BRAVE Combat Federation and KHK MMA will give more fighters a chance to participate in the inaugural KHK World Championship. The one-night, four-man, open weight tournament will grant the winner $100 thousand, plus the right to be called the first-ever holder of the KHK World Championship belt, and a 14 pound gold belt. The Grand Prix will take place at BRAVE 29 on November 15, as part of the BRAVE International Combat Week, the largest combat sports festival in Asia.
The committee assembled to determine the top-10 fighters from the hundreds of athletes, decided to award 15 fighters with the chance to participate in the historical tournament. This was due to the quality of the contestants, which has been overwhelming according to BRAVE CF president Mohammed Shahid.
Our special committee was unable to cut all the hundreds of fighters and make a list of only ten athletes. There was too much talent involved, so they decided to leave 15 names, and we’ll draw them out and see what are the matchups,” explained Shahid. “I understand them, as I would definitely have a hard time making the same choice. I’m very excited to find out who will be coming to the Kingdom of Bahrain to fight for the inaugural KHK World Championships.”
The 15 names will advance to the next and final step of the selection process. Four of them will make up the semifinals, and one will serve as an alternate in case of an injury.
Brazil, Lebanon, Russia, Canada, Netherlands, Denmark, United States, Switzerland, Belgium, Iran, and the Dominican Republic are all represented in the draw, which highlights the global aspect of the KHK World Championship, and reaffirming BRAVE Combat Federation’s place as the only truly global MMA organization in the world.
The 15:
Guto Inocente, BRAZIL
Mohammad Fakhreddine, LEBANON
Alexander Emelianenko, RUSSIA
Jeremy Kennedy, CANADA
Gilbert Yvel, NETHERLANDS
Ole Laursen, DENMARK
Joshua Copeland, UNITED STATES
Yasubey Enomoto, SWITZERLAND
Azamat Murzakanov, RUSSIA
Christophe Vandijck, BELGIUM
Matheus Scheffel, BRAZIL
Cole Miller, UNITED STATES
Amir Aliakbari, IRAN
Rashad Coulter, UNITED STATES
Alex Garcia, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
