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Brave MMA fight night comes to Abu Dhabi

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Brave Combat Federation, the Middle East’s premier MMA Fighting Championsh­ip, is heading to the UAE capital for the first time with an action packed 13-fight card. Brave 4 takes place on Friday at the IPIC Arena, Zayed Sports City. Entrance to the event will be compliment­ary to all fans.

Brave 4 is headlined by Mexican featherwei­ght Masio ‘Lobo’ Fullen (11-6, 4 KOs) and French featherwei­ght Elias Boudegzdam­e (13-4, 2 KOs) squaring off for the Brave featherwei­ght title.

“I’m excited and cannot wait to go to Abu Dhabi. It is an honour to fight in Abu Dhabi and I guarantee an outstandin­g performanc­e for all the MMA fans over there in the Middle East,” said Fullen.

“Brave 4 brings together the best of the Middle Eastern MMA fighters along with the best fighters from Europe, Brazil and Asia. The top Middle Eastern fighters will all be on show and will be looking to prove that they belong in the upper echelons of MMA globally,” Mohammad Shahid, President of Brave Combat Federation.

Looking forward

UFC superstar and Women MMA No. 1 fighter Cris Cyborg, who is the ambassador for Brave 4, will be present. The fans will also have the opportunit­y for a meet and greet session with Cyborg on March 30 at 8pm at the IPIC Arena.

“I’m excited to be heading to Abu Dhabi next week to attend Brave 4 as an ambassador of the event. I’m looking forward to meeting all of my fans living in the GCC and I hope everyone can attend the event,” said Cyborg.

In the co-headline bout, heavy-handed Brazilian Marcus Vinicius Cruz (8-1, 5 KO) will face Lebanese sensation Mohammad Fakhreddin­e (8-1, 5 KO).

The card features three former UFC fighters, the No. 1 ranked featherwei­ght in France, the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked welterweig­hts in the Middle East, the biggest MMA star in Germany Ottman Azaitar, Brazilian Fabiano Silva and many more.

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