyan Gochev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Blagoy Lachev	def.	Tuan Nguen	TKO (Punches)	1	0:52
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Delian Alishahi	def.	Georgi Petkov Bagera	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

Brave CF 98

Brave CF 98
Promotion	Brave Combat Federation
Date	September 19, 2025
Venue	Henan TV Studio 8
City	Zhengzhou, China

Brave CF 98 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on September 19, 2025 in Zhengzhou, China.

Background

The event marked the promotion's third visit to Zhengzhou and first since Brave CF 93 in April 2025. ^[14]

An interim Brave CF Featherweight Championship bout between Rauan Bekbolat and Omar Solomanov headlined the event. ^[15]

Results

Main card (YouTube)
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight 66 kg	Omar Solomanov	def.	Rauan Bekbolat	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	For the interim Brave CF Featherweight Championship.
Featherweight 66 kg	Nicholas Hwende	def.	Xie Bin	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Owais Yaqoob	def.	Ian Paul Lora	TKO (submission to punches)	1	1:54
Catchweight 59 kg	Ji Niushiyue	def.	Luthando Biko	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Ti Haitao	def.	Kantharaj Agasa	TKO (punches)	1	1:34
Featherweight 66 kg	Kalinu Kadelibieke	def.	Turbayar Khurelbaatar	TKO (punches)	3	2:18
Featherweight 66 kg	Zeqiu Duoji	def.	Mojtaba Nasiri	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Ahmed Tarek	def.	Zhao Yikun	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00

Brave CF: Georgia vs. The World

Brave CF: Georgia vs. The World
Promotion	Brave Combat Federation
Date	October 3, 2025
Venue	Tbilisi New Sports Palace
City	Tbilisi, Georgia

Brave CF: Georgia vs. The World was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on October 3, 2025 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Background

The event marked the organization's debut in Georgia, which became the 37th country to hold a Brave CF event. ^[16]

An interim Brave CF Lightweight Championship bout between Raul Tutarauli and Pieter Buist headlined the event. ^[17]

Results

Main card (DAZN)
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Raul Tutarauli	def.	Pieter Buist	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	For the interim Brave CF Lightweight Championship.
Bantamweight 61 kg	Lasha Abramishvili	def.	Khurshed Nazarov	TKO (punches)	1	4:59
Middleweight 84 kg	Mukhrani Narsavidze	def.	Gheorghe Gritko	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:10
Featherweight 66 kg	Luka Giorgadze	def.	Reymond Jowett	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Catchweight 59.5 kg	Ismail Khan	def.	Elmir Jafarov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:30
Featherweight 66 kg	Timur Kuanysh	def.	Dimitri Bolkvadze	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Women's Flyweight 57 kg	Borena Tsertsvadze	def.	Khanim Bashirova	Submission (scarf hold armlock)	1	4:03
Lightweight 70 kg	Badri Focxverashvili	def.	Levy Carriel	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Nikolay Atanasov	def.	Adigozel Guliyev	Decision (split)	3	5:00

Brave CF 99

Brave CF 99
Promotion	Brave Combat Federation
Date	October 18, 2025
Venue	Twinsbet Arena
City	Vilnius, Lithuania

Brave CF 99 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on October 18, 2025, in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Background

Twinsbet Arena will host the promotion's debut in Lithuania, which will be the 38th country to hold a Brave CF event.

A Brave CF Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Pavel Dailidko and Grégory Robinet is scheduled to headline the event. ^[19]

Fight card

Main card (beIN Sports)
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Pavel Dailidko (c)	vs.	Grégory Robinet				For the Brave CF Heavyweight Championship.
Heavyweight 120 kg	Tomas Pakutinskas	vs.	Shota Betlemidze
Flyweight 57 kg	Bidzina Gavashelishvili	vs.	Alperen Karabulut
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Laurynas Urbonavicius	vs.	Salim El Ouassaidi
Lightweight 70 kg	Žygimantas Ramaška	vs.	Geysim Derouiche
Catchweight 63 kg	Nauris Bartoška	vs.	Jakub Drozdowski
Catchweight 77 kg	Christian Mach	vs.	Vitoldas Jagelo
Preliminary card (beIN Sports)
Middleweight 84 kg	Tornike Gigauri	vs.	Ričards Ozols
Bantamweight 61 kg	Deividas Zamba	vs.	Robert Masters
Lightweight 70 kg	Emilijus Kaganovicius	vs.	Tim Quinlan

Brave CF 100

Brave CF 100
Promotion	Brave Combat Federation
Date	November 7, 2025
Venue	Khalifa Sports City Stadium
City	Isa Town, Bahrain

Brave CF 100 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on November 7, 2025, in Isa Town, Bahrain.

Background

An interim Brave CF Super Welterweight Championship bout between a current two-time Brave CF Middleweight Champion (also former Brave CF Light Heavyweight Champion) Mohammad Fakhreddine and Alex Lohoré is scheduled to headline the event. ^[20]

An inaugural Brave CF Flyweight Championship bout between undefeated prospect and UFC veteran Muhammad Mokaev and Gerard Burns is scheduled to take place at the event. ^[21]

Fight card

Main card (beIN Sports)
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Super Welterweight 79.5 kg	Mohammad Fakhreddine	vs.	Alex Lohoré				For the interim Brave CF Super Welterweight Championship.
Flyweight 57 kg	Muhammad Mokaev	vs.	Gerard Burns				For the inaugural Brave CF Flyweight Championship.

Brave CF 102

Brave CF 102
Promotion	Brave Combat Federation
Date	November 23, 2025
Venue	Hala Tivoli
City	Ljubljana, Slovenia

Brave CF 102 was a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation on November 23, 2025, at the Hala Tivoli in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Background

he main event for WFC 29 - BRAVE CF 102 is official: Slovenia's own Miha Frlic vs. Poland's power-punching Patryk Dubiela

Fight card

Main card (YouTube)
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Miha Frlic	vs.	Patryk Dubiela
Welterweight 77 kg	Nikola Joksović	vs.	Daniel Skibiński

See also

• List of current Brave CF fighters
• List of current mixed martial arts champions
• 2025 in UFC
• 2025 in Professional Fighters League
• 2025 in Cage Warriors
• 2025 in ONE Championship
• 2025 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
• 2025 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
• 2025 in Rizin Fighting Federation
• 2025 in Oktagon MMA
• 2025 in UAE Warriors
• 2025 in Legacy Fighting Alliance

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