Brave 17 main and co-main announced for Pakistan debut

After a dramatic event in Abu Dhabi, which saw two new champions crowned, Brave Combat Federation heads to Pakistan on October 27th, with its two most important bouts finalized. The promotion announced that welterweight contenders Rodrigo Cavalheiro and Abdoul Abdouraguimov will fight in the main event of Brave 17, set for the city of Lahore.

The winner will likely be the first contender to fight new champion Jarrah Al-Selawe. Cavalheiro has impressed since joining Brave CF, as the veteran Brazilian has won his two promotional bouts by violent knockouts, including a KO of the year candidate against Karl Amoussou.

Abdouraguimov, meanwhile, has one win under the Brave banner as he steamrolled Sidney Wheeler with violent ground and pound in the main card of Brave 14, which took place last month in Morocco. “Sinistro” is known for his strong jiu-jitsu and violent strikes from the guard and is undefeated as a professional mixed martial artist, with eight wins and one No Contest in nine bouts.

In the co-main event, Filipino standout Jeremy Pacatiw, who already has the most Brave promotional appearances, will take on local fighter Uloomi Kareem ‘Somchai’ Shaheen for his seventh Brave bout, pushing his ahead of Jarrah Al-Selawe, who also currently has six fights.

Pakistan will be the twelfth country to hold a Brave Combat Federation event, after Bahrain, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, India, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Jordan, Indonesia, Northern Ireland, Morocco, and Colombia. South Africa and Saudi Arabia are also set for Brave events in December.