BRAVE CF 89 is within the books and the historic occasion delivered massive time as marketed. Held in affiliation with main native promotion Fight2One at Pabellon Santiago Martin in Tenerife, Spain, the occasion was headlined by the first-ever MMA World Title battle on Spanish soil as BRAVE CF Tremendous Welterweight champion Kamal Magomedov put his title on the road towards Brazilian contender Luiz Cado in the primary occasion.
The historic title battle ended dramatically, with Luiz Cado changing into the brand new Tremendous Welterweight champion of BRAVE Fight Federation attributable to a disqualification after unlawful strikes by Kamal Magomedov. Within the first spherical, Cado set the tempo for the battle and managed to wobble Magomedov halfway, however the champion remained calm and survived the change. Cado continued to press ahead with leg kicks and strikes, ending the spherical strongly and as a transparent winner.
Early within the second spherical, Magomedov responded with an enormous takedown after which landed strikes to the again of Cado’s head, inflicting a lower. This prompted the referee to step in and cease the battle, awarding Cado the victory by disqualification.
With the title win, Cado grew to become the sixth Brazilian world champion in BRAVE Fight Federation, whereas Kamal Magomedov confronted the primary defeat of his MMA profession.
The quickest end of the night time got here within the co-main occasion as Richie Smullen secured a victory over Spanish MMA veteran Jose Sanchez inside seconds. Smullen locked in a guillotine choke in the course of the preliminary change, forcing Sanchez to submit in simply 29 seconds, silencing the Spanish crowd. The win prolonged Smullen’s profitable streak to 4 fights.
Former Kickboxing World champion Ilias Bulaid made fast work of Swiss MMA veteran Anthony Riggio and completed the battle within the first-round. Bulaid’s putting prowess stored Riggio on the defensive, ultimately pinning him towards the cage. A collection of elbows and knees lower Riggio open, and Bulaid completed the bout with a strong leg kick, sustaining his unbeaten MMA document.
Anuar Bensayid and Sino Sabzaliev delivered an on the spot traditional which went down into the books as a possible Battle of the Yr contender. The fighters began slowly within the first spherical with Bensayid dominating in putting and Sino on the bottom. The tempo of the battle picked up within the second spherical because the fighters delivered continuous motion for 5 minutes throwing strikes from all angles. Sino dropped Bensayiid at one level of the spherical solely to see the Moroccan coming again with some vicious elbows that lower open Sino. The leg kicks of Bensayiid brought about points for Sino within the second spherical and within the third spherical, Bensayiid doubled down on the leg kicks, ultimately stopping his Tajikistani opponent to get his second win in BRAVE CF.
In the one girls’s battle of the cardboard, Andrea Meneses Garcia secured the most important win of her profession by submitting Adriana Fusini within the second spherical through rear-naked choke. After dropping Fusini halfway via the spherical, Garcia adopted up with floor strikes earlier than securing the submission, breaking her two-fight winless streak.
Gerard Burns delivered one other sturdy efficiency in BRAVE CF, outclassing Santiago Paiva over three rounds to increase his profitable streak to 5 and stay undefeated within the group. Regardless of Paiva’s early submission threats, Burns took management and dominated all through the three rounds. Already profitable within the Flyweight division with two back-to-back first spherical knockout wins, Burns made his mark in Bantamweight with the win and referred to as out Muhammad Mokaev post-fight.
The opening battle noticed Spain’s Oscar Mendez earn a 3rd consecutive victory with a dominant resolution win over Tony Sipos, out grappling the confirmed submission specialist. Elsewhere, the battle between Daan Duijs and Abdelmoumen Mssaate was cancelled shortly earlier than the occasion, as Duijs withdrew attributable to sickness.
BRAVE CF 89 concluded the “Across the World in 70 Days” tour, which included occasions in China, Pakistan, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, and Slovenia. The group will now head to Austria for BRAVE CF 90 on November 23, marking Austria because the thirty fifth nation and the sixteenth European nation to host BRAVE CF, extending world data within the course of.
BRAVE CF 89 Outcomes:
Tremendous Welterweight: Luiz Cado def. Kamal Magomedov through disqualification (unlawful elbows to the again of the pinnacle) – Spherical 2
Light-weight: Richie Smullen def. Jose Sanchez through submission (guillotine choke) – 29s – Spherical 1
Featherweight: Ilias Bulaid def. Anthony Riggio through TKO (leg kicks) – 4m01s – Spherical 1
Featherweight: Anuar Bensayiid def. Sino Sabzaliev through TKO (leg-kick and punches) – 2m52s – Spherical 3
Atomweight: Andrea Meneses Garcia def. Adriana Fusini through submission (rear-naked choke) – 2m06s – Spherical 2
Bantamweight: Gerard Burns def. Santiago Paiva through unanimous resolution (3x 30-27)
Light-weight: Oscar Mendez def. Tony Sipos through unanimous resolution (3x 30-27)
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Govt Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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