All fighters make weight for Brave 24 at tense weigh-ins

BRAVE 24: London held its official weigh-ins this morning, in Stratford, ahead of historic fight night, tomorrow, at the Copper Box Arena, inside the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. And if the weigh-ins and staredowns are anything to go by, the show will be filled with drama and excitement.

Featherweight title challenger Lucas “Mineiro” Martins was the last to go on the scale and needed the towel and an extra hour to make the 145 lbs (65.8 kg) limit to confirm his challenge of champion Bubba Jenkins, who stepped in at 144.6 lbs (65.6 kg) in his first attempt.

Jenkins showed impatience with his foe, and even went on to say to other fighters in the room that he would face off against himself.

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After both men made weight, they stared each other down and the beef, which started when the fight was announced, almost went to a boiling point, as Bubba started trash-talking, and “Mineiro” motioned with his hands, saying the champ “was talking too much.” The beef almost spilled into their cornermen, who also had a heated discussion during the staredown.

Another tense face-off happened between Lightweights Cian Cowley and Maciej Gierszewski. Irishman Cowley weighed in at a perfect 155 lbs (70.3 kg), while “Magic Man”, who’s Polish but fights out of Northern Ireland, and stepped in at 154.8 lbs (70.2 kg). However, unlike Lucas and Bubba, whose discussion didn’t end at the staredowns, both men shook hands after a tense face-off.

BRAVE 24: London is an invite-only, exclusive event, looking to connect the highest-level of celebrities, personalities, and businessmen to world-class mixed martial arts action.

BRAVE 24: London official weigh-in results:
Featherweight: Bubba Jenkins (65.6 kg/144.6 lbs) x Lucas Martins (65.8 kg/145 lbs)
Lightweight: Cian Cowley (70.3 kg /155 lbs) x Maciej Gierszewski (70.2 kg/154.8 lbs)
Bantamweight: Aidan James (61.6 kg/135.8 lbs) x Cameron Else (61.4 kg/135.3 lbs)
Welterweight: Rami Hamed (77.5 kg/170.8 lbs) x John Robinson (76.2 kg/168 lbs)
Bantamweight: Louie Sanoudakis (60.3 kg/133 lbs) x James Brum (61 kg/134.4 lbs)
Bantamweight: Gamzat Magomedov (61.4 kg/ 135.3 lbs) x Ian Cleary (61.3 kg/135.1 lbs)
Flyweight: Hussain Ayyad (56.5 kg/124.5 lbs) x Mitchell Johnson (56,4 kg/124.3 lbs)

BRAVE Combat Federation has a special gift in store for its loyal and passionate fanbase. The promotion’s first-ever show in England will be available, live and free in much of the world. Fans will only need to go to BRAVE CF TV’s official website and log in or subscribe for free viewership of this historic fight card. After logging in, BRAVE CF fans will be able to live stream BRAVE 24: London. The free stream for BRAVE 24 will not be available to the USA, Middle East, North Africa, Philippines, India, and Brazil. Fans from those regions will be able to watch the show through partners at Fite TV (USA), Abu Dhabi TV (Middle East and North Africa), ESPN5 (Philippines), and MTV (India), Combate (Brazil). www.bravecftv.com