Brave 4: Unstoppable

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Brave 4: Unstoppable
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Promotion Brave Combat Federation
DateMarch 31st, 2017
VenueIPIC Arena
City Abu Dhabi, UAE
Event chronology
Brave 3: Battle in Brazil Brave 4: Unstoppable Brave 5: Go For Glory

Brave 4: Unstoppable (also known as Brave 4) was a mixed martial arts event held live by Brave Combat Federation on Friday March 31, 2017 at the IPIC Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The event was broadcast live online and locally through Bahrain TV, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Combate, Abu Dhabi Sports and OSN Sports.

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Background

Brave 4: Unstoppable was Brave Combat Federation's fourth card and the first to be held in the Middle East but outside of Bahrain, where the company headquarters is located. The event was the second international edition of Brave, right after Brave 3: Battle in Brazil.

Brave 4 was headlined by Brave's first ever title fight, between Algeria's Elias Boudegzdame and Mexico's Masio Fullen. Masio was scheduled to be part of Brave's first attempt of a title fight, the canceled bout against Alan Omer at Brave 2: Dynasty, [1] and was kept in the fight. With Omer moving up to the Lightweight division, [2] Elias Boudegzdame filled his spot in the championship fight.

The event also marked the long-awaited debut of Mohammad Fakhreddine under Brave banner, after the Lebanese failed to compete at Brave 1: The Beginning due to an injury. [3] Fakhreddine was set to face Brazil's Vinícius Cruz in the co-main event of the evening. [4]

Abdul Kareem Al-Selwady was supposed to fight Alexandre Rodrigues in a featured Lightweight main card bout. One week before the fight, though, Alexandre was forced to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by Michael Deiga-Scheck. [5]

Broadcast

The event was broadcast internationally online, through Brave's official website and YouTube channel, for free. In addition, the card was also broadcast in Bahrain through Bahrain TV, Middle East through OSN Sports and Abu Dhabi Sports, Brazil through Combate and Asia through ABS-CBN Sports and Action.

Broadcasting team

Results

Main Card [6]
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Featherweight Flag of Algeria.svg Elias Boudegzdamedef. Flag of Mexico.svg Masio FullenSubmission (Triangle Choke)13:24 [lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight Flag of Lebanon.svg Mohammad Fakhreddinedef. Flag of Brazil.svg Marcus Vinícius CruzTKO (Doctor Stoppage)23:37
Lightweight Flag of Morocco.svg Ottman Azaitar def. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie LearyTKO (punches)12:22
Welterweight Flag of Jordan.svg Jarrah Al Silawidef. Flag of Italy.svg Daniele ScatizziDecision (unanimous) (29x28, 29x28, 29x28)35:00
Lightweight Flag of Germany.svg Alan Omerdef. Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Peralta Submission (rear-naked choke)34:44
Lightweight Flag of Jordan.svg Abdul Kareem Al Selwadydef. Flag of Brazil.svg Michael Deiga-ScheckTKO (punches)23:55
Preliminary Card [6]
Heavyweight Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiano Silvadef. Flag of Egypt.svg Ramadan MohammedTKO (punches)12:35
Strawweight Flag of the Philippines.svg Jomar Pa-acdef. Flag of India.svg Atif MohammadDecision (split) (29x28, 27x30, 29x28)35:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Catchweight (72kg) Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Amirdef. Flag of Argentina.svg Kevin KoldobskyTechnical Submission (rear-naked choke)21:24
Light Heavyweight Flag of Brazil.svg Klidson Abreu def. Flag of Russia.svg Artur GuseinovSubmission (rear-naked choke)12:22 [lower-alpha 3]
Bantamweight Flag of South Africa.svg Frans Mlambodef. Flag of Jordan.svg Jalal Al DaajaSubmission (guilotine choke)33:59
Light Heavyweight Flag of Germany.svg Marco Knöbeldef. Flag of Ireland.svg Ben ForsythSubmission (rear-naked choke)11:24
Bantamweight Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Souzadef. Flag of the Philippines.svg Serg JaysonDecision (unanimous) (30x27, 30x27, 30x27)35:00
  1. ↑ For the inaugural Featherweight title
  2. ↑ Swing bout; took place during the main card
  3. ↑ Dark bout; took place after the main event

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References

  1. ↑ "Masio Fullen also pulled from title fight; Brave 2 has a new main event - BRAVE Fights". www.bravefights.com.
  2. ↑ "Brave 4 adds Azaitar vs Leary, Omer vs Peralta, Knobel vs Forsyth - BRAVE Fights". www.bravefights.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Other Sports: Fakhreddine out with knee injury". www.gdnonline.com.
  4. ↑ "Brave Confirms Full Abu Dhabi Card, With Fakhreddine vs. Cruz in Co-Main - BRAVE Fights". www.bravefights.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  5. ↑ "Brave4: 'Coringa' Out, Al Selwady faces replacement Michael Deiga - ArabsMMA". 14 March 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Brave CF 4 - MMA Event Page - Tapology". Tapology.
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